Could a blood flow cuff help disabled people build muscle without heavy lifting?
NCT ID NCT06441422
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether low load resistance training with blood flow restriction can help people with disabilities build muscle strength and size. Participants will do arm exercises with or without a cuff that partially blocks blood flow. The goal is to see if this gentler method can provide benefits similar to heavier exercise.
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 training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a gentler exercise option for people with disabilities to build muscle without heavy weights.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 24 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The training involves temporarily restricting blood flow, which carries risks like bruising or blood clots.
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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 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Male or female * Age \> or = 18 * English speaking * Able to understand and perform upper extremity exercises Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant * Body mass index \>40 kg·m-2 * Uncontrolled hypertension (\>150/90 mmHg) * Presence of neuromuscular junction and other muscle diseases * Myocardial infarction in the past 6 months * Unstable cardiovascular disease * History of an upper limb deep vein thrombosis * History of autonomic dysreflexia * Upper extremity fracture within the last 6 months
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical College of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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