Effects of Occlusion Training on Hockey Players

Riphah International University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy

Treatments: Other: General Exercises without occlusion training; Other: Occlusion Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06020729

REC/RCR&AHS/23/0403

Details and patient eligibility

About

Occlusion training is simply a way of restricting blood flow in the veins of a working muscle in hopes to kick-start some larger gains in muscle size and strength. Occlusion training performed during hockey training on speed and physical performance of hockey players. This training also known as blood flow restriction training, can be defined as the training of muscles while limiting blood flow to the muscles and typically done by performing high intensity, low weight, lifts while using some form of tourniquet or band to limit blood supply to limb being trained.

Full description

This study will be a randomized controlled trial and total sample size of both groups will be 18 and calculated through non-probability sampling technique and the players will allocate into two groups, control group and experimental group, per group sample size is 9. Each will perform the session for occlusion training. Before and after training sessions players completed a series of test to assess their speed and physical performance. Occlusion training will help us providing unique beneficial training mode for promoting muscle hypertrophy. In control group players will perform general exercises session and in experimental sessions players will perform with occlusion training which is blood flow resistance training (BFR training shoulder, leg extension, bicep curls, kaatsu) 4 times a week for 4 weeks with 5 sets of 5 repetitions and then assessed pre-training and post-training values with assessment tools bench press, leg squat, leg power, maximum sprint time and pull-ups performed at 70% of 1-repetition maximum. This training will also improve and increase muscular strength in players.

Enrollment: 18 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 19 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male
• Athletes with age group of 19-30 years of age.
• All players who had a minimum of two years of resistance training experience

Exclusion criteria

• Systemic issues with orthopedic issue, fractures, neuromuscular issue, cardiac issues.
• Players having history of prior surgery.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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18 participants in 2 patient groups

Occlusion Training

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Occlusion Training

General exercises without occlusion

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: General Exercises without occlusion training