Therapeutic Effects of Cryotherapy and Transcutaneus Nerves Stimulation on Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
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Purpose
Anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) injury is one of the most common sport injuries. The major problem after ACL reconstruction or rehabilitation program is quadriceps weakness. Previous studies suggested that cryotherapy and transcutaneus electrical nerve stimulation(TENS) can effectively reduce the arthrogenic muscle inhibition caused by experimental swelling.
Objective:
To exam the effects of 12 weeks cryotherapy and TENS on arthrogenic muscle inhibition in subjects with ACL reconstruction.
Design:
Prospective study.
Subjects:
Male subjects with isolated ACL injury, age between 18~40 years old are going to receive an ACL reconstruction surgery.
Methods:
Quadriceps activation level, quadriceps peak torque during maximal voluntary contraction and rate of force development are measure at pre-surgery, 3-month, 6-month after surgery. After surgery, subjects will receive 12 weeks, 3 days/week, training programs included 20 minutes cryotherapy and exercise training with TENS.
Data analysis:
Data will be analyzed using SPSS 13.0 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). One-way ANOVA will be used to analysis data.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury |
Device: cryotherapy |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Non-Randomized Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Therapeutic Effects of Cryotherapy and Transcutaneus Nerves Stimulation on Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction |
- Muscle activation [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]To provide information of individual muscles for the correlation analyses, parameters of muscle activation, such as the integrated electromyography (EMG) normalized to the maximal M wave, are favored.
| Estimated Enrollment: | 30 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2011 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2011 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | September 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Device: cryotherapy
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 40 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Male |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male subjects with isolated ACL injury, age between 18~40 years old are going to receive an ACL reconstruction surgery.
Exclusion Criteria:
- meniscus lesion, bony fracture and osteochondral lesions
Contacts and Locations| Contact: HK Wang, PhD | hkwang@ntu.edu.tw |
| Taiwan | |
| National Taiwan University | Recruiting |
| Taipei, Taiwan, 100 | |
| Contact: HK Wang, PhD 00886-02-33668134 hkwang@ntu.edu.tw | |
| Principal Investigator: | HK Wang, PhD | National Taiwan University Hospital |
More Information
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| Responsible Party: | HK Wang/Associate Professor, National Taiwan University Hospital |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01273649 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 201007065R |
| Study First Received: | January 6, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | January 7, 2011 |
| Health Authority: | Taiwan: Department of Health |
Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:
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muscle activation ACL reconstruction cryotherapy TENS Muscle activation |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013