Efficacy of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

NAEnrolling by invitationINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

32

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 1, 2024

Primary Completion Date

December 1, 2025

Study Completion Date

May 1, 2026

Conditions
ACL ReconstructionExtracorpereal Shock Wave Therapy
Interventions
OTHER

fESWT

fESWT will be applied for 1 session between weeks 4-9. The device will be set to low intensity at 0.20 mJ/mm2 - 4 Hz, 500 pulses will be applied from the tibiofemoral interval to the center of the tibiofemoral joint, and 1000 pulses will be applied to the soft tissues around the patella.

OTHER

Conventional Physiotherapy

"Participants will be included in the traditional physiotherapy program for the first 9 weeks, and exercise progression will be provided in the form of weekly checks in the 10-12 week period. Between the 12-24th weeks, the exercise program will continue with face-to-face follow-up twice a month.~The traditional physiotherapy program to be applied in the first 9-week period will be as follows :~Week 1 Weight Transfer as Tolerable, NMES, Elevation, Cold Application, Ankle Pumping Exercises, Heel Slide Exercises, Isometric Quadriceps Exercises, Straight Leg Raise Exercises, Extension Brace~Week 2-3 Weight Transfer, Gait Training, NMES, Heel Slide Exercises, Straight Leg Raise, Quadriceps and Adductor Isometric Exercises, Extension Brace, Bicycle, Hip Abduction-Adduction Exercises~Week 4-8. week Mini Squat, Leg Press, Soft Ground Walking, Neuromuscular Training on Balance Board, Functional Strengthening with Elastic Band, Stair Climbing Up and Down"

OTHER

shamfESWT

Participants in the control group will receive sham fESWT once a week in weeks 4-9. Participants will be prepared in the same way as the fESWT procedure, but the application will be done with a sham device.

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Istanbul Faculy of Medicine-Department of Sports Medicine, Istanbul

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Berivan Beril Kılıç

OTHER