NCT07015515

PAPE Effect With Blood Flow Restriction and Push-Up Exercise (Post-Activation Performance Enhancement)

Acute Effects of Push-Up Exercise Performed Under Varying Blood Flow Restriction Conditions on Upper Extremity Explosive Power Performance

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to compare the acute effects of push-up exercises performed under different blood flow restriction (BFR) conditions on upper extremity explosive strength performance, measured via the seated unilateral medicine ball throw test.

Detailed description

The study includes three push-up conditions (BFR, sham BFR, and no BFR). Performance is evaluated via medicine ball throws at the 4th, 8th, and 12th minutes post-exercise. Exercises are applied in a crossover design with 50% limb occlusion pressure (LOP) BFR, sham, and control arms. Throw distance and ball velocity (measured by radar device) are primary outcomes. RPE scale is used to assess perceived exertion.

Conditions

• Blood Flow Restriction Exercise

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Sham blood flow restriction exercise	a BFR cuff will be placed on the upper extremity in the same location as in the real BFR group. During the application, the participant will be led to believe that the cuff is being inflated, although no actual pressure will be applied. The participant will see the cuff being wrapped and apparently inflated, but there will be no physical pressure restricting circulation during the exercise. This aims to control the psychological effects (e.g., the belief that "something is being applied") on performance
OTHER	Control group	Participants perform push-up exercises without any cuff application. The same repetition and rest protocol is followed
OTHER	Blood flow restriction exercise group	Participants will perform push-up exercises with 50% arterial occlusion pressure applied to their dominant arm. The cuff is inflated before the exercise and maintained throughout 3 sets of 5 repetitions. There is a 2-minute rest between sets.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-06-20
• Primary completion: 2025-08-20
• Completion: 2025-08-20
• First posted: 2025-06-11
• Last updated: 2025-11-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)