Psychological Readiness and Return to Sport After ACL Reconstruction | NCT07733895

NCT07733895

Overview

NCT ID: NCT07733895
Lead Sponsor: Biruni UniversityOTHER
Official Title: Evaluation of Psychological Readiness, Kinesiophobia, Subjective Knee Function, and Return-to-Sport Status Across Different Postoperative Periods Following Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Brief Summary: The goal of this observational study is to evaluate psychological readiness, kinesiophobia, subjective knee function, sport activity level, and return-to-sport status in athletes who have undergone primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction between 3 and 24 months after surgery.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Do these outcomes differ across different postoperative time periods? Are they associated with return-to-sport status? Participants will complete questionnaires assessing psychological readiness (ACL-RSI), kinesiophobia (TSK), subjective knee function (IKDC), and sport activity level (Tegner), and will provide information about their return-to-sport status.
Conditions

Status and Timeline

Status: Not yet recruiting
Last Update Posted: Jul 29, 2026Actual
Start Date: Aug 1, 2026Estimated
Primary Completion Date: Aug 1, 2027Estimated
Completion Date

Participation Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Adult (18-64)Older Adult (65+)
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Age ≥18 years.

History of unilateral primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

Between 3 and 24 months after ACL reconstruction at the time of assessment.

Regular participation in sports before ACL injury with a preinjury Tegner Activity Scale score of ≥4.

Ability to read and understand Turkish and independently complete the study questionnaires.

Willingness to participate in the study.

Provision of written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

Revision ACL reconstruction.

Reinjury or graft rupture of the reconstructed ACL.

Bilateral ACL injury.

History of ACL reconstruction in the contralateral knee.

Concomitant major ligament, cartilage, bone, or extensor mechanism surgery that is expected to substantially affect rehabilitation, weight-bearing status, return-to-sport timing, or knee function following primary ACL reconstruction.

Other lower-extremity injuries or surgical conditions unrelated to ACL reconstruction that limit sports participation at the time of assessment.

Neurological, rheumatologic, cardiopulmonary, or other severe systemic diseases that substantially limit sports participation.

Cognitive, psychiatric, or communication disorders that preclude reliable completion of the study questionnaires.

Study Plan

Study Type: Observational
Phase: No data available
Enrollment: 200Estimated
Primary Purpose: No data available
Allocation: No data available
Interventional Model: No data available
Masking: No data available

Contacts and Locations

Central Contacts: Zeynep KOLUMAN, PT, MScContact
zeynep.koluman@istanbul.edu.tr+905377309047

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