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Can your sense of balance predict ACL tears?

NCT ID NCT04736511

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University Hospital, Brest Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looked at how well handball players can adjust their sense of body position (proprioception) during movement and whether that affects knee injury risk. 41 young, experienced players performed balance tests and cutting maneuvers while researchers measured knee joint forces. The goal was to understand why some athletes are more prone to ACL injuries.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this research could point toward better training programs to reduce ACL injuries in athletes.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed observational study with only 41 handball players. Findings may not apply to other sports or populations, and no direct treatment or prevention is being tested.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

41 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2021

Finished

Apr 2021

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

15 to 25 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged from 15 to 25 years * Intensive training handball practice for at least two years, mastering the technical gesture of unplanned sidestep cutting manoeuvre * Training volume of 5 hours minimum per week * Signature of the consent (participants and parents for minors) Exclusion Criteria: * Recent osteoarticular pathology (i.e. less than three months) of the lower limbs, whether traumatic or not * Unfit to consent or refusal to participate in the study * Obvious standing balance disorder or disabling neurological pathology * Pain of the musculoskeletal system (joint, tendon or muscle) permanent or during exercise * Fatigue (evaluation using the Borg scale) during the clinical examination (\> 6) prior to performing the sporting gesture * Known skin allergy to any adhesive product

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Anterior cruciate ligament injuries

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHRU Brest

    Brest, France, 29200, France

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