Can tailored rehab after ACL surgery keep athletes safer?
NCT ID NCT05323474
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a personalized, monthly-checked rehab program from 3 to 6 months after ACL surgery can lower the chance of re-tearing the ligament or injuring the other knee. About 432 athletes who want to return to competitive sports will be randomly assigned to either standard rehab or the optimized program. The goal is to see if the tailored approach reduces new ACL injuries compared to usual care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- personalized rehabilitation program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a better rehab plan to prevent re-tearing the ACL or injuring the other knee after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-sized trial, and results may not apply to all athletes. The personalized program is more intensive, and some patients may not follow it fully.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 432 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 25 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Affiliation to the French Social Security system * Patient who has had an ACL reconstruction regardless of the standard surgical technique used * Patient with a sports activity, pivot and/or contact (e.g. soccer, basketball, handball, rugby, judo...) and practiced in competition (Tegner sports activity scores \>7 and Marx scores \>11 before the accident. * Patient wishing to return to competitive sport * Consent signed by the patient Exclusion Criteria: * Contralateral or bilateral involvement or operated on for a re-injury of the ACL * Patients with a medical contraindication to the performance of one of the tests * Patients suffering from a neurological (motor and/or sensitive), vestibular or rheumatic pathology * Patient performing rehabilitation with a physiotherapist who does not wish to participate in the study. * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Patient under guardianship or curators
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
8 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Saint-Etienne
RECRUITINGSaint-Etienne, 42055, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Firminy
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFirminy, France
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Clinique de Domont Ortholab
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDomont, 95330, France
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Clinique de La Sauvegarde
RECRUITINGLyon, 69000, France
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Hopital de La Croix Rousse
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLyon, 69000, France
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Hôpital Lyon Sud
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLyon, 69495, France
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Hôpital de la Tour
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGeneva, Switzerland
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Medipole de Savoie
RECRUITINGChalles-les-Eaux, 73000, France
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