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

Enrolling by invitation · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

In brief

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 facts

Study ID

NCT07580157

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

20

Starts

2026-08-01

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults ≥18 years of age.
• Have undergone primary ACL-R with BTB or QT autograft.
• Have not previously undergone FSW or radial pressure wave (RPW) in the past for any indication
• Must speak English
• Capacity to provide consent

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Revision ACL-R.
• History of previous ipsilateral knee surgery.
• Multi-ligament knee injury requiring surgical intervention beyond ACL.
• o Not including concomitant meniscal or chondral injuries addressed at the time of surgery.
• History of deep vein thrombosis.
• Active infection at or near the harvest site.

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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