Impact of Blood-Flow-Restriction Prehabilitation on Pre- and Postoperative Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty

University Hospital Bonn (UKB)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee

Treatments: Other: Sham-BFR; Other: BFR

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06964022

2023_D

Details and patient eligibility

About

Degenerative and traumatic diseases of the musculoskeletal system lead to increased immobility of a patient, which in turn results in muscle atrophy. BFR training is a training method in which a blood pressure cuff partially blocks the arterial blood flow to the exercising limb and completely blocks the venous blood flow. During exercise, an externally induced venous occlusion occurs. This stimulus increases the metabolic stimulus in the occluded extremity - this means that strength can be increased even with low weights, which is why this training is also suitable for people who should not use high training loads due to injuries or operations.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Indication for TKA Surgery
• Ability to perform prehabilitation exercise

Exclusion criteria

• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Iatrogenic changes in the vessels of the lower extremities (e.g. stents)
• Open wounds/Infection of the lower extremities

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Active Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants of this group were active controls, exercising with a sham-BFR intervention during prehabilitation.

Treatment:

Other: Sham-BFR

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants of this group were exercising with a BFR intervention during prehabilitation.

Treatment:

Other: BFR