The Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Muscle Atrophy Following Knee Surgery

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Conditions studied: Knee Injuries

In brief

The investigators will compare differences in quadriceps strength, leg girth, and functional outcome scores between two groups of patients after weeks 6 and 12 as well as 6 months following meniscus or articular cartilage repair/restoration requiring 6 weeks of non-weight bearing or limited weight bearing status in a brace at 0° degrees of knee extension. One group will receive BFR with standard post-operative rehabilitation for 12 weeks followed by the standard protocol progression for the remainder of the treatment program. The other group will receive standard post-operative rehabilitation without BFR for the duration of treatment program.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03035266

Run by

Keller Army Community Hospital

People needed

22

Starts

2017-04-05

Expected to finish

2020-03-12

Last updated by the study team

2020-08-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Military healthcare beneficiaries between the age of 18 and 50 years.
• Must intend to remain on station at location of surgery for 6 months from date of surgery.
• Meniscus repair or cartilage restoration technique to include microfracture, osteochondral autograft transfer system, osteochondral allograft transplantation, and autologous chondrocyte implantation following standard post-operative protocol guidelines requiring a 6 week period of non-weight bearing or limited weight bearing in a brace at 0˚ degrees of extension.

You may not qualify if…

• Concomitant ligamentous repair/reconstruction
• Known pregnancy
• Any medical condition for which aerobic exercise is contraindicated
• Additional back, hip, or knee surgery in the previous 12 months
• History of vascular or cardiac impairment

Where it is running

• Keller Army Community Hospital — West Point, New York, United States
• Womack Army Medical Center — Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States

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