NCT05245864

Blood Flow Restriction Training in ACL Surgery

Use of Blood Flow Restriction + Progressive Resistance Functional Training to Improve Functional Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 2 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Arkansas · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 34 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction subjects

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 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction subjects. Both groups of subjects will undergo unilateral ACL reconstruction at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), followed by prescribed PT at the UAMS Orthopedic Clinic at Colonel Glenn. Up to 25 subjects will be enrolled. Half are randomized to the BFR group with the other will perform PT without BFR. Data collection will occur at four approximate occasions: pre-surgery, 8-weeks postop, 12-weeks postop, and 16-weeks postop.

Conditions

• Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	blood flow restriction	Blood flow to the legs will be mostly restricted temporarily during physical therapy exercises for the initial several weeks of physical therapy.
OTHER	physical therapy standard of care	the current standard of care after surgery for ACL repair.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-18
• Primary completion: 2023-01-30
• Completion: 2023-01-30
• First posted: 2022-02-18
• Last updated: 2024-10-09
• Results posted: 2024-10-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States