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The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Virtual Reality Use in Inured Athletes
Sponsor: Hacettepe University
Summary
In this study, which aimed to develop a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) protocol enriched with Virtual Reality (VR) to address the psychological responses that arise after ACL surgery, and to examine the effectiveness of this protocol. The effectiveness of the protocol was assessed using pre-test, post-test, and two follow-up measurements with the Re-Injury Anxiety Inventory (RIAI), the Sport Injury Rehabilitation Adherence Scale (SIRAS), the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK), the Athletic Injury Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (AISEQ), the Return to Sport After Serious Injury Questionnaire (RSSIQ), and the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Return to Sport Scale (ACL-RSI). Anxiety levels during VR exposure sessions were measured through biofeedback and the Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS).
Official title: The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Virtual Reality Use in Supporting Physical Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Operation: A Parallel-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 45 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2023-04-05
Completion Date
2025-02-07
Last Updated
2026-08-13
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
CBT+VR (Cognitive behavioral therapy and virtual reality)
The investigators are testing whether this intervention protocol is effective on re-injury anxiety, kinesiophobia, self-efficacy, and adherence problems in athletes who have undergone ACL surgery.
Control (placebo) group
The investigators are testing whether the placebo control protocol is effective on re-injury anxiety, kinesiophobia, self-efficacy, and adherence problems in athletes who have undergone ACL surgery.
VR (Virtual reality)
The investigators are testing whether this intervention protocol is effective on re-injury anxiety, kinesiophobia, self-efficacy, and adherence problems in athletes who have undergone ACL surgery.
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
The investigators are testing whether this intervention protocol is effective on re-injury anxiety, kinesiophobia, self-efficacy, and adherence problems in athletes who have undergone ACL surgery.
Locations (1)
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)