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Effect of Blood Flow Restriction on Football-Related Performance Parameters

Improvement of Football-Related Performance Parameters: Application of Blood Flow Restrictive Exercise

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05452109
Enrollment
20
Registered
2022-07-11
Start date
2022-12-12
Completion date
2023-10-27
Last updated
2024-01-23

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Conditions

EMG, Exercise, Soccer, Vascular Occlusion

Brief summary

The blood flow restriction method can have similar or superior effects to high-intensity exercises even in a short duration, which can positively affect some performance parameters, can be applied with low-intensity load and cause hypertrophy in the muscle by providing high metabolic stress, facilitating muscle growth without significantly changing the total training dose. The aim of this study is to investigate whether adding the blood flow restriction method to the classical training program can be more effective than the classical training applied alone in the development of football-related performance parameters.

Interventions

OTHERBlood Flow Restriction

Blood flow restriction with low load (30-50% 1RM) for 2 sessions in a week for 6 weeks during classical training will be applied.

OTHERClassical Training Alone

Classical training same as Group 1with moderate to high load (70-90% 1RM) for 2 sessions in a week for 6 weeks will be applied without blood restriction.

Sponsors

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
CollaboratorOTHER
Biruni University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Being a male between the ages of 18-30 years * Volunteer to participate in the study * Playing football in one of the clubs in Istanbul for at least 1 year * Being in the pre-season of the club * Absence of any ongoing musculoskeletal problems that limit exercising

Exclusion criteria

* Having at least one of the contraindications preventing the application of blood flow restriction (Smoking, previous venous thromboembolism, risk of peripheral vascular disease (ankle-brachial index \<0.9), coronary heart disease, hypertension, hemophilia, etc.). * History of sports injury in the last 6 months * Orthopedic lower extremity surgery in the last 1 year * Body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Evaluation of Muscle Strength and Endurance6 weeksIsokinetic dynamometer

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Evaluation of Aerobic Endurance6 weeksYo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Level 1 test
Evaluation of Change of Direction Speed6 weeksT Test
Evaluation of Reactive Agility6 weeksY-Shaped Reactive Agility Test
Evaluation of Lower Extremity Power6 weeksVertical jump test
Systemic Fatigue6 weeksLactate analysis
General Perceived Fatigue6 weeksBorg scale
Evaluation of General Satisfaction and Perceived Performance Change6th weekGeneral satisfaction and the change in performance perceived by the participants will be evaluated with the 7 points Global Rating of Change Scale after the training program. According to the scale, it is expressed as -3: I am much worse, -2: I am worse, -1: I am a little worse, 0: No change, 1: I am a little better, 2: I am better, 3: I am much better.
Evaluation of Dynamic Balance6 weeksY Balance Test

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026