Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation After ACL Reconstruction

Description

To evaluate the effect of virtual reality mindfulness meditation on patients after ACLR, the investigators will determine the effect of virtual reality mindfulness meditation to 1) decrease self-reported injury-related fear, 2) improve poor jump-landing movement patterns, and 3) improve brain activity in women 1 to 5 years post-ACLR when compared to a virtual reality sham group.

Conditions

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

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Study overview

To evaluate the effect of virtual reality mindfulness meditation on patients after ACLR, the investigators will determine the effect of virtual reality mindfulness meditation to 1) decrease self-reported injury-related fear, 2) improve poor jump-landing movement patterns, and 3) improve brain activity in women 1 to 5 years post-ACLR when compared to a virtual reality sham group.

Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation in Patients After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation After ACL Reconstruction

Condition
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Chapel Hill

Fetzer Hall, 210 South Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Female
  • * Ages 14-25 years
  • * Have self-reported levels of fear on the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11
  • * Have poor jump-landing movement quality as measured by the Landing Error Scoring System-Real Time
  • * Injured their knee playing or training for sports (recreational or organized)
  • * Have a history of unilateral left-side ACLR
  • * Right-hand dominant
  • * 1 to 5-years post-ACLR
  • * Demonstrate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compliance
  • * Male
  • * Concussion in the past 3 months
  • * Presence of metal fragments, pins, plates, or clips, shrapnel, permanent makeup, body piercings that cannot be removed, surgical implants, or orthodontics that cannot be removed
  • * On any medication that affects the central nervous system
  • * Any neurological conditions (i.e. epilepsy)
  • * Claustrophobia
  • * Under the influence of alcohol or other recreational drugs
  • * Pregnancy or suspicion of pregnancy

Ages Eligible for Study

14 Years to 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,

Shelby E Baez, Ph.D., ATC, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, UNC-Chapel Hill

Study Record Dates

2026-05-31