Correlation Between HRV and Performance in Eccentric Resistance Training Associated With Partial Blood Flow Restriction

Correlation Between Heart Rate Variability and Performance in Eccentric Resistance Training Associated With Partial Blood Flow Restriction: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Studies on resistance training (RT) associated with blood flow restriction (BFR) is an alternative method of gaining strength and hypertrophy muscle. However, there is a gap correlated to autonomic repercussion of BFR and performance. Thus, it becomes relevant to investigate this type of training in post-exercise. Objective: investigate and compare autonomic and performance responses of 6 weeks of eccentric RT with different intensities associated or not to BFR in healthy youngsters. Method: This is a randomized clinical trial including 60 healthy men aged 18-35 years, divided into four groups according to exercise intensity and BFR: 80% without BFR, 40% without BFR, 80% with BFR and 40% with BFR. Exercise intensity will be determined by the peak of excentric torque on the isokinetic dynamometry method and by the BFR, as being 40% of the intensity required for the complete examination of the blood flow evaluated by Doppler. Participants will do an eccentric femoral quadriceps muscle exercise session on the isokinetic dynamometer according to the previously randomized group. For recovery analyzes, it will be used: the root-mean-square of the successive normal sinus RR interval difference (rMSSD); high frequency (HF) ms²; HF(nu) and the standard deviation of instantaneous beat-to-beat interval variability (SD1). For performance, it will be used the single leg hop test.

For data analysis of the population profile, the descriptive statistical method will be used and the results will be presented with values of means, standard deviations, median and confidence interval. Initially, participants from all study groups will be dichotomized at each performance outcome (muscle strength test on the isokinetic dynamometer and vertical jump test) as "improvement" or "without improvement" in order to demonstrate the behavior of the responses obtained during the training, that is, whether the individual responded to the RT or not. It is worth mentioning that this qualitative analysis will be performed considering the data obtained from the initial, intermediate and final evaluation.

The dichotomization of the results of the functional tests will be performed by the typical error of the sample measurement for each test. It will be considered as "improvement" if the participant presents gains in tests above the typical error of the measure. The values obtained from the initial, intermediate and final evaluation will be analyzed independently.

Subsequently, the weekly average of the vagal indices (rMSSD, HF and SD1) will be performed in the baseline moment and after 6 weeks of RT moment of each study group. In the sequence, the performance parameters will be correlated with the autonomic parameters in the respective groups. Pearson or Spearman correlation test will be used according to the normality of the data. The level of significance will be p <0.05 for all tests. The statistical program SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) will be used for the analyzes.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Exercise
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Blood flow restriction

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • SP
    • Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil, 55
      • Franciele Marques Vanderlei

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 35 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• male sex;
• healthy;
• aged between 18 and 35 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• smokers
• alcoholics;
• use drugs that influenced cardiac autonomic activity;
• cardiovascular, metabolic or endocrine diseases.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: High intensity eccentric training; High intensity eccentric training high intensity (80% isometric peak) eccentric training of the knee extensors in the isokinetic will be performed during 6 weeks, 3 times a week. eccentric exercise with blood flow restriction High/low intensity eccentric training group (80% and 40% of isometric peak torque) with or not blood flow restriction.	Other: Blood flow restriction; an alternative method to produce strength and muscle hypertrophy with lower intensities
Experimental: High intensity eccentric training with blood flow restriction; High intensity eccentric training with blood flow restriction high intensity (80% isometric peak) eccentric training of the knee extensors in the isokinetic associated with a pressure cuff placed in the proximal thigh (40% of absolute occlusion pressure) will be performed during 6 weeks, 3 times a week. eccentric exercise with blood flow restriction High/low intensity eccentric training group (80% and 40% of isometric peak torque) with or not blood flow restriction	Other: Blood flow restriction; an alternative method to produce strength and muscle hypertrophy with lower intensities
Experimental: Low intensity eccentric training; A low intensity (40% isometric peak) eccentric training of the knee extensors in the isokinetic will be performed during 6 weeks, 3 times a week. eccentric exercise with blood flow restriction High/low intensity eccentric training group (80% and 40% of isometric peak torque) with or not blood flow restriction.	Other: Blood flow restriction; an alternative method to produce strength and muscle hypertrophy with lower intensities
Experimental: Low intensity eccentric training with blood flow restriction; A low intensity (40% isometric peak) eccentric training of the knee extensors in the isokinetic associated with a pressure cuff placed in the proximal thigh (40% of absolute occlusion pressure)will be performed during 6 weeks, 3 times a week. eccentric exercise with blood flow restriction High/low intensity eccentric training group (80% and 40% of isometric peak torque) with or not blood flow restriction.	Other: Blood flow restriction; an alternative method to produce strength and muscle hypertrophy with lower intensities

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Performance	Single Leg Hop Test	Baseline
Performance	Single Leg Hop Test	up to 3 weeks
Performance	Single Leg Hop Test	after 6 weeks from baseline.
HRV - rMSSD	rMSSD (square root of the mean squared differences of successive N-N intervals)	during the 6 weeks of training
HRV - SD1	SD1 - the standard deviation of instantaneous beat-to-beat interval variability	during the 6 weeks of training
HRV - HF (ms²)	HF (ms²) - (high frequency)	during the 6 weeks of training
HRV -HF (nu)	HF (nu) - (high frequency)	during the 6 weeks of training

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Franciele Marques Vanderle

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 18, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 18, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): June 18, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 1, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 4, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): June 9, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 31, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 30, 2021
• Last Verified: August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: autonomic nervous system; performance; resistance training; vascular occlusion; recovery of physiological function
• Other Study ID Numbers: Unesp

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No