Blood Flow Restriction Therapy in Achilles Injury

Conditions

• Achilles Injuries Tendon

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - 65 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Standard of Care Physical Therapy — OTHER
  Will receive standard of care physical therapy
• Blood flow restriction — OTHER
  Blood flow restriction therapy is a blood pressure cuff placed around the desired limb with a handheld device that controls the pressure exerted by the cuff. The cuff is placed around the desired limb before a specific exercise, the physical therapist determines the appropriate pressure and time, and the patient completes the exercise as they normally would. The monitor determines the limb occlusion pressure and has an automatic timer that will deflate after the specified time has elapsed.

Study Details

Blood flow restriction (BFR) therapy is a brief and partial restriction of venous outflow of an extremity during low load resistance exercises. It is a safe and effective method of improving strength in healthy and active individuals, recovering from orthopedic pathologies and procedures. This prospective, randomized study will look at the implications this form of treatment has on the rehabilitation of Achilles injuries.

Key Dates

Start date

Oct 8, 2021

Status verified

Jun 2026

Primary completion

Jun 1, 2026

Completion

Jun 1, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

57 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Active Comparator: Standard of Care Physical Therapy
  Patients with Achilles injury are prescribed PT for their treatment, therefore physical therapy is a standard of care treatment for patients with tendon pathology.
• Experimental: Blood flow restriction (BFR) therapy
  Blood flow restriction therapy is a blood pressure cuff placed around the desired limb with a handheld device that controls the pressure exerted by the cuff.

Primary Outcome Measure

efficacy of blood flow restriction therapy on patients with Achilles injury by measure pre and post blood flow restriction therapy measured by muscle strength [ Time Frame: 12 Months ]

Central Contacts

• Larry Chen
  (317)847-1784
  [email protected]
• Michael Moore
  347-554-0183
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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