Efficacy of BFR Training Combined With Eccentric Exercise as Assessed by SWE in Subjects With Chronic AT
NCT ID: NCT03264326
Last Updated: 2019-05-15
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Basic Information
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TERMINATED
NA
16 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-10-26
2018-12-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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BFR Group
Blood Flow Restriction Training with Eccentric Exercise Protocol
Blood Flow Restriction Training
Delfi Personalized Tourniquet System occludes 80% venous pressure during lower extremity exercise.
Eccentric Exercise
Subjects perform eccentric calf lowering off a step for 90 repetitions twice daily.
Sham BFR Group
Sham Blood Flow Restriction Training with Eccentric Exercise Protocol
Sham Blood Flow Restriction Training
Delfi Personalized Tourniquet System occlude 20 mmHG venous pressure during lower extremity exercise as a sham treatment.
Eccentric Exercise
Subjects perform eccentric calf lowering off a step for 90 repetitions twice daily.
Interventions
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Blood Flow Restriction Training
Delfi Personalized Tourniquet System occludes 80% venous pressure during lower extremity exercise.
Sham Blood Flow Restriction Training
Delfi Personalized Tourniquet System occlude 20 mmHG venous pressure during lower extremity exercise as a sham treatment.
Eccentric Exercise
Subjects perform eccentric calf lowering off a step for 90 repetitions twice daily.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Unilateral symptoms only
* DOD beneficiary, between the ages of 18 and 65
* Clinical diagnosis of Achilles tendinopathy
* Read and speak English well enough to provide informed consent and follow study instructions.
* Can attend in-clinic treatments 2-3 x weekly for the next 12 weeks
Exclusion Criteria
* Any LE surgery on either side in the last 2 years
* History of Achilles rupture
* Any vascular disorder (varicose veins, Hx of DVT)
* Leaving post/station in the following 3 months precluding them being able to come in for f/u visits
* Self-report of pregnancy (currently or within last 6 months)
* Other foot/LE disorder that prevents the completion of the eccentric exercises or BFR exercise
* Unable/unwilling to hop on symptomatic leg
* Pain \< 2/10 of average pain on NPRS
* VISA A score \> 80%
* Currently going through MEB/worker's comp
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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The Geneva Foundation
OTHER
Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center
OTHER
Womack Army Medical Center
FED
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Robert A Whitehurst, DPT
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Womack Army Medical Center
Locations
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Womack Army Medical Center
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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161202
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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