NCT03096366

Does Blood Flow Restriction Training Improve Quadriceps Function After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery?

Does Blood Flow Restriction Training Improve Quadriceps Function After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery? A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of physical therapy (PT) plus BFR training compared to PT alone (without BFR training) after ACL reconstruction in patients who require extended limited weight bearing through assessment of patient reported outcomes and functional testing. The hypothesis is that PT plus BFR training will mitigate the loss of quadriceps muscle cross-sectional area, strength, and function while also improving early clinical and functional results.

Conditions

• Quadriceps Atrophy
• ACL Reconstruction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Blood flow restriction	With BFR, exercises will be performed at 30% one-rep max with the BFR cuff placed around the proximal thigh and inflated to 80% of limb occlusion pressure (avg: 150 mmHg).
OTHER	Physical therapy	Physical therapy consists of two or three 90-minute sessions per week for 6 weeks and a minimum of 18 visits required for study inclusion.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-11-21
• Primary completion: 2022-12-01
• Completion: 2022-12-01
• First posted: 2017-03-30
• Last updated: 2022-05-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study