Status:
COMPLETED
Blood Flow Restriction Training (BFR) in an Adolescent Population
Lead Sponsor:
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Conditions:
Blood Flow Restriction
ACL Tear
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
While there are a number studies that have reported on the use of BFR in the adult population, there is limited information about the use of BFR in the adolescent population. This study aims to evalua...
Detailed Description
The planned pilot study is a prospective case control study utilizing retrospective controls. The investigators will compare the use of exercises augmented with BFR with quantitative measurements of s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients between the age of 12 and 18 years at the time of surgery.
- Post-primary ACL reconstruction
- Orthopaedic surgical intervention (including all additional procedures at the knee) completed by one of the Elite Sports Medicine physicians.
- Patient completed postoperative rehabilitation following standard protocols
- No contraindications to performing BFR, as outlined in the Owens Recovery\[18\] Science 2018 Personal Blood Flow Restriction manual.
Exclusion
- Patients older than 18 and younger than 12 at the time of surgery
- Any additional diagnoses or deformity not related to knee injury that could affect knee strength
- Additional lower extremity injury at time of knee injury (e.g., ankle injury) requiring treatment
- Previous surgical intervention on the knee (ipsilateral and contralateral)
- Patients with weight bearing restrictions for greater than two weeks after surgery due to concomitant pathology such as meniscal root/radial repair, chondral pathology, or multi-ligament pathology. . Generic exclusion: "Subjects not meeting all inclusion criteria."
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 15 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 16 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
47 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04285879
Start Date
December 15 2020
End Date
October 16 2023
Last Update
July 17 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Connecticut Children's Sports Physical Therapy
Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06032