RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06529692

Michigan Split-belt Treadmill Training Program to Improve Long-Term Knee Biomechanics After ACL Reconstruction

Mi-SPA: Michigan Split-belt Adaptation Paradigm to Improve Knee Loading After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (Aim 3)


Sponsor

University of Michigan

Enrollment

9 participants

Start Date

Aug 13, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this study is to gather pilot data to help inform a future clinical trial. As such, the investigators will employ a randomized clinical trial design, but data will only be collected on 9 total subjects. Nine subjects will be randomized to 2 split-belt intervention groups (one group where early stance loading is trained and the other where midstance loading is trained) and a placebo group. The goal of this study is to explore the adaptations in knee loading from a 6-week split-belt training intervention. The investigators' main question for this aim is: 1. Does knee loading, measured by the sagittal plane knee moment, change to a greater extent in the split-belt treadmill training groups compared to the placebo group? 2. Are there differences in training-related knee loading changes between individuals trained in the early stance vs. midstance loading split-belt training?


Eligibility

Min Age: 14 YearsMax Age: 45 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This clinical trial is studying a behavioral approach called Placebo Split-Belt Training and a behavioral approach called Split-Belt Training for people with acl, acl injury, and other related conditions. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALPlacebo Split-Belt Training

Walking on a split-belt treadmill in which the belt under the ACL leg will move at a speed that is minimally slower than the other belt.

BEHAVIORALSplit-Belt Training

Walking on a split-belt treadmill in which the treadmill belt under the ACL leg will move at a speed faster or slower than the belt under the Non-ACL leg.


Locations(1)

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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