The Pediatric ALL Evaluation and Trial

Description

The overall aim of this multicenter RCT is to determine whether concomitant ALL reconstruction in children undergoing and ACL reconstruction will longitudinally result in a lower rate of graft failure than ACL reconstruction alone.

Conditions

ACL Injury, ACL Tear

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Study overview

The overall aim of this multicenter RCT is to determine whether concomitant ALL reconstruction in children undergoing and ACL reconstruction will longitudinally result in a lower rate of graft failure than ACL reconstruction alone.

The Pediatric ALL Evaluation and Trial: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

The Pediatric ALL Evaluation and Trial

Condition
ACL Injury
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Chicago

Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age 18 and under
  • * Surgery within 6 months of injury
  • * Undergoing primary ACL reconstruction without previous injury or surgery
  • * Quadriceps tendon autograft ACL reconstruction
  • * Closing or closed physes
  • * Over 18 years old
  • * Previous ipsilateral knee injury or surgery
  • * Neuromuscular or developmental disorders affecting knee anatomy, cognition, or neuromuscular control
  • * Other concomitant ligament reconstruction aside from the ALL (i.e., MCL, PCL, PLC)
  • * Revision ACL reconstruction
  • * ACL reconstruction with graft other than quadriceps tendon
  • * IT band (modified MacIntosh) ACL reconstruction
  • * A cartilage lesion requiring anything more than debridement
  • * Open physes requiring both femoral and tibial physeal-sparing technique

Ages Eligible for Study

to 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago,

Neeraj Patel, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Lurie Children's Hospital

Study Record Dates

2028-04-01