The Pediatric ALL Evaluation and Trial

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 18
SponsorAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

About this trial

The overall aim of this multicenter RCT is to determine whether concomitant ALL reconstruction in children undergoing and ACL reconstruction will longitudinally result in a lower rate of graft failure than ACL reconstruction alone.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age 18 and under

Surgery within 6 months of injury

Undergoing primary ACL reconstruction without previous injury or surgery

Quadriceps tendon autograft ACL reconstruction

Disqualifiers

Over 18 years old

Previous ipsilateral knee injury or surgery

Neuromuscular or developmental disorders affecting knee anatomy, cognition, or neuromuscular control

Other concomitant ligament reconstruction aside from the ALL (i.e., MCL, PCL, PLC)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Patients will be randomized into one of two study arms: (1) concomitant ACL and ALL reconstruction or (2) ACL reconstruction alone.

Treatment groups

240 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Lead sponsor

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Collaborator

Baylor College of Medicine

Collaborator

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital - San Francisco

Collaborator