Clinical trial NCT06409715: Addressing Kinesiophobia in Post-Meniscoplasty Patients Through Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training and Acupressure
Official title: Addressing Kinesiophobia in Post-Meniscoplasty Patients Through Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training and Acupressure
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Meniscus Tear
Lead sponsor: Gansu University of Chinese Medicine
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-05-10
Enrollment: 65
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether progressive muscle relaxation training and acupressure can reduce kinesiophobia (fear of movement) in patients recovering from meniscoplasty surgery. The study will also monitor the safety of these non-pharmacological interventions. The main questions the trial aims to answer are:

Does the combination of progressive muscle relaxation training and acupressure decrease kinesiophobia in post-meniscoplasty patients? What are the other benefits, if any, of these interventions in terms of pain management and functional mobility? Are there any negative effects associated with these treatments?

Participants in the study will:

Receive progressive muscle relaxation training and acupressure or a placebo control treatment for a duration of 3 months.

Visit the clinic once every month for evaluation and follow-up treatments. Keep a journal recording their fear of movement levels, pain levels, and mobility status.

Detailed description: This study received approval from the Ethics Committee of a tertiary class A hospital in Lanzhou, ID 202159. The research period extended from December 2021 to February 2023. Subjects comprised patients who developed kinesiophobia following meniscus shaping surgery within the Sports Medicine Department of the aforementioned hospital in Lanzhou.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients confirmed with meniscal damage as per established diagnostic guidelines and subjected to meniscus sculpting surgery
* Individuals post-meniscus surgery exhibiting a Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK) score exceeding 37 points
* First-time patients receiving unilateral meniscal surgery
* Exclusive employment of the meniscus sculpting surgical procedure
* Participation were entirely voluntary for all research participants

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients with compromised consciousness or communicative impairments
* Individuals with a history or presence of post-surgical lower limb thrombosis, resulting in activity limitation
* Patients enduring deformities in the hip or ankle joints
* Those previously engaged in analogous research endeavors

Primary outcomes:
measure: TSK
timeFrame: Data from TSK were gathered within two days post-operation, on the first day after intervention (i.e., the third postoperative day), the fifth day (i.e., the seventh postoperative day), and on the day of discharge(up to 14 days).
measure: VAS
timeFrame: Data from VAS were gathered within two days post-operation, on the first day after intervention (i.e., the third postoperative day), the fifth day (i.e., the seventh postoperative day), and on the day of discharge(up to 14 days).
measure: KSS
timeFrame: This scoring was performed on the day of patient discharge(up to 14 days).
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lanzhou
country: China
facility: Chengguanqu
state: Gansu
Study officials:
affiliation: Gansu University of Chinese Medicine
name: rui xu
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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