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Blood Flow Restriction Therapy Following Acute Shoulder Injury Patients

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Shoulder Injury
Interventions
Device: Blood Flow Restriction
Device: "sham" Blood Flow Restriction
Registration Number
NCT06223373
Lead Sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Brief Summary

Atrophy and weakness of the shoulder are a common problem following treatment of a number of shoulder and elbow pathologies. Even with relatively short periods of reduced activity, the magnitude of muscle loss can be quite substantial.

Detailed Description

Blood flow restriction (BFR) therapy is one such therapeutic tool that has received increasing attention, which involves application of a pressurized tourniquet to the injured limb during rehabilitation that limits atrophy when performing strength training with weight that otherwise would not produce enough of a contraction to prevent muscular atrophy. To date, several studies have been performed on BFR therapy, however, the effect of therapy on ligamentous and tendinous injury in the upper extremity remain unclear as most studies have focused on muscular strengthening in healthy individuals and on lower extremity injuries distal to the tourniquet.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
24
Inclusion Criteria
  • injured patient with clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) consistent with a formal diagnosis of non-operative rotator cuff and/or biceps tendinopathy
  • no prior upper extremity ipsilateral procedures or history of deep vein thrombosis
  • those willing to be part of the study
Exclusion Criteria
  • patients younger than 18 or older than 55 years of age
  • a history of revision surgery or prior ipsilateral upper extremity surgery
  • concomitant ligamentous, tendinous, or cartilage injury that would alter postoperative rehabilitation protocol
  • inability to comply with the proposed follow-up clinic visits
  • patients lacking decisional capacity

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Blood Flow Restriction (BFR)Blood Flow RestrictionBlood Flow Restriction (BFR) pressurized per standard protocols in addition to our institutional rehabilitation protocol
"sham" Blood Flow Restriction (BFR)"sham" Blood Flow Restrictionrehabilitation using "sham BFR" as well as our institutional rehabilitation protocol
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
GH levels - Day 1Day 1

Patients will receive the blood draws in the physical therapy clinic -ELISA will be used to quantify plasma levels

Change in Shoulder muscle strengthWeek 6

measuring shoulder strength in injured and non-injured arms for both study groups using a Biodex testing machine.

Change in cross sectional area (CSA)Week 6

Ultrasound will be used to quantify the changes in rotator cuff muscle and distal biceps cross-sectional area before and after therapy. The same multifrequency linear probe (7.5-9.0 MHz, Elegra; Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany) will be used throughout the study.

IL-6 levels - Day 1Day 1

Patients will receive the blood draws in the physical therapy clinic - ELISA will be used to quantify plasma levels

functional Shoulder scores - BaselineBaseline

Patients will receive questionnaires evaluating shoulder function at baseline, once cleared to return to sport, as well as 6 and 12 months after completing rehabilitation

functional Shoulder scores - Month 12Month 12

Patients will receive questionnaires evaluating shoulder function at baseline, once cleared to return to sport, as well as 6 and 12 months after completing rehabilitation

GH levels - BaselineBaseline

Patients will receive the blood draws in the physical therapy clinic - ELISA will be used to quantify plasma levels

IGF-1 levels - BaselineBaseline

Patients will receive the blood draws in the physical therapy clinic - ELISA will be used to quantify plasma levels

IGF-1 levels - Week 3Week 3

Patients will receive the blood draws in the physical therapy clinic - ELISA will be used to quantify plasma levels

IGF-1 levels - Week 6Week 6

Patients will receive the blood draws in the physical therapy clinic - ELISA will be used to quantify plasma levels

functional Shoulder scores - Return to Sport up to Month 12Return to Sport up to Month 12

Patients will receive questionnaires evaluating shoulder function at baseline, once cleared to return to sport, as well as 6 and 12 months after completing rehabilitation

functional Shoulder scores - Month 6Month 6

Patients will receive questionnaires evaluating shoulder function at baseline, once cleared to return to sport, as well as 6 and 12 months after completing rehabilitation

GH levels - Week 3Week 3

Patients will receive the blood draws in the physical therapy clinic - ELISA will be used to quantify plasma levels

IL-6 levels - Week 6Week 6

Patients will receive the blood draws in the physical therapy clinic - ELISA will be used to quantify plasma levels

GH levels - Week 6Week 6

Patients will receive the blood draws in the physical therapy clinic - ELISA will be used to quantify plasma levels

IL-6 levels - BaselineBaseline

Patients will receive the blood draws in the physical therapy clinic - ELISA will be used to quantify plasma levels

IL-6 levels - Week 3Week 3

Patients will receive the blood draws in the physical therapy clinic - ELISA will be used to quantify plasma levels

IGF-1 levels - Day 1Day 1

Patients will receive the blood draws in the physical therapy clinic - ELISA will be used to quantify plasma levels

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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