Acute Effects of Exercises Combined With Blood Flow Restriction in Healthy Individuals

Dokuz Eylül University (DEU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy Individuals

Treatments: Other: exercise with blood flow restriction; Other: exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04206345

2019/18-25

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose of the study is; to investigate the acute effects of exercises combined with blood flow restriction on strength, proprioception and functional motor performance in healthy individuals. The investigators hypothesized that blood flow restriction exercises has a positive effect on strength, proprioception and functional motor performance.

Full description

60 healthy individuals will randomized into 3 groups of 20 people each. Participants will be held in a familiarization session before 3-4 days the actual evaluation. Elbow bending exercises with blood flow restriction will be performed to the blood flow restriction (BFR) group, elbow bending exercises without blood flow restriction will be performed to the exercise group and control group will not receive any interventions. Participants will be evaluated before and after the exercise session. Control group is going to rest for 10 minutes before the second evaluation. Evaluation protocol includes; muscle strength measurement with digital hand dynamometer, shoulder and elbow proprioception evaluation with inclinometer, Upper Extremity Closed Kinetic Chain Stabilization Test, Functional Throwing Performance Index and Modified Pull-Up Test.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being between the ages of 18-40
• Do not smoke
• Having full range of motion in neck, shoulder, and elbow
• Body mass index (BMI)˂30 kg/m2
• Able to complete the entire study procedure

Exclusion criteria

• Having fracture and surgical history for the upper extremity, cervical or thoracic area
• Having any systemic musculoskeletal disease
• Having neck and upper extremity pain
• Having a diagnosis of scoliosis and chest deformity
• Regularly playing sports with overhead activities (tennis, volleyball, handball, etc.)
• Have been exercising regularly for the last 6 months
• A history of anemia
• A history of cerebrovascular disease or myocardial infarction

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Blood Flow Restriction Group

Experimental group

Description:

Elbow bending exercises with resistance exercise band (%20 of 1 maximum repetition) for one session. Blood flow restriction band will be placed during exercise session. The first set of exercises will be 30 repetitions then 3 sets of 15 repetitions. Totally 75 repetitions will be performed. 30 seconds rest interval between sets will be given.

Treatment:

Other: exercise with blood flow restriction

Exercise Group

Experimental group

Description:

Elbow bending exercises with resistance exercise band (%70 of 1 maximum repetition) will be performed for one session.

Treatment:

Other: exercise

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

10 minutes resting period will be given between evaluation.