Status:
TERMINATED
Blood Flow Restriction Training in ACL Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
University of Arkansas
Conditions:
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-34 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 anterio...
Detailed Description
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 anterio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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.
Exclusion
- 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.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 18 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 30 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
2 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05245864
Start Date
April 18 2022
End Date
January 30 2023
Last Update
October 9 2024
Active Locations (1)
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UAMS Center on Aging
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205