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Blood Flow Restricted Electrical Stimulation During Immobilisation

NCT05093985 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2021-10-26

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Summary

Following injury or surgery to a limb, it is often immobilised to allow tissue healing. Short periods of disuse cause loss of muscle size and strength and impaired mechanical properties of tendons, which leads to reduced function. Strategies to combat these deconditioning adaptations include neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), however at present its effectiveness is limited. Recent research suggests that the effects of NMES can be augmented with blood flow restriction (BFR). At present, the effect of combining these two techniques on muscle function during limb immobilisation is unknown. Furthermore, the impact of BFR training during retraining following immobilisation is unknown.

Conditions

  • Atrophy, Muscular
  • Atrophy, Disuse

Interventions

OTHER

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation with blood flow restriction

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation with blood flow restriction

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St Mary's University College

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-15
Primary Completion
2023-10-01
Completion
2023-10-01

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