Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Not yet recruiting
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT06420362 |
| Other study ID # |
80-23-05 |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Not yet recruiting |
| Phase |
N/A
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
May 30, 2024 |
| Est. completion date |
September 30, 2024 |
Study information
| Verified date |
May 2024 |
| Source |
Biruni University |
| Contact |
Buket AKINCI, Assoc.Prof. |
| Phone |
+90 212 409 12 12 |
| Email |
bakinci[@]biruni.edu.tr |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
Blood Flow Restrictive Exercises (BFR) provide strength increase with less load than required
for traditional muscle strengthening and power. As an alternative for populations that have
difficulty training with high loads and speeds, low-intensity BFR training has been shown to
improve muscle strength and aerobic parameters and to be safe, even in professional athletes
and individuals with chronic diseases in various populations. The aim of our study is to
examine the effects of BFR applied to the upper extremity on upper extremity muscle strength
and performance in basketball players.
Description:
Basketball is a demanding sport that requires participants to display a high level of
physical fitness and special sporting skills. Basketball requires a high level of anaerobic
and aerobic conditioning and is not only a team sport, but also a sport that requires players
to demonstrate their individual characteristics. In this regard, it is thought that the
determination of performance components based on field tests is a more suitable method for
determining the athletic levels of athletes with special needs.
BFR, which aims to restrict blood flow to the muscle during exercise, is traditionally known
as 'kaatsu'. Blood flow is restricted with a pressure-controlled and monitorable exercise
belt produced for BFR. In order for the method to be successful, the tourniquet method must
be applied to the proximal region of the extremity, and in this way, less blood flow to the
muscle can actually be achieved.
With BFR, it is recommended that the external pressure be made sufficient to restrict the
arterial oxygen pressure between 40% and 80%, and it is thought that the effects of exercise
increase in this hypoxic environment. In this way, it is sufficient to perform the exercises
at 20% to 40% of the 1 maximum repetition, not 60-85%, which is normally required for muscle
hypertrophy. An ischemic and hypoxic muscle environment during BFR; It has been hypothesized
that it is produced to cause high levels of metabolic stress and mechanical tension. Both
metabolic stress and mechanical tension have been described as "primary hypertrophy factors"
and are theorized to activate other mechanisms for muscle growth.
Strength training performed by restricting blood flow plays an important role in muscle
hypertrophy by activating the endocrine system. It has been proven that low-intensity blood
flow restriction training increases the plasma concentration of growth hormone more than
normal exercises. BFR involves low-intensity resistance training and is placed on the
proximal portion of the lower or upper extremity muscles to be worked with a bandage or cuff
that restricts blood flow, providing appropriate superficial pressure.
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of BFR applied to the upper extremity on
upper extremity muscle strength and performance in basketball players.
