Low Resistance Venous Blood Flow Restriction Training (LR-VBFRT) on Biceps Brachii Muscle Performance

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Muscle Weakness Condition

Treatments: Other: Low Resistance training with venous blood flow restriction; Other: High Resistance training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04181671

RiphahIU 00563

Details and patient eligibility

About

Resistance training has been widely recognized as an effective stimulus for increasing skeletal muscle size and strength. This study intends to compare the effects of high resistance training without blood flow restriction and the low resistance training with blood flow restriction training on bicep muscle performance.

Full description

The study is Randomized Control Trail, which is being conducted in RIPHAH COLLEGE OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES. Sample size of 40 individual was calculated using Epitool with 95% confidence interval (CI) and power 80%. Individual will be screened out according to inclusion criteria. Individuals will be allocated randomly into two groups, 20 in high resistance training group and 20 in low resistance training with blood flow restriction group by sealed envelope method.

High resistance training will be use in control group.Low resistance with blood flow restriction training will be used in experimental group.

Assessment will be done on baseline 2-4 days prior to the intervention and after 8 weeks of training.

Data will be analyzed on SPSS version 21.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 20 to 28 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Males
• Age: 20-28 year
• Body mass index: 18.5-24.9

Exclusion criteria

• Vascular Disease
• Upper Limb Pathology Requiring Surgical Intervention
• Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Issues
• Blood Pressure >140/90
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Venous Thromboembolism
• Congenital Cardiac Diseases
• Syncope, Arrhythmias, Smokers
• Alcohol Use
• Supplements Intake
• whey Protein Intake

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Low Resistance Training Group

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group will receive low resistance blood flow restriction training with 30% of 1 RM.

Treatment:

Other: Low Resistance training with venous blood flow restriction

High Resistance Training Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants of this group will receive High resistance training (80% of 1 RM) without blood flow restriction.

Treatment:

Other: High Resistance training