Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation After ACL Reconstruction

This study is looking at whether virtual reality mindfulness meditation can help women aged 14-25 who have had an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury. The goal is to see if this type of meditation can reduce fear related to their injury, improve how they land after jumping, and change brain activity. You would be in one of two groups: one doing virtual reality mindfulness meditation or another doing a virtual reality sham (a fake treatment, like relaxing in a virtual beach scene). Both groups will also participate in an advanced rehabilitation training program. Researchers will measure these effects over 8 weeks. The study is currently unclear on its status and plans to enroll 48 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study with 48 planned participants. It compares virtual reality mindfulness meditation to a virtual reality sham.
What's involved
Participants will complete their assigned virtual reality intervention 3 times a week over 8 weeks, along with an advanced rehabilitation training program.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 8 weeks after starting the intervention.

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NCT05527171

Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation After ACL Reconstruction

Recruiting
NAAges 14–25InterventionalTreatment
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
~48 participants
Updated 2026-08-17 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Virtual Reality Mindfulness MeditationVirtual Reality Sham

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Percentage of participants who were eligible and enrolled in the study
Measured over Through study completion, a total of approximately 3 years.
+3 more outcomes measured
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

NCT05527171

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Fetzer Hall, 210 South Road

    Chapel Hill, North Carolinastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Shelby E Baez, Ph.D., ATC · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · UNC-Chapel Hill

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Female
Ages 14-25 years
Have self-reported levels of fear on the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11
Have poor jump-landing movement quality as measured by the Landing Error Scoring System-Real Time
Injured their knee playing or training for sports (recreational or organized)
Right-hand dominant
6 months to 10-years post-ACLR
Demonstrate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compliance

Exclusion

Male
Concussion in the past 3 months
Presence of metal fragments, pins, plates, or clips, shrapnel, permanent makeup, body piercings that cannot be removed, surgical implants, or orthodontics that cannot be removed
On any medication that affects the central nervous system
Any neurological conditions (i.e. epilepsy)
Claustrophobia
Under the influence of alcohol or other recreational drugs
Pregnancy or suspicion of pregnancy
  • Percentage of participants who were eligible and enrolled in the studyThrough study completion, a total of approximately 3 years.

    Feasibility of the Virtual Reality and Advanced Neuromuscular Training Rehabilitation Program will be assessed through established recruitment for patients post-ACLR. Recruitment is defined as the percentage of participants who were eligible and enrolled in the study.

  • Percentage of participants retained in the studyThrough study completion, a total of approximately 8-weeks

    Feasibility of Virtual Reality and Advanced Neuromuscular Training Rehabilitation Program will be assessed to determine participant retention. Retention is defined as the percentage of participants enrolled and who have completed all study measures through 8-weeks.

  • Mean Acceptability Survey ScoreCollected post-treatment after completion of the intervention/sham at week 8

    Feasibility of Virtual Reality and Advanced Neuromuscular Training Rehabilitation Program will be assessed via an acceptability survey during the final assessment post-treatment at week 8. Mean score greater than 8 will be interpreted as high acceptability.

  • Change in Injury-related fear as measured by the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11Collected at baseline and post-treatment after completion of the intervention/sham at week 8

    The Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11 is a patient-reported outcome measure that assesses fear of movement and/or reinjury. This is an 11-item questionnaire that is valid. Scores range from 11 to 44, with higher scores indicating elevated fear.