Clinical trial NCT05225129: Effects Of Blood Flow Restriction Exercise Applications On Physical Fitness Parameters
Official title: Effects Of Blood Flow Restriction Exercise Applications On Physical Fitness Parameters and Sporting Motivation in Canoe Athletes
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Physical Performance
Keywords: blood flow restriction
physical parameters
sporting motivation
canoe
Lead sponsor: Eastern Mediterranean University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-02-04
Enrollment: 32
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Aim: The aim of the study; during the non-race season, blood flow-restricted exercises applied in addition to routine training programs to determine the effects on physical fitness parameters and sportive motivation of male canoe athletes aged 18 and over and to compare the results between the groups.

Method: Male athletes aged 18 and over who are licensed and actively engaged in canoeing in Turkey will be included in the study. Subjects will be divided into two groups , training and control. The training group will be given blood flow restricted exercise for 8 weeks and resistance training equivalent to 30% of 1 maximum repetition. In the control group, 30% of 1 MT of resistance training will be applied for 8 weeks without blood flow restriction. Before and after, athletes will be evaluated with sport-specific performance tests, muscle thickness measurement with ultrasound, isokinetic measurement of hamstring and quadriceps muscles at a speed of 60°/sec and 300°/sec. In addition, the muscles of the athletes will be evaluated with dynamic muscular measurements.

Detailed description: The first evaluation will be made before the 8-week training, and the second evaluation will be made at the end of the 8-week training. Both groups will be re-evaluated for follow-up at 6 and 12 months from the start of the study. In the 4th week, it is aimed to improve the exercise protocols by increasing the number of sets and repetitions in both groups.

The training will start with a 10-minute warm-up exercise on the static bike, and then stretching exercises will be applied. The athlete is dressed in the KAK apparatus and the pressure is given continuously so that it is on the device. In the 30-minute CAC exercise training, the athlete will complete the resistance exercises on the Leg Press, Leg Curl, Leg Calf Raise, Quadriceps Extension machines while attached to the device.

In the exercise prescription, which is planned as 3 sets of 10 repetitions, a rest period of 60 seconds will be given between sets. A 10-minute cool-down period will be added at the end of the training.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years of age or older
* Being a licensed athlete for at least 2 years,
* No history of orthopedic injury in the last 6 months
* Athletes who have been doing resistance exercise for at least 5 years

Exclusion Criteria:

* Presence of disease that will cause endothelial dysfunction (hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, neurological diseases, atherosclerosis)
* History of deep vein thrombosis and peripheral vascular disease
* Presence of acute infection
* Cancer cases
* Having undergone a surgical operation due to trauma in the last 6 months

Primary outcomes:
measure: Changes in the sportive performance will be measured by ergometer
timeFrame: At the beginning and at the end of 8 weeks
measure: Changes in muscle thickness will be measured by ultrasound
timeFrame: At the beginning and at the end of 8 weeks
measure: Quadriceps and Hamstring muscle strength, endurance, Ham/Quad ratio will be evaluated with an isokinetic dynamometer.
timeFrame: At the beginning and at the end of 8 weeks
measure: In the Dynamic Measurement of Muscular Strength, a repetitive maximum method is used to measure the force with the dynamic method.
timeFrame: At the beginning and at the end of 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Famagusta
country: Cyprus
facility: Eastern Mediterranean University
Study officials:
affiliation: Eastern Mediterranean University
name: Berkiye Kırmızıgil, Asst. Prof.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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