Blood Flow Restriction Training After ACL Reconstruction in Adolescents
This study is looking at how blood flow restriction training (BFRT) affects adolescents aged 12-18 who have had anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery. Participants will be assigned to either receive BFRT using the Delfi Personalized Tourniquet System or standard physical therapy. The BFRT group will train two days a week for 16 weeks, starting 1-2 weeks after surgery. Researchers want to see if BFRT improves quadriceps (thigh muscle) strength, overall function, and quality of life, and how well patients tolerate the training. The study aims to enroll 120 participants and is currently unclear about its recruitment status.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study that will involve 120 participants. It compares blood flow restriction training to standard physical therapy.
- What's involved
- Participants will undergo physical therapy sessions twice a week for 16 weeks. Measurements of strength, quality of life, and overall function will be taken regularly.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Quadriceps strength will be measured up to 24 weeks post-surgery. Hop test and Y-balance test results will be measured at 24 weeks.
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BFRT in Adolescents After ACL Reconstruction
At a glance
Conditions
NCT04390035
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.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Physical Therapy
Atlanta, Georgiastudy 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
- Jeanne Graf, PT, DPT, ATC · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Clinical Site Supervisor, Physical Therapist
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Quadriceps Strength0-24 weeks post-surgery
Quadriceps strength will be evaluated throughout the study using handheld dynamometry and percentage improvement will be compared between the control group and intervention group.
- Hop Test Results24 weeks
The hop test battery includes four hop tests (single leg hop for distance, triple hop for distance, 6-meter timed hop, triple crossover hop). Symmetry of performance between operative and non-operative lower extremity will be compared between control group and intervention group. The test will be performed at 24 weeks post-surgery.
- Y-Balance Test Results24 weeks
Symmetry of performance between operative and non-operative lower extremity will be compared between control group and intervention group. This test will be performed at 24 weeks post-surgery.