Clinical trials: Lower Extremity Blood Flow
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Blood Flow Restriction Training in ACL Surgery
This will be a randomized pilot study to determine the effectiveness of Personalized Blood Flow Restriction (PBFR) technique in conjunction with prescribed physical therapy (PT) in a cohort of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)…
- Trial name
- NCT05245864
- Testing
- blood flow restriction, physical therapy standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Meniscus Disorder, Meniscus, Torn Tibial
Blood Flow Restriction After Meniscus Repair
The purpose of this study is to evaluate post-operative outcomes after meniscus surgery in participants undergoing blood flow restriction training as a rehabilitative adjunct compared to those with standard rehabilitation.
- Conditions
- Meniscus Disorder, Meniscus, Torn Tibial, Meniscus Lesion, Meniscus Tear, Tibial
- Trial name
- NCT04436523
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction (Delfi Personalized Tourniquet System), Standard rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
ACL Tear
Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
The study is a prospective randomized control trial consisting of subjects requiring ACL reconstruction with BTB autograft. Subjects were randomly divided into two groups following their inclusion in the study.
- Trial name
- NCT04484961
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction (BFR)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes and Exercise Function in Single Leg Exercises
This study plans to learn more about the effects of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) on exercise blood flow and muscle oxygen uptake. This study will evaluate \& compare exercise function during single leg plantar flexion exercise in a…
- Trial name
- NCT01793909
- Testing
- Single Leg Exercise Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
Personalized Blood Flow Restriction for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation
This is a cross-sectional study on the use of personalized blood flow restriction during rehabilitation exercises and its effects on biomechanics on people who have had an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT04635579
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Muscle Mass
Low Intensity Blood Flow Restriction Training Study
The particpant will complete baseline testing by measuring subjects' quadriceps muscle thickness (cm) via ultrasound technology, as well as have them complete a one repetition maximum (1RM) test on the leg press machine and an…
- Trial name
- NCT03055260
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction cuff
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
Moderated Blood Flow Restriction After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
The aim of this study is to determine if there is a difference in post operative rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery while using moderated blood flow therapy vs. standard physical therapy.
- Trial name
- Delfi (NCT02911909)
- Testing
- Delfi, Standard rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Restless Legs Syndrome, Neuropathic Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Restless Legs Syndrome
The overall goal of this proposed study is to evaluate the underlying mechanisms of neural control of blood flow in the lower extremities in humans with restless leg syndrome (RLS).
- Trial name
- NCT03539081
- Testing
- Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry Scan, Laboratory Measurements, Blood Flow Measurement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marshall Holland
Venous Stasis, Deep Vein Thrombosis
Blood Flow Stimulation in the Lower Limbs by Application of Different External Devices
In this study, four different devices which stimulate the blood in the lower extremities are used in ten healthy persons while measuring the blood flow with ultrasound.
- Trial name
- NCT03420625
- Testing
- Foot IPC, Rapid calf IPC, Slow calf IPC
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Polestriding Versus Walking for Subjects With Poor Leg Circulation
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of polestriding (walking with poles) and traditional walking on physical endurance in subjects with poor circulation in their legs.
- Trial name
- NCT00719355
- Testing
- Walking with poles, Walking exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Blood Flow Restriction, ACL Tear
Blood Flow Restriction Training (BFR) in an Adolescent Population
While there are a number studies that have reported on the use of BFR in the adult population, there is limited information about the use of BFR in the adolescent population.
- Conditions
- Blood Flow Restriction, ACL Tear, ACL Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04285879
- Testing
- Blood Flow Restriction using Delfi Personalized Tourniquet System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Pain, Low Back Pain
Changes in Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients Treated With Spinal Cord Stimulation for Low Back and Leg Pain
The primary objective of this study is to identify the brain regions in which activity is affected by SCS. Baseline cerebral blood flow scans with the device turned off will be generated compared to scans produced with the device…
- Conditions
- Pain, Low Back Pain, Leg Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00418301
- Testing
- Precision Spinal Cord Stimulation and PET Scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Supervised Treadmill Exercise and Ranolazine for Intermittent Claudication of Lower Extremities
The goal of this study is to evaluate whether supervised treadmill exercise combined with ranolazine 1000 mg twice daily provides an incremental benefit in absolute walking distance over supervised exercise alone in patients with…
- Trial name
- STERILE (NCT00914316)
- Testing
- Ranolazine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health East
Deep Vein Thrombosis of Lower Limb, Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Prevention in Total Hip Arthroplasty: Continuous Enhanced Circulation Therapy (CECT) Versus Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH)
Evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of ActiveCare+ CECT device +/- baby dose aspirin (81 mg QD) for lowering the potential risk for bleeding and of DVT during and after THA surgery in comparison with LMWH.
- Conditions
- Deep Vein Thrombosis of Lower Limb, Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Bleeding
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT00358735)
- Testing
- ActiveCare CECT device, Enoxaparin
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 411 people
- Sponsor
- Medical Compression Systems
Bone Loss, Hypotensive
Blood Flow and Bone Density in Healthy Adult Women
This project will test the efficacy of using a non-invasive neuromuscular stimulation on the plantar surface of the feet to prevent and/ or reverse bone loss in a sample of healthy adult women.
- Conditions
- Bone Loss, Hypotensive, Lower Limb Fluid Pooling
- Trial name
- NCT00397462
- Testing
- calf muscle pump stimulation
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Binghamton University
Diabetes
ULCERS - Electrical Stimulation in Diabetic Foot Ulceration
The investigators hypothesise that use of a medical device, that increases blood flow to the foot, will speed up ulcer healing in symptomatic diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT02211495
- Testing
- GEKO device, Best Medical Therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Blood Flow Restriction Following ACL Reconstruction
The main objective is to determine the impact of Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) therapy, in comparison to a standard rehabilitation protocol, on preventing atrophy, improving quadriceps strength and improving functional outcomes of…
- Trial name
- BFR (NCT03758755)
- Testing
- Blood Flow Restriction Therapy, ACL Reconstruction rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Inova Health Care Services
Peripheral Arterial Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease
Impacts of Mitochondrial-targeted Antioxidant on Peripheral Artery Disease Patients
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common cardiovascular disease, in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to the limbs, causing pain, immobility and in some cases amputation or death.
- Trial name
- NCT03506633
- Testing
- MitoQ
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska