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Bracing and Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament for Efficacy Trial
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Summary
Several attempts have been made to reduce these failure rates and improve return to sports rates in high-risk populations, and one of these approaches has been postoperative bracing. A recent survey of the Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) Study Group has shown that 53% of surgeons prefers functional bracing following ACL reconstruction. Currently, however, there is no clear consensus on whether functional bracing following ACL reconstruction leads to lower failure rates, improved stability or better patient-reported outcomes when compared to ACL reconstruction without bracing.
Official title: Bracing and Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament for Efficacy Trial (BRACE-trial)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
14 Years - 39 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
96
Start Date
2025-09-11
Completion Date
2028-12
Last Updated
2026-04-01
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
post-surgical functional bracing
Quadriceps Autograft ACL Reconstruction with the use of post-surgical functional bracing, using the DonJoy Defiance Pro brace
Locations (1)
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States