Assessment of the Benefits of Psychological Care Before Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery of the Knee (CLIPPER)

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Conditions studied: Anxiety, Ligament Reconstruction Surgery

In brief

The primary objective of this study is to assess the impact of a preoperative psychological consultation on postoperative pain in anxious patients undergoing primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07671430

Run by

GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche

People needed

126

Starts

2026-05-07

Expected to finish

2027-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-26

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patient having signed the consent form for participation in the study
• Patient scheduled for first-line outpatient ACL reconstruction surgery
• Patient with a score >30 on the SFQ questionnaire (which assesses fear of surgery)
• Patient with the ability to connect to the internet and follow a teleconsultation on a screen

You may not qualify if…

• Surgical history of the operated knee
• History of psychiatric disorders and/or regular use of psychotropic medication
• Regular use of opioid medication
• Mental disability or any other reason that may hinder understanding or strict adherence to the protocol
• Patient not affiliated with the French social security system
• Patient under legal protection, guardianship or curatorship
• Pregnant, breastfeeding or childbearing women without effective contraception
• A patient who is already enrolled in another therapeutic study protocol or who has participated in another trial within the past three months

Where it is running

• clinique du Sport — Paris, France (enrolling)

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