Readiness Outcomes Affecting Return to Sport 2.0: An Intervention Feasibility & Pilot Study

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: ACL Tear

In brief

This study aims to determine the feasibility of implementing a mental skills training intervention for adolescent athletes who tear their ACL and undergo ACL reconstruction surgery alongside receiving standard-of-care clinical treatment. The study will also determine if the mental skills coaching program has any effect on the psychological readiness of patients to return to sport after undergoing surgery and postoperative recovery and rehabilitation. If feasible and if the mental skills training program shows promising effect on athletes' confidence in returning to sport, a large-scale clinical trial can be explored to assess the relationship between mental skills' impact on readiness to return to sport, which could in turn provide evidence on the benefits of integrating mental skills directly into standard clinical care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05338385

Run by

Boston Children's Hospital

People needed

30

Starts

2022-05-03

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-07

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 25. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of a complete anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear
• Undergoing ACL reconstruction at Boston Children's Hospital by a study-participating surgeon
• Age at time of surgery between 8 and ≤ 25
• English-speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Torn medial collateral ligament (MCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL), or posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) requiring reconstruction

Where it is running

• Boston Children's Hospital — Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

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