Can restained training ease pain and boost performance in college runners with shin pain

Phase 3

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Acquired deformity of musculoskeletal system, unspecified,

Registration Number: CTRI/2025/04/085713

Lead Sponsor: Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education

Brief Summary: This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training on pain, agility, and electromyographic (EMG) muscle activity in collegiate recreational runner diagnosed with Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS). Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to either a BFR training group or a control group. The BFR group will undergo a structured low-load resistance training program with blood flow restriction applied to the lower limbs, while the control group will perform identical exercises without BFR. The intervention will be conducted over a specified duration, with pre- and post-intervention assessments. Outcome measures will include pain intensity (measured using an algometer), agility performance (evaluated through T tests), and EMG activity of TA and TP lower limb muscles. The study aims to determine whether BFR training can serve as an effective rehabilitation approach for MTSS by enhancing muscle function and reducing pain without excessive mechanical load.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 112

Inclusion Criteria

• both male and female age between 18-30 years.
• recreational runners experiencing symptoms for more than two weeks.
• Pain localized to anterior and posteromedial sides of the shin and local tenderness as I and II • MTSS will be confirmed through physical test by One leg Hop test and Yate’s criteria.

Exclusion Criteria

Individual with fracture in the lower limb, surgery around knee and ankle, bone pathology, deformities and any neurological disease will be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Threshold-Algometer, Agility by T test,	Baseline and after 8 weeks
Muscle Activity Of tibialis anterior and posterior- EMG	Baseline and after 8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method

Trial Locations

Locations (1): Galgotias University
🇮🇳
Nagar, UTTAR PRADESH, India
Galgotias University
🇮🇳Nagar, UTTAR PRADESH, India
Dr Sanghamitra Jena
Principal investigator
9776961858
sanghamitra.bpt@gmail.com