Supporting Athletes' Return to Sports After ACL Reconstruction: A Study of a Psychological Readiness Program

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Sponsor
Inova Health Care Services
Study ID
NCT07851298
Status
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Conditions

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
15 Years - 25 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Unbroken Comeback — OTHER
    The Unbroken Comeback is an online modular recovery program designed for athletes recovering from injury or surgery that focuses on the mental and emotional aspects of rehabilitation, not just the physical recovery. The program aims to help athletes rebuild confidence, resilience, and mindset so they can return to sport or activity stronger and more prepared.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether an online mental and emotional support program called ACL Unbroken can help people recovering from ACL reconstruction surgery feel more confident and ready to return to sports when used alongside standard physical therapy. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Does the ACL Unbroken program help people feel more mentally prepared and confident to return to sports after ACL surgery? * Does the ACL Unbroken program improve recovery outcomes, such as physical performance, return to sports participation, satisfaction with recovery, and reducing the risk of another ACL injury? Participants in the study will: * Continue to receive their usual physical therapy and medical care prescribed by their healthcare providers. * Complete surveys and assessments about their recovery, confidence, readiness to return to sports, and overall recovery experience. * Be assigned to one of two groups by chance. * If assigned to the intervention group, receive access to the ACL Unbroken online program, which includes educational lessons and activities focused on goal setting, confidence building, coping with fear of re-injury, stress management, motivation, mindfulness, meditation, visualization, and resilience during recovery. * If assigned to the comparison group, not receive access to the ACL Unbroken program during the study period. If there is a comparison group, researchers will compare participants who receive the ACL Unbroken program with participants who receive standard care alone to see whether the program improves psychological readiness, recovery outcomes, and return-to-sport success after ACL reconstruction surgery.

Key Dates

First listed
Oct 1, 2026
Start date
Oct 1, 2026
Status verified
Oct 2026
Primary completion
Oct 31, 2028
Completion
Dec 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • No Intervention: Standard of Care
    Subjects in this arm will be randomized. They will not receive the Unbroken Athlete Program. Subjects will follow the standard of care treatment from their care team.
  • Experimental: ACL Unbroken Athlete Program
    Subjects in this arm will be randomized. They will receive the Unbroken Athlete Program. Subjects will follow the standard of care treatment from their care team and complete scheduled online modules as part of the intervention.

Primary Outcome Measure

Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport Following ACL Reconstruction at 12 Months [ Time Frame: 1 Year ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Inova Health System: Orthopedic, Sports MedicineFairfaxVirginia22031
Parth Sharma, BS
[email protected]
571-472-0464
Edward Chang, MD
[email protected]
(571) 472-0465
Edward Chang, MD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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