Blood Flow Restriction Training in ACL Surgery
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
In brief
This will be a randomized pilot study to determine the effectiveness of Personalized Blood Flow Restriction (PBFR) technique in conjunction with prescribed physical therapy (PT) in a cohort of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction subjects
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05245864
- Run by
- University of Arkansas
- People needed
- 2
- Starts
- 2022-04-18
- Expected to finish
- 2023-01-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-10-09
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 34. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Men and women, ages 18-34 years.
- Scheduled to undergo elective ACL surgery at UAMS.
- Capable of providing informed consent.
- Willing to exercise with BFR.
- COVID-19 negative or asymptomatic.
You may not qualify if…
- Any surgical indication other than ACL repair.
- Body mass index >40.
- Pregnant female.
- Neurological, musculoskeletal, or other disorder that would preclude them from completing the exercise training intervention and all performance tests.
- Hypertension as evidenced by systolic BP >150 at rest OR diastolic BP >85 at rest.
- Heart failure as evidenced by use of prescription diuretics.
- History of atrial fibrillation.
- Oxygen saturation <95% on room air at rest.
- Any other medical condition that would interfere with testing or increase one's risk of complications during exercise.
- Currently receiving androgen (e.g., testosterone) or anabolic (e.g., GH, IGF-I) therapy.
- Compromised vascular circulation in the legs (e.g. peripheral vascular disease).
- History of deep vein thrombosis.
- Varicose veins in the legs.
- Known Sickle cell disease or trait.
- Unwilling to avoid using protein or amino-acid supplements during participation.
- Unwilling to avoid using BFR during prescribed post-operative physical therapy.
Where it is running
- UAMS Center on Aging — Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
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