An observational study in Anterior-cruciate Ligament Knee Injury, sponsored by Nantes University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-25.
Sponsored by Nantes University Hospital · Observational
This research aims to assess physiotherapy utilization in the treatment of patients with an anterior-cruciate ligament knee injury, when delivered before their surgery (prehab), and its potential effects on absence from work, and patients global health consumptions (before and after the surgery).
Based on the codes generated from French National health database, patients with prehab (+post-surgery rehabilitation) will be compared to patients receiving only post-surgery rehabilitation
Nantes University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 825 studies on the registry; 195 are open to participants now.
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Preparing the patient for a surgical procedure had been well known in physiotherapy.
Presurgical exercise aiming to improve functional capacity before a surgical procedure leads to more rapid postoperative recovery compared with patients who remain physically inactive through the preoperative period
- First episod of ACL-surgery
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients awaiting a knee surgical procedure, and after the surgery
Behavioral: Rehabilitation before knee surgery (prehab) · Behavioral: Post-surgery rehabilitation
Patients after the surgery
Behavioral: Post-surgery rehabilitation
Physiotherapy strategies for preparing the patient awaiting the surgical procedure
Physiotherapy strategies to manage post-surgery recovery
Consumption of physiotherapy services
Total number of sessions, frequency (/week)
Time frame: - 3 months up to surgery
Consumption of physiotherapy services
Total number of sessions, frequency (/week)
Time frame: from surgery up to 18 months later
Absence from work
Number of days
Time frame: - 3 months up to surgery
Absence from work
Number of days
Time frame: from surgery up to 18 months later
Health consumption 1
Appointments to MD, nurses (total number)
Time frame: - 3 months up to surgery
Health consumption 1
Appointments to MD, nurses (total number)
Time frame: from surgery up to 18 months later
Health consumption 2
Drugs and medical imaging (total number)
Time frame: - 3 months up to surgery
Health consumption 2
Drugs and medical imaging (total number)
Time frame: from surgery up to 18 months later
Health consumption 3
Hospital stay (number, length)
Time frame: from surgery up to 18 months later
Health consumption 4
Re-injury (surgery, number)
Time frame: from surgery up to 18 months later
Plan to share: No
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