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Therapeutic Effects of Cryotherapy and Transcutaneus Nerves Stimulation on Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified September 2010 by National Taiwan University Hospital.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
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Information provided by:
National Taiwan University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01273649
First received: January 6, 2011
Last updated: January 7, 2011
Last verified: September 2010
History of Changes

January 6, 2011
January 7, 2011
January 2011
September 2011   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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.
Same as current
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Therapeutic Effects of Cryotherapy and Transcutaneus Nerves Stimulation on Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Therapeutic Effects of Cryotherapy and Transcutaneus Nerves Stimulation on Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

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.
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Interventional
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Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Device: cryotherapy
cryotherapy is given with other physical training
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Recruiting
30
December 2011
September 2011   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

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
Male
20 Years to 40 Years
No
Contact: HK Wang, PhD hkwang@ntu.edu.tw
Taiwan
 
NCT01273649
201007065R
Yes
HK Wang/Associate Professor, National Taiwan University Hospital
National Taiwan University Hospital
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Principal Investigator: HK Wang, PhD National Taiwan University Hospital
National Taiwan University Hospital
September 2010

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