Technique of Restriction of Blood Flow Associated With the Ergonomic Cycle of Upper Limbs in Women

NCT03618004 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2018-11-27

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Summary

Finding alternatives to improve variables such as strength and anaerobic resistance is a subject of highly studied clinical intervention. The use of vascular occlusion associated with physical exercise has shown efficacy in improving these aspects.

The objective is to analyze the effectiveness of upper limb training with vascular occlusion (Kaatsu training) for the improvement of isometric strength and anaerobic capacity in women aged 18 to 38 years.

Study design. Randomized, prospective, single-blind, follow-up clinical study. The selected sample will be randomized into two groups: experimental and control. The intervention will consist of ergonomic exercises with and without vascular occlusion. Isometric strength will be assessed with a manual dynamometer, anaerobic capacity and peak power (anaerobic alactic system) and average power (anaerobic lactic system) with the wingate test, and subjective perception of effort with the Borg scale. The intervention will last 4 weeks, with 3 weekly sessions of 10 minutes each. A descriptive statistical analysis will be carried out among the dependent and independent variables of both groups. With the Kolmogórov distribution normality test and with the Anova and t-student tests for analysis of repeated measures.

Expected results. The investigators intend to observe improvement of isometric biceps and triceps strength and the anaerobic capacity of the group treated with vascular occlusion.

Conditions

  • Women's Health: Female Athlete/Female Athlete Triad

Interventions

OTHER

Experimental group

The intervention lasted 17 minutes each session, 2 weekly sessions were carried out, during 4 weeks. The training started with a warm-up on the hand bike without a load for 5 minutes. Later, we did a work of 3 series of 30 seconds, in maximum power, with 5 minutes of rest between them. The intensity was calculated by 0.048 kp.kg. The subjects of the experimental group made use of the restriction of blood flow, using a pressure cuff coupled in the most proximal region of the arm, 10 cm wide. The pressure was calculated based on the initial systolic pressure of the subjects.

OTHER

Control group

The intervention lasted 17 minutes each session, 2 weekly sessions were carried out, during 4 weeks. The training started with a warm-up on the hand bike without a load for 5 minutes. Later, we did a work of 3 series of 30 seconds, in maximum power, with 5 minutes of rest between them. The intensity was calculated by 0.048 kp.kg. The subjects in the control group did not use pressure cuffs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Real Fundación Victoria Eugenia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rubén Cuesta-Barriuso, PhD · Universidad Europea de Madrid

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-01
Primary Completion
2018-04-12
Completion
2018-08-02

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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