- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03512028
Remote Limb Ischemic Conditioning to Enhance Learning and Muscle Strength in Healthy Young Adults
Effects of Remote Limb Ischemic Conditioning to Enhance Performance, Cognitive-motor Learning and Muscle Strength in Healthy Young Adults
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
Ischemic conditioning is an endogenous phenomenon in which exposing a target organ or tissue to one or more brief episodes of ischemia results in protection of that organ against subsequent ischemia. The effects of ischemic conditioning are not confined within an organ but can be can be transferred from one organ to another, a technique called remote ischemic conditioning. A clinically feasible method for this is remote limb ischemic conditioning (RLIC), where episodes of ischemia and perfusion are induced with a blood pressure cuff placed on the arm.
The overall goal of this line of work is to use ischemic conditioning to enhance learning and outcomes in persons with neurologic injuries. Two previous studies have shown that remote limb ischemic conditioning (RLIC) can enhance learning a motor task in healthy young adults. The current study extends that work to determine if RLIC enhances muscle strength training and a complex cognitive-motor task (simulated driving). This Phase I study will yield the necessary information to design and execute subsequent trials in neurologic patient populations.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Missouri
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63108
- Washington University School of Medicine
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Healthy adults between the age of 18 and 40 years
- Visual acuity of 20/20 with corrected vision
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of neurological condition (i.e. stroke, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), depression, bipolar disorder, balance impairment, or vestibular disorder
- History of severe motion sickness, moderate to severe motion sickness or nausea on oculo-motor components of Simulator sickness questionnaire, inability to ride a car, boat, train or airplane due to motion sickness
- Recent wrist, hand or forearm injury that would currently prevent ability to lift weights
- History of lower extremity condition, injury, or surgery that would currently impair ability to stand or balance
- Any extremity soft tissue, orthopedic, or vascular injury (i.e. peripheral vascular disease) which may contraindicate RLIC
- Any cognitive, sensory, or communication problem that would prevent completion of the study
- History of or current sleep apnea
- Current intensive weight lifting or interval training exercise
- Current substance abuse or dependence
- Unwillingness to travel for all study visits
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: SINGLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: Remote Limb Ischemic Conditioning (RLIC)
RLIC is achieved via blood pressure cuff inflation to 20 mmHg above systolic blood pressure on the dominant arm.
RLIC requires 45 minutes and involves 5 cycles of 5 minutes blood pressure cuff inflation followed by alternating 5 minutes of cuff deflation.
RLIC is performed on visits 1-8.
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See descriptions under arm/group descriptions.
RLIC is delivered for 8 visits.
Visits 1-3 occur on consecutive work days and visits 4-8 occur on alternating week days.
Other Names:
All participants undergo muscle strength training of the wrist extensor muscles on one side.
Strength training follows standard American College of Sports Medicine guidelines for frequency, intensity, progression etc. Strength training is provided at visits 3-8
All participants undergo training of a complex cognitive-motor task using a driving simulator.
Participants learn to 'drive' on a virtual course, maximizing speed and minimizing errors.
Participants perform the driving task once each day for visits 3-8.
All participants undergo training on a balance board, learning to hold the board level with equal weight on each leg.
Participants perform the balance task for 15, 30-second trials per day at visits 3-8.
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SHAM_COMPARATOR: Sham Conditioning
Sham conditioning is achieved via blood pressure cuff inflation to 10 mmHg under diastolic blood pressure on the dominant arm.
Sham conditioning requires 45 minutes and involves 5 cycles of 5 minutes blood pressure cuff inflation followed by alternating 5 minutes of cuff deflation.
Sham conditioning is performed on visits 1-8.
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All participants undergo muscle strength training of the wrist extensor muscles on one side.
Strength training follows standard American College of Sports Medicine guidelines for frequency, intensity, progression etc. Strength training is provided at visits 3-8
All participants undergo training of a complex cognitive-motor task using a driving simulator.
Participants learn to 'drive' on a virtual course, maximizing speed and minimizing errors.
Participants perform the driving task once each day for visits 3-8.
All participants undergo training on a balance board, learning to hold the board level with equal weight on each leg.
Participants perform the balance task for 15, 30-second trials per day at visits 3-8.
See descriptions under arm/group descriptions.
Sham conditioning is delivered for 8 visits.
Visits 1-3 occur on consecutive work days and visits 4-8 occur on alternating week days.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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One-repetition Maximum of Wrist Extensors
Time Frame: Pre-intervention, post-intervention (2 weeks later), and 1 month post-intervention follow-up
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The maximum amount of force (lbs) that a participant can generate while performing one wrist extension movement.
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Pre-intervention, post-intervention (2 weeks later), and 1 month post-intervention follow-up
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Collaborators and Investigators
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ACTUAL)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- NIHR01HD085930-Aim1
- R01HD085930 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
IPD Sharing Time Frame
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- STUDY_PROTOCOL
- SAP
- ICF
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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