Investigation of the Effects of Proprioceptive Exercises After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery

NCT07333092 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Uskudar80
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of proprioceptive exercises on balance, kinesiophobia, and functionality after anterior cruciate ligament surgery.

Conditions

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale

  The Lysholm scale was developed for use by physicians and has been verified in patients with Anterior Cruciate Ligament and meniscal injuries. It's also been approved as a patient-administered tool for assessing symptoms and function in people who have had a variety of knee injuries. The Lysholm scale assesses the domains of symptoms and complaints, as well as functioning in daily activities, however, it doesn't assess the area of sports and recreational activities. There are 8 items on this questionnaire and graded on a scale of 0 to 100, with higher scores suggesting fewer symptoms and better function

  14 weeks

• Tampa Kinesiophobia Questionnaire

  Tampa Kinesiophobia Questionnaire is a 17-question questionnaire that assesses avoidance of injury and fear of movement. The scale is scored using a Likert scale (1 = Strongly disagree, 4 = Strongly agree). Items 4, 8, 12 and 16 are reversed to calculate the total score of the scale. The total score is between 17 and 68. As the score of the person increases, it is understood that their kinesiophobia is high. A total score higher than 37 is considered as high kinesiophobia. However, since not every item of the questionnaire addresses patients with headache in this study, some questions were removed, some questions were edited and some questions were added to create a kinesiophobia questionnaire for headache. The newly created questionnaire consists of 23 items. Again, it is scored using a Likert scale with "1 = Strongly disagree, 4 = Strongly agree". As the score increases, it is understood that the level of kinesiophobia is high

  14 weeks

• Y Balance Test

  The Y Balance Test will be used to assess dynamic balance by measuring reach distances in three directions (anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral) while standing on one leg. Each direction will be tested three times, and the average reach distance will be normalized to leg length. A composite score will be calculated and expressed as a percentage to evaluate overall dynamic balance capacity. Higher scores indicate better balance performance.

  14 weeks

Study Arms (2)

control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

balance exercises

Other: control

exercise group

EXPERIMENTAL

balance exercises + proprioceptive exercises

Other: control; Other: exercise

Interventions

exercise OTHER

In addition to balance exercises, proprioceptive exercises will be performed.

exercise group

control OTHER

Patients will only be given balance exercises that are currently available at the hospital.

control group; exercise group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Being between 20-40 years of age
• Having undergone anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery
• Being in the 2nd week of rehabilitation after ACL surgery

You may not qualify if:

• Having a concomitant meniscus injury
• Having a concomitant medial collateral ligament injury
• Being in the 1st week of rehabilitation after ACL surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Uskudar University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Health Application and Research Center

Sanliurfa, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Related Publications (3)

• Zult T, Gokeler A, van Raay JJAM, Brouwer RW, Zijdewind I, Farthing JP, Hortobagyi T. Cross-education does not accelerate the rehabilitation of neuromuscular functions after ACL reconstruction: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2018 Aug;118(8):1609-1623. doi: 10.1007/s00421-018-3892-1. Epub 2018 May 23.

  PMID: 29796857 BACKGROUND

• Erayata BN, Menek B. Investigating the effects of percussion massage therapy on pain, functionality, muscle diameter, and proprioception in individuals with ACL reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2025 Mar 26;20(3):e0319731. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319731. eCollection 2025.

  PMID: 40138389 BACKGROUND

• Keays SL, Bullock-Saxton JE, Newcombe P, Bullock MI. The effectiveness of a pre-operative home-based physiotherapy programme for chronic anterior cruciate ligament deficiency. Physiother Res Int. 2006 Dec;11(4):204-18. doi: 10.1002/pri.341.

  PMID: 17236528 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Knee Injuries; Leg Injuries; Wounds and Injuries

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Ayşe ŞAN

  Uskudar University

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Ömer ŞEVGİN

CONTACT

+905069787535; omer.sevgin@uskudar.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assoc.Prof.Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 30, 2025
• First Posted: January 12, 2026
• Study Start: January 15, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 20, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 20, 2026
• Last Updated: January 20, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)