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Blood Flow Restriction Following Hip Arthroscopy

This study is looking at how a therapy called Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) can help people recover after hip arthroscopy surgery for conditions like a labral tear or femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). BFR involves placing a cuff on your upper thigh during exercise to restrict blood flow. The study wants to see if this helps your quadriceps (thigh muscles) get stronger and bigger. You might be able to join if you are between 18 and 40 years old, speak English, and are scheduled for your first hip arthroscopy. The main goal is to measure your quadriceps strength at 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. The study status is currently unclear, and it plans to enroll 56 participants.

Study design
This is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study with 56 participants. This means participants will be randomly assigned to either receive BFR therapy or a sham (inactive) BFR therapy, and neither you nor your doctors will know which one you are getting.
What's involved
You will have follow-up appointments at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. These appointments will include strength testing, leg measurements, and potentially an MRI at 6 months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
You will be followed for 12 months after your surgery to assess quadriceps strength and other outcomes.

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NCT04113759

Blood Flow Restriction Following Hip Arthroscopy

Recruiting
NAAges 18–40InterventionalTreatment
Rush University Medical Center
~56 participants
Updated 2025-12-05 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitative TherapySham BFR Rehabilitative Therapy

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Quadriceps Strength
Measured over 3 month time point
+9 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Labral Tear, Glenoid
Femoral Acetabular Impingement

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinoisstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Jorge Chahla, MD PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Rush University Medical Center

Who to contact

Carla M. Edwards, PhD
[email protected]
312-563-5735
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Adult patients 18-40
English-speaking
Clinical and radiographic examination (MRI) consistent FAIS and/or labral pathology, and are schedule for primary hip arthroscopy
Written and informed consent for study participation

Exclusion

Patients younger than 18 or older than 40 years of age
Non-native English speaker
Revision surgery or prior history of ipsilateral hip or knee surgery
Inability to comply with the proposed follow-up clinic visits
Patients lacking decisional capacity
Patients with a history of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or known clotting disorder or hypercoagulable state
Pregnant or breast-feeding women. Pregnancy as determined by a positive pregnancy test prior to procedure. Females of childbearing potential must agree to use an acceptable birth control method during study participation.
Worker's compensation patients
Any clinically significant finding that would place the patient at health risk, impact the study, or affect the completion of the study
Any psychiatric illness that would prevent comprehension of the details and nature of the study and interfere with follow-up clinic visits

What this trial measures

  • Quadriceps Strength3 month time point

    Will be measured with dynamometer

  • Quadriceps Strength6 month time point

    Will be measured with dynamometer

  • Quadriceps Strength12 month time point

    Will be measured with dynamometer

  • Biodex strength testing6 month time point

    Isokinetic strength testing

  • Biodex strength testing12 month time point

    Isokinetic strength testing

  • Standardized circumferential leg meaurements1 month time point

    To assesss quadricep hypertrophy

  • Standardized circumferential leg meaurements3 month time point

    To assesss quadricep hypertrophy

  • Standardized circumferential leg meaurements6 month time point

    To assesss quadricep hypertrophy

  • Standardized circumferential leg meaurements12 month time point

    To assesss quadricep hypertrophy

  • Muscle size and appearance about the hip joint6 months postoperatively

    To be assessed via hip MRI postoperatively