NCT06347523

VR-Based Preoperative Rehabilitation Program for Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction

The Application of a Preoperative Rehabilitation Program Based on Virtual Reality (VR) Technology in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Between April 2, 2024, and October 1, 2024, a study will be conducted at the Department of Orthopedics in the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College involving 120 patients who will undergo anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. They will be randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group and a control group.

Detailed description

The control group will receive standard nursing care, while the experimental group will receive an enhanced preoperative rehabilitation program incorporating Virtual Reality (VR) technology. This program will include patient assessments, personalized exercise prescriptions, and VR-based educational videos covering psychological support, nutritional guidance, and exercise instructions. Patients in the experimental group will use VR headsets for preoperative and postoperative interactive training sessions, as well as for viewing postoperative educational videos. The intervention will start upon admission and will continue until discharge. Primary outcome measures will include knee joint range of motion and the Lysholm knee function score. Secondary measures will encompass anxiety, depression, pain scores, activities of daily living, time to ambulation, postoperative complications, and patient satisfaction. Statistical analysis will be conducted to compare outcomes between the two groups.

Conditions

• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction
• Preoperative Rehabilitation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	The VR-based preoperative rehabilitation program;	Patients are provided with VR headsets for personalized pre-rehabilitation educational videos prior to surgery. These videos cover psychological counseling, nutritional advice, and exercise instructions. Additionally, patients engage in VR interactive functional training. After surgery, patients continue with VR technology interactive functional training and watch postoperative educational videos. This intervention is initiated upon the patient's admission and continues until their discharge.
PROCEDURE	standard nursing care,	Patients in the control group receive traditional preoperative rehabilitation methods, which may include the following interventions: Joint exercises and rehabilitation exercises guided by a physical therapist. Written or verbal rehabilitation educational materials.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-02
• Primary completion: 2025-03-01
• Completion: 2025-03-01
• First posted: 2024-04-04
• Last updated: 2025-08-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China