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NCT04742868
Recovery of Soccer Players After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
NA trial testing ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION WITH QUADRICEPS TENDON WITH BONE GRAFT in Knee Injuries and Disorders in 74 participants. Completed in 1 May 2022.
30 December 2021
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Universidad de Granada |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 74 |
| Start date | 20 September 2020 |
| Primary completion | 30 December 2021 |
| Estimated completion | 1 May 2022 |
| Sites | 2 locations across Spain |
Drugs / interventions tested
- ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION WITH QUADRICEPS TENDON WITH BONE GRAFT
- ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION WITH HAMSTRING TENDON GRAFT
- ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION WITH QUADRICEPS TENDON WITHOUT BONE GRAFT
- Rehabilitation protocol
Conditions studied
- Knee Injuries and Disorders — all drugs for Knee Injuries and Disorders →
Sponsor
Universidad de Granada — full company profile →
Who can join
Adults 16 to 40, any sex, with Knee Injuries and Disorders. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The purpose of this CRT study is to compare clinical and functional outcomes of three graft types ( Quadriceps tendon with bone versus Hamstring tendon versus Quadriceps tendon without bone) for reconstration of anterior cruciate ligament among football players.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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GRAFTS FOR ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.
Andrez TN, Chagas JBM, D'Oliveira LB. · · 2022 · cited 2× · PMID 36561474 · DOI 10.1590/1413-785220223006e256048 -
Similar strength recovery but more complications with Bone-Quadriceps Tendon Autograft compared to Quadriceps Tendon Autograft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in competitive soccer players.
Alguacil JLM, Fernánde MV, Fernandez-Lao C, Lozano-Lozano M, et al · · 2025 · PMID 40655241 · DOI 10.1002/jeo2.70324
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04742868 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Universidad de Granada
- Last refreshed: 16 November 2022
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