Evaluation of Lower Limb Joint Asymmetry and Coordination in Patients Post-ACL Reconstruction: The Utility of Markerless Motion Capture Systems for Longitudinal Assessment

UMIN ID: UMIN000055530

Registered date:18/09/2024

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Patients undergoing ACL Reconstruction
• Date of first enrollment: 2024/09/20
• Target sample size: 20
• Countries of recruitment: Japan
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): Motion analysis using markerless motion capture systems

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: For each task movement, joint angles (ROM) and coordination patterns using the modified vector coding technique will be evaluated. The evaluation periods are pre-surgery and then monthly post-surgery until the patient completes rehabilitation and returns to sports. The task movements include walking, bilateral squats, single-leg squats, the Star Excursion Balance Test, bilateral vertical jumps, and single-leg hops. The joints analyzed will be the trunk, pelvis, hip, knee, and ankle.
• Secondary Outcome: To analyze the differences in joint movement waveforms between the surgical and non-surgical sides, the SPM1D package will be used.

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: 16years-old
• Age maximum: 45years-old
• Gender: Male and Female
• Exclude criteria: Any individual who meets one or more of the following conditions will be excluded. 1) Those with a history of surgery on the trunk or lower limbs 2) Those with concomitant injury to other ligaments 3) Those with neurological disorders 4) Those who do not consent to video recording

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Department of Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Self-funding