Exercise Therapy and Education for Young Adults With Persistent Knee Problems After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction : A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Adam G Culvenor, Andrea M Bruder, Thomas J West, Christian J Barton, Ewa M Roos, Edwin H Oei, Steven M McPhail, Richard B Souza, Jusuk Lee, Brooke E Patterson, Michael A Girdwood, Jamon L Couch, Mark J Scholes, Kay M Crossley
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Abstract
Background: Chronic knee symptoms and early-onset osteoarthritis are common after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Evidence to inform management is needed.
Objective: To evaluate whether physiotherapist-supervised exercise therapy with education is superior to a single education session and self-directed exercise resource for young adults with persistent knee problems after ACLR.
Participants: 184 young adults (aged 18 to 40 years) with persistent knee problems 9 to 36 months after ACLR.
Intervention: A 4-month twice-weekly physiotherapist-supervised exercise therapy program with education (SUPER [SUpervised exercise-therapy and Patient Education Rehabilitation]; n = 92) and a single physiotherapist-delivered education session and self-directed exercise resource (control; n = 92).
Measurements: Primary outcome was 4-month change in the composite Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS4; 0= worst, 100= best). Secondary outcomes included KOOS4 at 12 months and thigh muscle strength, patient-perceived global rating of change, and cartilage thickness and composition on magnetic resonance imaging at 4 and 12 months.
Results: 184 participants were randomly assigned (mean age, 30 years [SD, 6]; 2.2 years [SD, 0.7] after ACLR); 178 (97%) and 174 (95%) completed 4-month and 12-month follow-up, respectively. At 4 months, KOOS4 scores improved more in the SUPER group than in the control group (14.1 vs. 9.4; adjusted mean difference, 4.8 [95% CI, 1.4 to 8.2]). At 4 months, SUPER resulted in greater muscle strength gains and higher rates of success on global rating of change (for example, pain 73% vs. 40%). Between-group differences narrowed at 12 months as the control group continued to improve, whereas SUPER gains were sustained. There were no between-group differences seen in cartilage thickness or composition.
Limitation: Unblinded participants.
Conclusion: For young adults with persistent knee problems after ACLR, physiotherapist-supervised exercise therapy with education improved patient-reported outcomes compared with a single education session and self-directed exercise resource, but these between-group differences may not be sustained over time.
Primary funding source: National Health and Medical Research Council.
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