Sports Physical TherapyNCT06020729
Effects of Occlusion Training on Hockey Players
A study testing General Exercises without occlusion training and Occlusion Training in people with Sports Physical Therapy, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.
Trial summary
Occlusion training is simply a way of restricting blood flow in the veins of a working muscle in hopes to kick-start some larger gains in muscle size and strength. Occlusion training performed during hockey training on speed and physical performance of hockey players. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 19 to 30 years, men only
- Conditions the study is for
- Sports Physical Therapy
- What is being tested?
- General Exercises without occlusion training and Occlusion Training
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 18 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePakistan
- Study dates
- 25 Jan 2023to 22 Oct 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 19 to 30 years
- Men only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Male
- Athletes with age group of 19-30 years of age.
- All players who had a minimum of two years of resistance training experience
Who cannot join
- Systemic issues with orthopedic issue, fractures, neuromuscular issue, cardiac issues.
- Players having history of prior surgery.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Pakistan1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Pakistan Sports Board
Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000
Amna Shahid, t-DPT, 03344512823, amna.shahid@riphah.edu.pk
Saroosh Sadia, MS-SPT, 03015007006, saroosh.sadia0304@gmail.com
About this study
Official title: Effects of Occlusion Training on Speed and Physical Performance in Hockey Players
Occlusion training is simply a way of restricting blood flow in the veins of a working muscle in hopes to kick-start some larger gains in muscle size and strength. Occlusion training performed during hockey training on speed and physical performance of hockey players. This training also known as blood flow restriction training, can be defined as the training of muscles while limiting blood flow to the muscles and typically done by performing high intensity, low weight, lifts while using some form of tourniquet or band to limit blood supply to limb being trained.
Read the detailed description
This study will be a randomized controlled trial and total sample size of both groups will be 18 and calculated through non-probability sampling technique and the players will allocate into two groups, control group and experimental group, per group sample size is 9. Each will perform the session for occlusion training. Before and after training sessions players completed a series of test to assess their speed and physical performance. Occlusion training will help us providing unique beneficial training mode for promoting muscle hypertrophy. In control group players will perform general exercises session and in experimental sessions players will perform with occlusion training which is blood flow resistance training (BFR training shoulder, leg extension, bicep curls, kaatsu) 4 times a week for 4 weeks with 5 sets of 5 repetitions and then assessed pre-training and post-training values with assessment tools bench press, leg squat, leg power, maximum sprint time and pull-ups performed at 70% of 1-repetition maximum. This training will also improve and increase muscular strength in players.
- Conditions
- Sports Physical Therapy
- Being tested
- General Exercises without occlusion training, Occlusion Training
- Keywords
- field hockey, muscle hypertrophy, occlusion training, power
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
General Exercises without occlusion trainingOther
General Exercises as bench press, squats , maximum sprint, leg power without occlusion training
Occlusion TrainingOther
In experimental sessions players will perform with occlusion training which is blood flow resistance training, 4 times a week for 4 weeks with 5 sets of 5 repetitions and then assessed pre-training and post-training values with assessment tools bench press, leg squat, leg power, maximum sprint time.This training will also improve and increase muscular strength as well as speed and physical performance in players.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Occlusion Training | Experimental | Not described Receives: Other: Occlusion Training |
| General exercises without occlusion | Active comparator | Not described Receives: Other: General Exercises without occlusion training |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
SQUATS
The squats test is a simple, yet effective way to monitor leg strength on a regular basis. To conduct this test a chair or box that makes the players knees bend at right angles when they are sitting. The players warm up for 10 minutes. Players stands in front of a chair, facing away from it, with their feet shoulder-width apart. The players squats down, lightly touching the chair with their backside before standing back up and repeats this sequence of movements until they are unable to continue.The assistant counts and records the number of completed squats.
Measured: 4 weeks
BENCH PRESS
The objective of the bench press test is to evaluate an player's upper body strength. For bench press test for hockey players requirements are Barbell and weights, Weighing Scales and Bench. This test requires the athlete to complete as many bench presses as possible with no rest. The assistant weighs and records the athlete's weight. The players warm up for ten minutes .The assistant loads the barbell with a weight close to the players one repetition maximum load. The player conducts bench presses until they are unable to continue. The assistant acts as a spotter for the athlete and counts the number of successful bench presses. If the number of bench presses exceeds ten, then the athlete rests for ten minutes, the assistant increases the barbell weight, and the player repeats the test.
Measured: 4 WEEKS
MAXIMUM TIME SPRINT
Sprints are used to primarily test an players acceleration. Max speed is directly linked to initial acceleration so testing sprint times at smaller initial intervals give a picture of whether training is improving acceleration and therefore max speed. This test involves a 40m sprint with 5m acceleration/deceleration spaces on either end of the test track. Timing lights are placed at 5m and 35m respectively. The players must complete 6 trials, with each trial beginning at 30-second intervals (0s, 30s, 60s, etc). Electronic timing gates are to be set up at the 0, 10, 30 and 40m marks Players start in a two-point standing stance, with the front foot in between the set of cones placed at the start line. 3 attempts are allowed. Players may remove themselves from testing once they feel they have given a maximal attempt. Data required: time for 10m, 30m, and 40m recorded to the nearest 0.01sec.
Measured: 4 WEEKS
LEG POWER
The Power Index is a simple measure that is determined by calculating the square root of the athlete's body weight (in pounds) and multiplying it by the square root of their vertical jump (in inches). Drop Jump a test of leg strength and power which requires the athlete to drop off a box and immediately jump as high as they can. Standing Long (Broad) Jump Test: jump off two legs for maximal distance, a measure of leg power. The Vertical Jump Test can be performed to measure leg power.
Measured: 4 WEEKS
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted1 Sep 2023
- Study start25 Jan 2023
- Primary completion15 Sep 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion22 Oct 2023 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Sports Physical TherapyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Riphah International UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Amna Shahid, t-DPT, Principal investigator, Riphah International University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06020729
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- REC/RCR&AHS/23/0403
- Status last verified
- Aug 2023
- First submitted
- 18 Apr 2023
- Last updated
- 1 Sep 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Sep 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Occlusion Training on Speed and Physical Performance in Hockey Players
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06020729
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- REC/RCR&AHS/23/0403
- Conditions
- Sports Physical Therapy
- Keywords
- field hockey, muscle hypertrophy, occlusion training, power
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 25 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 Sep 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 22 Oct 2023 (estimated)
- First posted
- 1 Sep 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Occlusion training is simply a way of restricting blood flow in the veins of a working muscle in hopes to kick-start some larger gains in muscle size and strength. Occlusion training performed during hockey training on speed and physical performance of hockey players. This training also known as blood flow restriction training, can be defined as the training of muscles while limiting blood flow to the muscles and typically done by performing high intensity, low weight, lifts while using some form of tourniquet or band to limit blood supply to limb being trained.
Detailed description
This study will be a randomized controlled trial and total sample size of both groups will be 18 and calculated through non-probability sampling technique and the players will allocate into two groups, control group and experimental group, per group sample size is 9. Each will perform the session for occlusion training. Before and after training sessions players completed a series of test to assess their speed and physical performance. Occlusion training will help us providing unique beneficial training mode for promoting muscle hypertrophy. In control group players will perform general exercises session and in experimental sessions players will perform with occlusion training which is blood flow resistance training (BFR training shoulder, leg extension, bicep curls, kaatsu) 4 times a week for 4 weeks with 5 sets of 5 repetitions and then assessed pre-training and post-training values with assessment tools bench press, leg squat, leg power, maximum sprint time and pull-ups performed at 70% of 1-repetition maximum. This training will also improve and increase muscular strength in players.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Occlusion Training | Experimental | Other: Occlusion Training |
| General exercises without occlusion | Active comparator | Other: General Exercises without occlusion training |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 19 to 30 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Male
- Athletes with age group of 19-30 years of age.
- All players who had a minimum of two years of resistance training experience
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Systemic issues with orthopedic issue, fractures, neuromuscular issue, cardiac issues.
- Players having history of prior surgery.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| General Exercises without occlusion trainingGeneral Exercises as bench press, squats , maximum sprint, leg power without occlusion training | Other | General exercises without occlusion |
| Occlusion TrainingIn experimental sessions players will perform with occlusion training which is blood flow resistance training, 4 times a week for 4 weeks with 5 sets of 5 repetitions and then assessed pre-training and post-training values with assessment tools bench press, leg squat, leg power, maximum sprint time.This training will also improve and increase muscular strength as well as speed and physical performance in players. | Other | Occlusion Training |
Primary outcome
SQUATS
Time frame: 4 weeks
The squats test is a simple, yet effective way to monitor leg strength on a regular basis. To conduct this test a chair or box that makes the players knees bend at right angles when they are sitting. The players warm up for 10 minutes. Players stands in front of a chair, facing away from it, with their feet shoulder-width apart. The players squats down, lightly touching the chair with their backside before standing back up and repeats this sequence of movements until they are unable to continue.The assistant counts and records the number of completed squats.
BENCH PRESS
Time frame: 4 WEEKS
The objective of the bench press test is to evaluate an player's upper body strength. For bench press test for hockey players requirements are Barbell and weights, Weighing Scales and Bench. This test requires the athlete to complete as many bench presses as possible with no rest. The assistant weighs and records the athlete's weight. The players warm up for ten minutes .The assistant loads the barbell with a weight close to the players one repetition maximum load. The player conducts bench presses until they are unable to continue. The assistant acts as a spotter for the athlete and counts the number of successful bench presses. If the number of bench presses exceeds ten, then the athlete rests for ten minutes, the assistant increases the barbell weight, and the player repeats the test.
MAXIMUM TIME SPRINT
Time frame: 4 WEEKS
Sprints are used to primarily test an players acceleration. Max speed is directly linked to initial acceleration so testing sprint times at smaller initial intervals give a picture of whether training is improving acceleration and therefore max speed. This test involves a 40m sprint with 5m acceleration/deceleration spaces on either end of the test track. Timing lights are placed at 5m and 35m respectively. The players must complete 6 trials, with each trial beginning at 30-second intervals (0s, 30s, 60s, etc). Electronic timing gates are to be set up at the 0, 10, 30 and 40m marks Players start in a two-point standing stance, with the front foot in between the set of cones placed at the start line. 3 attempts are allowed. Players may remove themselves from testing once they feel they have given a maximal attempt. Data required: time for 10m, 30m, and 40m recorded to the nearest 0.01sec.
LEG POWER
Time frame: 4 WEEKS
The Power Index is a simple measure that is determined by calculating the square root of the athlete's body weight (in pounds) and multiplying it by the square root of their vertical jump (in inches). Drop Jump a test of leg strength and power which requires the athlete to drop off a box and immediately jump as high as they can. Standing Long (Broad) Jump Test: jump off two legs for maximal distance, a measure of leg power. The Vertical Jump Test can be performed to measure leg power.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 Sep 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Amna Shahid, t-DPT principal investigator
Riphah International University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing General Exercises without occlusion training and Occlusion Training in people with Sports Physical Therapy, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Sep 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Pakistan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Imran Amjad, PHd (03324390125, imran.amjad@riphah.edu.pk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
SQUATS (time frame: 4 weeks). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Sep 2023.