Effect of Blood Flow Restriction on Football-Related Performance Parameters

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Soccer; Exercise; Vascular Occlusion; EMG
• Interventions: Other: Blood Flow Restriction; Other: Classical Training Alone

• Registration Number: NCT05452109
• Lead Sponsor: Biruni University

Brief Summary

The blood flow restriction method can have similar or superior effects to high-intensity exercises even in a short duration, which can positively affect some performance parameters, can be applied with low-intensity load and cause hypertrophy in the muscle by providing high metabolic stress, facilitating muscle growth without significantly changing the total training dose. The aim of this study is to investigate whether adding the blood flow restriction method to the classical training program can be more effective than the classical training applied alone in the development of football-related performance parameters.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-07-06
• Study First Posted: 2022-07-11
• Study Start: 2022-12-12
• Primary Completion: 2023-04-27
• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Study Completion: 2023-10-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-20
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Being a male between the ages of 18-30 years
• Volunteer to participate in the study
• Playing football in one of the clubs in Istanbul for at least 1 year
• Being in the pre-season of the club
• Absence of any ongoing musculoskeletal problems that limit exercising

Exclusion Criteria

• Having at least one of the contraindications preventing the application of blood flow restriction (Smoking, previous venous thromboembolism, risk of peripheral vascular disease (ankle-brachial index <0.9), coronary heart disease, hypertension, hemophilia, etc.).
• History of sports injury in the last 6 months
• Orthopedic lower extremity surgery in the last 1 year
• Body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Blood Flow Restriction + Classical Training	Blood Flow Restriction	-
Classical Training Alone	Classical Training Alone	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluation of Muscle Strength and Endurance	6 weeks	Isokinetic dynamometer

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Systemic Fatigue	6 weeks	Lactate analysis
Evaluation of Lower Extremity Power	6 weeks	Vertical jump test
Evaluation of Dynamic Balance	6 weeks	Y Balance Test
Evaluation of Change of Direction Speed	6 weeks	T Test
Evaluation of General Satisfaction and Perceived Performance Change	6th week	General satisfaction and the change in performance perceived by the participants will be evaluated with the 7 points Global Rating of Change Scale after the training program. According to the scale, it is expressed as "-3: I am much worse, -2: I am worse, -1: I am a little worse, 0: No change, 1: I am a little better, 2: I am better, 3: I am much better".
Evaluation of Aerobic Endurance	6 weeks	Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Level 1 test
Evaluation of Reactive Agility	6 weeks	Y-Shaped Reactive Agility Test
General Perceived Fatigue	6 weeks	Borg scale

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Biruni University; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul University Cerrahpasa; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey