Intervention description
| Item | Comparison arm | Intervention arm |
| Brief name | Clinic-based rehabilitation | KC@H programme |
| Where | Rehabilitation clinic | Rehabilitation clinic and patient home |
| How | Face-to-face sessions | Face-to-face and remote sessions |
| Who | Physiotherapist | Physiotherapist and exercise and health coach |
| What | Dependent on rehabilitation clinic protocol and physiotherapist judgement | (face-to-face sessions) Dependent on rehabilitation clinic protocol and physiotherapist judgement. (remote sessions) KC@H manual providing general information, therapeutic exercises, time-based standards and criterion-based standards for progression |
| When | Starting from the second week after ACLR | Starting from the second week after ACLR |
| How much | Expected to last for 22 weeks, the number of sessions will be dependent on the patient’s preference and the availability of the rehabilitation clinic | (face-to-face sessions) Expected to last for 22 weeks, the number of sessions will depend on the patient’s preference and the availability of the rehabilitation clinic. (remote sessions) The programme will last for 22 weeks, with three sessions per week, each lasting 40 min. The exercise load will be monitored using the CR10 scale, while the pain intensity will be assessed using the VAS at the beginning and end of each session. |
| Tailoring/modifications | None | Time-based standards: immediate stage (0–2 weeks); early stage (2–4 weeks); intermediate stage (4–12 weeks); late stage (12–16 weeks); final stage (16–24 weeks) Criterion-based standards: inflammatory response; range of motion; lower limb muscle strength; gait; balance; core stability; agility; plyometrics |
ACLR, ACL reconstruction; CR10, Borg Category Ratio Scale; KC@H, Knee Care at Home; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.