Could a simple cuff help runners bounce back faster?
NCT ID NCT06949995
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether using a blood flow restriction cuff during active recovery helps amateur runners recover better after a run. Thirty-four participants will either do active recovery with the cuff or just active recovery. The goal is to see if this combo improves strength, soreness, and other recovery measures.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pneumatic cuff for blood flow restriction
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a better recovery method for runners, potentially reducing soreness and improving performance.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 34 participants, so results may not apply to all runners. The intervention is short-term and may not show clear benefits over standard active recovery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 34 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals who present one or more of the following characteristics will not be included: * 1 presence of any health condition that contraindicates or prevents exercise; * 2 diabetes and diagnosed high blood pressure; * 3 inflammatory, psychiatric, cardiovascular and/or respiratory rheumatological disease; - -4 being dependent on alcohol, consuming drugs and/or being a smoker; * 5 history of knee surgery (e.g., meniscal repair and ligament reconstruction) or recent lower limb musculoskeletal injury that may impair performance during tests or interventions (e.g., muscle injury, tendinopathy, patellofemoral pain and/or back pain column in the last six months); * 6 use of ergogenic supplements to improve physical performance and/or muscle mass and/or vasoactive medications; * 7 having one or more risk factors predisposing to thromboembolism Exclusion Criteria: * Participants will be excluded from the study if they: * 1 have a health problem that does not allow them to continue; * 2 wish to leave the study; * 3 not sign the consent form
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How to take part
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Franciele Marques Vanderlei
RECRUITINGPresidente Prudente, São Paulo, 19060-900, Brazil
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