A Study Of Focused Shockwave For Anterior Knee Pain Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Part of paid clinical trials in Rochester, Minnesota.

Sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Study ID
NCT07580157
Status
Enrolling By Invitation

Conditions

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Focused Shockwave — OTHER
    Focused shockwave will be administered to the autograft harvest site following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R) using either bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) or quadriceps tendon (QT) autografts
  • Sham Focused Shockwave — OTHER
    The applicator tip will be placed on the skin with sterile gel and an audio recording of the focused shockwave will be turned on to mimic the sound of the machine.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether Focused Shockwave (FSW) therapy reduces anterior knee pain following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R) with bone-patellar tendon-bone (BTB) or quadriceps tendon (QT) autografts.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 26, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2027
Completion
Dec 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Focused shockwave
    Focused shockwave (FSW) will be applied to the autograft harvest site for 3 consecutive weekly sessions.
  • Sham Comparator: Sham focused shockwave
    The sham focused shockwave will be applied to the autograft harvest site for 3 consecutive weekly sessions.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Knee Evaluation score [ Time Frame: Baseline, 7 days, 14 days, 21 days, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Mayo Clinic in RochesterRochesterMinnesota55905-

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