Assessment of the Benefits of Psychological Care Before Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery of the Knee (CLIPPER) (CLIPPER)

June 22, 2026 updated by: GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche
The primary objective of this study is to assess the impact of a preoperative psychological consultation on postoperative pain in anxious patients undergoing primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

126

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • France
      • Paris, France, 75005
        • Recruiting
        • clinique du Sport
        • Contact:

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient having signed the consent form for participation in the study
  • Patient scheduled for first-line outpatient ACL reconstruction surgery
  • Patient with a score >30 on the SFQ questionnaire (which assesses fear of surgery)
  • Patient with the ability to connect to the internet and follow a teleconsultation on a screen

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Surgical history of the operated knee
  • History of psychiatric disorders and/or regular use of psychotropic medication
  • Regular use of opioid medication
  • Mental disability or any other reason that may hinder understanding or strict adherence to the protocol
  • Patient not affiliated with the French social security system
  • Patient under legal protection, guardianship or curatorship
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding or childbearing women without effective contraception
  • A patient who is already enrolled in another therapeutic study protocol or who has participated in another trial within the past three months

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Standard care (based on consultations with the surgeon and anesthesiologist)
Experimental: Standard care supplemented by the involvement of a psychologist
Base on standard care supplemented with a consultation with a psychologist takes place prior to the surgery
Behavioral: A consultation with a psychologist prior to surgery
A videoconference consultation with a psychologist prior to surgery

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Compare the intensity of postoperative pain between the two groups during the night following the procedure
Time Frame: First night following surgery
The maximum pain intensity experienced during the first night after surgery is measured using a numerical rating scale (NRS)
First night following surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 7, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

October 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 22, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 22, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

June 26, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 26, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 22, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • COS-RGDS-2025-06-040-P-HARDY-A

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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