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Effects of BFR Interventions in Healthy Individuals and Individuals With COPD

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Healthy
COPD
Registration Number
NCT05734534
Lead Sponsor
Morten Hostrup, PhD
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of different blood flow restriction (BFR) interventions on muscle function and adaptations both in healthy well-trained individuals and individuals diagnosed with COPD.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
105
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Muscle strengthChange assessed from before to after the intervention (6 weeks in study A, on average 7 days in study B)

Maximal voluntary isometric contraction of m. quadriceps femoris

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Maximal oxygen consumptionChange assessed from before to after the 6 week intervention

VO2max during incremental exercise

Skeletal muscle mitochondrial respirationChange assessed from before to after the intervention (6 weeks in study A, on average 7 days in study B)

High resolution respirometry

Fiber cross-sectional areaChange assessed from before to after the intervention (6 weeks in study A, on average 7 days in study B)

Immunohistochemistry to determine fiber cross-sectional area

Functional exercise capacityChange assessed from before to after the 6 week intervention (only in individuals with COPD)

Number of repetitions achieved during a 1-minute sit-to-stand test

Satellite cellsChange assessed from before to after the intervention (6 weeks in study A, on average 7 days in study B)

Immunohistochemistry to determine number of satellite cells

Lean massChange assessed from before to after the 6 week intervention

Lean mass assessed by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)

MyonucleiChange assessed from before to after the intervention (6 weeks in study A, on average 7 days in study B)

Immunohistochemistry to determine number of myonuclei

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

August Krogh Building

🇩🇰

Copenhagen, Denmark

August Krogh Building
🇩🇰Copenhagen, Denmark
Morten Hostrup
Contact
+4535321595
mhostrup@nexs.ku.dk

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