University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries or Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov
Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.
Number of Participants Who Completed Semi-structured InterviewsPrimary· Interviews completed within approximately 60 minutes
Understanding of patients' lived experiences of the treatment pathway following a diagnosis of an ACL rupture and agreed surgical management. Qualitative data collected from individual semi-structured interviews.
Explore patient experiences of preoperative treatment
Group
Value
95% CI
Phase 1 - Preoperative
18
Phase 2 - Nominal Group Technique Panel
0
Explore patient experiences of postoperative treatment
Group
Value
95% CI
Phase 1 - Preoperative
8
Explore views and involvement in prehabilitation
Group
Value
95% CI
Phase 1 - Preoperative
12
Explore sources and consistency of healthcare advice
Group
Value
95% CI
Phase 1 - Preoperative
18
Number of Participants in the Nominal Group Technique PanelPrimary· Two online meetings completed, up to 2 hours on 2 days approximately 1-month apart.
Intervention developed with clinicians, patients and stakeholders for use with patients awaiting anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the National Health Service (NHS). Consensus was determined through voting set at an 70% threshold.
Patient participants
Group
Value
95% CI
Phase 1 - Preoperative
0
Phase 2 - Nominal Group Technique Panel
2
Clinician participants
Group
Value
95% CI
Phase 1 - Preoperative
0
Phase 2 - Nominal Group Technique Panel
5
Therapy manager participant
Group
Value
95% CI
Phase 1 - Preoperative
0
Phase 2 - Nominal Group Technique Panel
1
Sponsor's own description
Patient experiences of the NHS ACL treatment pathway are unknown.
This study aims to explore patient experiences of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures at three different time points on the patient pathway: (1) 12 participants up to 2 weeks before surgery, (2) 12 participants 3 months after surgery, (3) 12 participants 12 months after surgery.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Last refreshed: 15 April 2025
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