Blood flow cuffs + easy cycling: a safer way to rebuild muscle in seniors?
NCT ID NCT07291765
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether using blood flow restriction cuffs during low-intensity stationary cycling can safely improve muscle strength and mobility in older adults recovering from a hip fracture. Sixty hospitalized patients over age 65 will be randomly assigned to either real or sham blood flow restriction while cycling. The goal is to find a gentler alternative to heavy weight training for frail seniors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Blood flow restriction device (cuffs) used during stationary cycling
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a safer way for frail older adults to rebuild muscle and mobility without heavy weights.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention involves restricting blood flow, which carries risks like bruising or clotting in vulnerable patients.
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Study facts
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- 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Adults \>65 years with a two week hospitalized acute rehabilitation after a fracture closed to the hip joint Exclusion Criteria: * Sickle Cell Anemia * Iatrogenic changes of the vessels at the place of the tournqiuet application (e.g. Stents)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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St. Marien-Hospital Köln
RECRUITINGCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50668, Germany
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