Clinical Trial

Bracing and Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament for Efficacy Trial

Study acronym: BRACE
Recruiting
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Summary
Several attempts have been made to reduce these failure rates and improve return to sports rates in high-risk populations, and one of these approaches has been postoperative bracing. A recent survey of the Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) Study Group has shown that 53% of surgeons prefers functional bracing following ACL reconstruction. Currently, however, there is no clear consensus on whether functional bracing following ACL reconstruction leads to lower failure rates, improved stability or better patient-reported outcomes when compared to ACL reconstruction without bracing.
Protocol Amendment History 4 amendments
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended 4 times since 2025-04-16; most recent amendment 2026-03-26.
Status change: Not Yet Recruiting → Recruiting 2025-09-12
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT06942754
Lead Sponsor Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Conditions Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Enrollment 96 participants
Start Date 2025-09-11
Primary Completion 2028-06 (estimated)
Study Completion 2028-12 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-04-01