Return to Work and Functional Results of French Soldiers After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

The return to work in the military population after surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has been poorly investigated within the French armed forces. Only American studies are available and show that this surgery has a significant impact on the operational capacity of soldiers.

ACL rupture is extremely frequent in active populations. This pathology has already been extensively explored in at-risk populations, particularly in sports. Most studies show that the resumption of sport is greatly affected by this pathology.

Furthermore, an over-risk (10 times greater incidence of ACL rupture) in the military has been demonstrated.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: On-line questionnaire

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 222

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Clamart, France, 92140
    • Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Percy

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population will be composed of military personnel who underwent first-line ACL reconstruction surgery in a military hospital (military training hospital Bégin or military training hospital Percy) between January 2014 and May 2019.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Military personnel who underwent first-line ACL reconstruction surgery between January 2014 and May 2019

Exclusion Criteria:

• People who have had ACL reconstruction surgery after initial failure
• People with a multiligamentous knee condition

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Percentage of participants who regained their professional competence one year after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery.	1 year after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 10, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 6, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): January 6, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 9, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 9, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): December 16, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 9, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 8, 2021
• Last Verified: March 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries; Rupture
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2020PPRC10; 2020-A02234-35 (Other Identifier: IDRCB)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No