NCT04393129

Central Sensitization Symptoms and Psychosocial Factors in Athletes After ACL Reconstruction

Prevalence of Central Sensitization Symptoms and Psychosocial Factors in Athletes After ACL Reconstruction and Return to Play

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 39 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Thessaly · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main research objective of this study is whether athletes who have sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury, experience chronic nociplastic pain and psychosocial factors, including kinesiophobia and pain catastrophizing, after having been through ACL reconstruction surgery and rehabilitation and have returned to sport.

Detailed description

This is an observational, cross-sectional study. For the purposes of the study a sample group was selected from a clinic specialised in ACL reconstruction and rehabilitation based in Athens, Greece. Patients of the specific clinic had received the same surgical technique and rehabilitation protocol. Ability to return to sport was examined 9 months after surgery and approval was given according to the rehabilitation progress. A list of eligible study subjects was formed and, after inclusion and exclusion criteria were screened for, they were invited to participate in the study. Study participants, after having declared consent and passed the criteria were asked to answer the study questionnaires. Communication with participants was done through telephone and email, and all questionnaires were completed online.

Conditions

• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-10-01
• Primary completion: 2020-02-27
• Completion: 2020-03-05
• First posted: 2020-05-19
• Last updated: 2020-05-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Greece