Digital education and exercise therapy versus minimal intervention for young people at high risk of early onset knee osteoarthritis after ACL reconstruction: a study protocol for the Stop OsteoARthritis (SOAR) randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People who tear their anterior cruciate ligament and have reconstruction surgery (ACLR) are at elevated risk of inactivity, obesity, and early-onset knee osteoarthritis. Consensus recommendations to prevent post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis include person-centered education and exercise-based treatments. The effectiveness of these recommendations is unknown. This study will assess if a digital education and exercise therapy intervention is superior to minimal intervention for improving knee-related symptoms, function, and quality of life in young people after ACLR.

Methods

The Stop OsteoARthritis (SOAR) study is a parallel, two-arm, assessor-blinded, superiority, hybrid effectiveness-implementation type 1 randomized controlled trial. After baseline testing, 166 p

SUBMITTER: Whittaker JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12181937 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature