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The goal of this clinical trial is to identify any differences in elbow ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) relative thickness and joint space laxity in the dominant arm following an 8-week course of low intensity resistance exercises with blood flow restriction (BFR) exercises in healthy volunteers. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Participants will:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| BFR Training on the UCL | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Delfi PTS Blood Flow Restriction Tourniquet System | Device | In Houston Methodist rehabilitation clinics these devices are used as standard of care for BFR therapy in many post-operative treatments. General guidelines suggest using ranges between 30% - 80% of limb occlusion pressure (LOP). In our previous research efforts involving BFR the investigators have adhered to these guidelines and experienced no adverse events while observing these ranges to be well tolerated by subjects. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Relative ligament thickness of the UCL | Ligament thickness will be evaluated by ultrasound imaging measurement. | From baseline visit to end of treatment at 8 weeks |
| Changes in the ulnohumeral joint laxity | Any changes will be evaluated by ultrasound imaging. To calculate the relative measurement, also known as the side-to-side difference (STS), investigators will take measurements from both the dominant and nondominant arms and then calculate difference between the two. | At baseline visit and end of treatment at 8 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes in arm strength | This value will be measured with a crane scale (a device used to measure force) and will evaluate the participant's maximum force output with different movements. Higher or lower scores don't reflect whether an outcome is better or worse, but rather each participant's scores are only being compared to their own to assess strength change. | From baseline visit to end of treatment at 8 weeks |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Haley Goble, MHA | Contact | 713-441-3930 | hmgoble@houstonmethodist.org |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Houston Methodist Hospital | Recruiting | Houston | Texas | 77030 | United States |
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