PNF and BFR Affect on Pain, ROM & Functional Outcome in Post-op ACL

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy

Treatments: Device: Effect of Hold Relax technique with Blood Flow Restriction technique on functional outcome; Other: Effect of Hold Relax technique without Blood Flow Restriction technique on functional outcomes

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06943079

REC/RCR & AHS/24/0120

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of Hold Relax Technique (HRT) with and without Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) on pain, range of motion (ROM), and functional disability in patients with post-operative ACL rehabilitation. This study includes all types of genders with age limit is 25-45 years. But the aim is to infer the answers to the following questions; Does HRT has better effects than HRT with BFR? How much effect should be noted ? The research will show that if both HRT and HRT with BFR groups had significant pain reduction, the HRT with BFR group demonstrated greater ROM improvement and significant enhancement in functional ability compared to the HRT and control groups.

Full description

A randomized clinical trial will be conducted under Riphah International University guidelines and nonprobability convenient sampling will be used to collect data from the 48 participants from the Ghurki trust and teaching hospital setting. Participants will go through ACL reconstruction specifically the usage of a hamstring graft. The participants were allocated into two groups by using randomization through computer-generated software A and B. In A group only HRT will be applied to check the effects on pain, ROM, and functional disability. In the B group HRT with BFR will be utilized to note the effects on pain, ROM, and functional disability.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age group 25-45 years.
• Both gender male and female.
• Patient underwent arthroscopic ACL repair procedure.
• Patients in 6 weeks of rehabilitation phase.
• Grafts of hamstring muscle were used in repair.
• Max range achieved after post-op day 1.
• Low- moderate pain intensity.

Exclusion criteria

• Any form of bone carcinoma.
• Any Post-OP active infectionous Patients.
• Any circulatory effects.
• DVT and pulmonary embolism.
• Loose Implant placement.
• Non co-operative Patient.
• Hyperasthetic Patient.
• Polytraumatic Post-OP Patient.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

A - Hold Relax technique with Blood Flow Restriction technique

Experimental group

Description:

Effects of Hold Relax technique with Blood Flow Restriction on functional outcome

Treatment:

Device: Effect of Hold Relax technique with Blood Flow Restriction technique on functional outcome

B - Hold relax technique without blood Flow Restriction technique

Active Comparator group

Description:

Effect of Hold Relax technique without Blood flow restriction on functional outcomes

Treatment:

Other: Effect of Hold Relax technique without Blood Flow Restriction technique on functional outcomes