UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000044829
Receipt number R000051205
Scientific Title A study of improvement of the results after posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Date of disclosure of the study information 2021/07/12
Last modified on 2021/07/12 12:35:54

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Basic information

Public title

A study of improvement of the results after posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Acronym

A study of improvement of the results after posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Scientific Title

A study of improvement of the results after posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Scientific Title:Acronym

A study of improvement of the results after posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

posterior cruciate ligament injury

Classification by specialty

Orthopedics

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is the major stabilizer for posterior tibial translation relative to the femur. PCL injury causes the increase of the contact pressure in the patellofemoral and medial tibiofemoral compartment especially in the knee flexed, and leads to meniscal injuries and osteoarthritis in the long-term observation. Although PCL reconstruction can improve the subjective knee instability, several investigations have shown that the posterior tibial translation still remains after surgery. Our investigations have demonstrated that the tibial posterior translation recurs in the early postoperative term. This postoperative residual posterior tibial translation in the PCL-reconstructed knee can lead the above mentioned degenerative change in the future as well as that in the PCL-deficient knee. Thus, it is important to restore the normal tibiofemoral relationship by PCL reconstruction.
There were few previous studies focusing on the importance of the rehabilitation after PCL reconstruction. Some recent studies warranted that daily activities such as active knee flexion can cause mechanical stress on the transplanted graft and argued that the protective rehabilitation protocols and usage of the functional PCL brace was recommended.
Therefore, this study aimed to prospectively evaluate the effect of these modification of the postoperative management on the results after PCL reconstruction, by comparing the ones with the conventional postoperative management in the past. We hypothesized that the improvement of the postoperative management could prevent the recurrence of the posterior tibial translation after PCL reconstruction and contribute the improved postoperative outcomes.

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Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


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Assessment

Primary outcomes

Posterior tibial translation 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and more than 2 years after surgery

Key secondary outcomes

physical examination


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Single arm

Randomization

Non-randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Historical

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

1

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Maneuver

Interventions/Control_1

Patients underwent reconstruction surgery for isolated posterior cruciate ligament injury in our department were enrolled in this study. The control group consists of 13 patients from January 2017 to December 2018, whereas the intervention group from January 2019. In the intervention group, knee range of motion exercise is started 3 weeks after surgery as in the control group. However, but in the rehabilitation protocol for the intervention group, the patients are laid in the prone position during the passive range of motion exercise until 3 months after surgery, in order to suppress the active contraction of the hamstrings. Additionally, they are instructed to wear a PCL Jack brace, which dynamically creates an anterior load to the tibia, protecting the reconstructed ligament up to 6 months after surgery. On the other hand, in the control group, the range of motion training was performed in the conventional supine position where the posterior load due to the gravity weight of the lower leg could be generated and such a protective orthosis was not used.

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Eligibility

Age-lower limit

18 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Patients who accept our study protocol with isolated posterior cruciate ligament injury

Key exclusion criteria

Patients who suffer from multiple ligament injury or do not accept our study protocol

Target sample size

30


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Yuta
Middle name
Last name Tachibana

Organization

Osaka Rosai Hospital

Division name

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Zip code

591-8025

Address

1179-3, Nagasone-cho,Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka

TEL

0722523561

Email

tachibanayuta@gmail.com


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Yuta
Middle name
Last name Tachibana

Organization

Osaka Rosai Hospital

Division name

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Zip code

591-8025

Address

1179-3 Nagasone-cho, Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka

TEL

0722523561

Homepage URL


Email

tachibanayuta@gmail.com


Sponsor or person

Institute

Osaka Rosai Hospital

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Osaka Rosai Hospital

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

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IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Osaka Rosai Hospital

Address

1179-3 Nagasone-cho, Kita-ku, Sakai, Osaka

Tel

0722523561

Email

tachibanayuta@gmail.com


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

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Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2021 Year 07 Month 12 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


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Progress

Recruitment status

Open public recruiting

Date of protocol fixation

2019 Year 01 Month 01 Day

Date of IRB

2020 Year 03 Month 26 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2019 Year 01 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2026 Year 03 Month 31 Day

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Other

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Management information

Registered date

2021 Year 07 Month 12 Day

Last modified on

2021 Year 07 Month 12 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000051205


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