Wearable Vibration Effect on Biomechanics and Biomarkers After ACL Reconstruction
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries focused on measuring Knee pathology
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
- Males and females
- Aged 18-50
- Scheduled for an ACL reconstruction in Rambam hospital.
- Hebrew language at mother tongue level
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to understand the study protocol.
- Known neuropathies, active cancer, previous fractures in the lower limbs, inflammatory arthritis, implanted electronic devices of any kind.
- Allergies to silver or adhesives.
Sites / Locations
- Rambam Health Care CampusRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
No Intervention
Experimental
No Intervention
Usual care+ Sham device
Usual care+ knee vibratory device
Normative data
Each participant will go through the normal rehabilitation process that follows ACL reconstruction+ a sham device used in the same was as the intervention group. The sham device will look the same, will gave the same pressure around the leg, but will not vibrate.
Each participant will go through the normal rehabilitation process that follows ACL reconstruction. Additionally, each participant will receive the active device that applies non-invasive vibrational stimulation to the leg for two months, and will be asked to wear it during ambulation for at least an hour per day.
Healthy participants will go through one session of the full protocol (excluding blood tests): Questionnaires (IKDC, TSK, GAD-7). Biomechanical analysis during walking, stair ambulation, and hoping. Quadriceps and Hamstring strength testing