Effect of Blood flow restriction therapy on muscle fatigue and performance in recreational runners
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Status
- Recruiting
- Enrollment
- 46
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Running performance (distance measured)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The present study aims to determine the effect of Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training on muscle fatigue and physical performance in recreational runners. Participants will undergo a 6-week training program, where one group performs low-load resistance exercises under BFR and the other follows a standard exercise protocol without restriction. The outcomes will be assessed through parameters such as running performance (12-minute Cooper test), muscle fatigue (lactate levels), leg strength (1-RM test), lower limb endurance (single-leg sit-to-stand test), and circumference measurements. The study seeks to identify whether low-load BFR training can provide similar or superior benefits to traditional high-load training while being safer, time-efficient, and joint-friendly. If effective, this protocol can help clinicians and coaches implement evidence-based BFR programs to enhance endurance, reduce fatigue, and improve performance in recreational runners.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Masking
- Outcome Assessor Blinded
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 20.00 Year(s) to 35.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- Male
Inclusion Criteria
- •Males between the ages of 20 and 35
- •Recreational runners (those who have been jogging on average three times per week for at least six months).
- •No known cardiovascular, neuromuscular, or musculoskeletal disorders.
- •No participation in BFRT or similar occlusion training protocols in the past 3 months.
- •(to eliminate the carry-over effect)
- •Willingness to comply with the 6-week training protocol and testing schedule.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Any existing lower-limb injury, chronic pain or recent surgery
- •Those who have already sustained lower limb injuries.
- •Subjects who were hypertensive (greater than 130 by 80 mm Hg).
- •Those who are taking GH, anabolic steroids.
- •Vascular health problems (deep vein thrombosis, varicose veins).
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Running performance (distance measured)
Time Frame: baselines, 3 weeks, 6 weeks
Muscle fatigue (Lactate Analyzer)
Time Frame: baselines, 3 weeks, 6 weeks
Leg strength
Time Frame: baselines, 3 weeks, 6 weeks
Lower limb endurance
Time Frame: baselines, 3 weeks, 6 weeks
lower limb Circumference measurement
Time Frame: baselines, 3 weeks, 6 weeks
Secondary Outcomes
- Leg strength(Lower limb endurance)
Investigators
SAURABH SHARMA
Amity institute of physiotherapy, Amity Institute of Health Allied Science