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Blood Flow Restriction Training as a Targeted Intervention for Rowers With Back Pain.
Led by Loma Linda University · Updated on 2025-10-06
120
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
26 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this graduate student research study is to compare the effects of low-load blood flow restriction training (LL-BFR) and heavy-load training (HLT) in high-volume rowers with mild low back pain or recurrent low back pain (LBP), aiming to determine whether LL-BFR offers a safer yet equally effective alternative to HLT for enhancing performance and reducing risk of re-injury.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Blood Flow Restriction Training as a Targeted Intervention for Rowers With Back Pain.
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Aged 13-20 years old
- Currently active rower training at least 3 days per week or 12 hours per week
- Mild low back pain with low reactivity (less than 3 out of 10) or recurring low back pain within the past 18 months that has affected attendance to team practices or races
- Able to complete a 2,000-meter rowing ergometer test
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe or acute back pain limiting basic movement or requiring medical treatment
- History of spinal surgery or structural spine conditions like scoliosis requiring bracing or surgery
- Contraindications to blood flow restriction training as identified by safety screening (including peripheral vascular disease, history of vascular surgery, skin grafts, arteriovenous fistula)
- Cognitive or physical impairments limiting participation
- Uncontrolled or undiagnosed high blood pressure
- Bleeding or blood clotting disorders
- History of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
- Surgery within the past 12 weeks
- Recent limb immobilization within the last 4 weeks
- History of stroke or transient ischemic attack
- History of cancer
- Diagnosed heart disease
- History of rhabdomyolysis
- Diagnosed diabetes
- Sickle cell disease
- History of compartment syndrome
- History of nerve damage or injury
- Previous complications or adverse reactions to blood flow restriction training
- Other medical conditions requiring physician clearance before starting blood flow restriction training
- Pregnancy (self-reported)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California, United States, 92350
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
E
Everett Lohman, DSc
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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