Home › Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries › NCT05949177
Graded Exposure and Mindfulness Meditation for Patients Post-ACL Reconstruction
The GEMM Trial: Graded Exposure and Mindfulness Meditation for Patients Post- ACL Reconstruction
Who can join
Ages 14 to 35 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 14-35 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 * 6 months to 10-years post-ACLR Exclusion Criteria: * History of secondary ACL injury * Do not exhibit elevated injury-related fear * Concomitant surgeries at the time of ACL reconstruction
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- Graded Exposure and Mindfulness Meditation (behavioral)
- Waitlist Control (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Participants: 50 · Started: Oct 30, 2024
Contact the study team
- Shelby E Baez, Ph.D., ATC · Phone: 919-445-1500
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05949177
Locations in the U.S.
| North Carolina | Woollen Gymnasium, 300 South Road, Chapel Hill |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 29, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.