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Blood Flow Restriction Training After Patellar INStability

NCT04554212 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 78

Last updated 2025-07-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This research study is designed to allow health care professionals and researchers to answer many questions about whether a new type of physical therapy called blood flow restriction training (called BFRT) will improve recovery for those with patellar instability.

Conditions

  • Patellar Dislocation
  • Knee Injuries
  • Leg Injury
  • Wounds and Injuries

Interventions

DEVICE

Blood Flow Restriction Training

Participants will undergo 8 weeks of blood flow restriction training with cuff inflated to 60% occlusion.

DEVICE

Sham Blood Flow Restriction Training

Participants will undergo 8 weeks of sham blood flow restriction training with cuff inflated to less than 10% occlusion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Cleveland Clinic

    collaborator OTHER

  • Caitlin Conley

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Caitlin Conley, PhD · University of Kentucky

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-09
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-06-30
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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