Graded Exposure and Mindfulness Meditation for Patients Post-ACL Reconstruction

Description

To evaluate the effect of graded exposure and mindfulness meditation after ACLR, the investigators will determine the effect of graded exposure and mindfulness meditation to 1) decrease self-reported injury-related fear and reinjury anxiety, and 2) improve lower extremity reaction time when compared to a waitlist control group.

Conditions

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

To evaluate the effect of graded exposure and mindfulness meditation after ACLR, the investigators will determine the effect of graded exposure and mindfulness meditation to 1) decrease self-reported injury-related fear and reinjury anxiety, and 2) improve lower extremity reaction time when compared to a waitlist control group.

The GEMM Trial: Graded Exposure and Mindfulness Meditation for Patients Post- ACL Reconstruction

Graded Exposure and Mindfulness Meditation for Patients Post-ACL Reconstruction

Condition
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Chapel Hill

Woollen Gymnasium, 300 South Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Ages 18-25 years
  • * Have self-reported levels of fear on the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11 and the Photographic Series of Sports Activities for ACLR
  • * Injured their knee playing or training for sports (recreational or organized)
  • * Have a history of unilateral ACLR
  • * 1 to 5-years post-ACLR
  • * History of secondary ACL injury
  • * Do not exhibit elevated injury-related fear
  • * Concomitant surgeries at the time of ACL reconstruction

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

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

2026-07-31