Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training in Patients With Adhesive Capsulitis

The aim of this research is to determine the effect of blood flow restriction training on shoulder pain, range of motion, muscle strength and shoulder. Randomized controlled trials will be done at Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar and Shahab Orthopedic General Hospital. The sample size is 36. The subjects will be divided in two groups, 18 subjects in BFR group and 18 in no BFR group. Study duration is 6 months. Sampling technique applied was non probability connivance sampling technique. Tools used in the study are SPADI shoulder score, NPRS, hand held dynamometer, sphygmomanometer and goniometer.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Adhesive Capsulitis
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: blood flow restriction trainin; Other: exercise

Detailed Description

Frozen shoulder is painful shoulder condition associated with stiffness and shoulder disability. It is associated with reduction in forward elevation and marked external rotation. Frozen shoulder is common condition effecting population between ages 30 to 60 years. Prevalence is more common in women than on men There are four stages of adhesive capsulitis, stage1, stage 2 (freezing stage), stage 3 (frozen stage) and stage 4 (thawing stage). Patient have sharp pain at end range of motion, sleep disturbances and early loss of external rotation. When compared to asymptomatic subjects, patients with adhesive capsulitis have higher upper trapezius to lower trapezius EMG ratios during arm elevation, indicating a muscular imbalance. The scapula eventually migrates upward before 60 degrees of abduction in individuals with adhesive capsulitis, resulting in the recognizable "shrug sign" during shoulder elevation.

Blood flow is restricted in a controlled form of vascular occlusion using external tourniquet. A recent study demonstrated that augmentation of low load resistance with blood flow restriction (L-L BFR) to contractile tissue can produce hypertrophy and strength gains, using loads as low as 30% 1RM. BFR exercise may stimulate skeletal muscle growth and strength gains through a number of different methods. These could include an increase in hormone levels, an increase in the motor pathway or other intracellular signaling pathways for muscle protein synthesis, an increase in satellite cell activity biomarkers, and apparent patterns in fibre type recruitment.

The purpose of this study is to provide the effects of blood flow restriction training on shoulder discomfort, range of motion, muscle strength and disability in patients with adhesive capsulitis. Due to pain and decrease range of motion individual with adhesive capsulitis experience muscle weakness in shoulder joint. Blood flow restriction training has positive effect on improvement of muscle strength and range of motion in shoulder region. Blood flow restriction training has also positive effect on bone healing and bone density. Therefore the study is aimed to improve the muscles strength and capsule inflammation in individual with adhesive capsulitis.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 36
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • KPK
    • Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan, 46000
      • Shahab orthopedic general hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Frozen shoulder (stage 2 and 3 of Kisner and Colby's classification system)
• Male and female
• Patients whose age lies between 40 and 60
• Ranges restriction in forward flexion (scaption) less than 100 degree and reduction of external and internal rotation to less than 50% of the normal

Exclusion Criteria:

• • History of Cardiovascular diseases

  • DVT patients
  • Hypertensive patients
  • Patients having neurological disease
  • Fracture of humerus

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental interventional group A (Blood flow restriction training); Following exercise will be performed; Side lying external rotation; Prone horizontal abduction; Standing scaption with pneumatic cuff for blood flow restriction	Other: blood flow restriction trainin; Following exercise will be performed; Side lying external rotation; Prone horizontal abduction; Standing scaption İndividual in the group will be having two session per week, 16 session of exercise training for 8 weeks.50% of arterial occlusion pressure (60 to 80 mmHg) will be applied for total duration of 15mins. Occlusion pressure will be calculated according to formula for each patient [Pressure=0.4x(systolic BP)+2.7x(shoulder circumference)+62].4 sets with one set of 30 repetition and three sets of 15 repetition. After each set subject will have 30 seconds of rest with cuff inflated.
Active Comparator: Control group B; Following exercise will be performed; Side lying external rotation; Prone horizontal abduction; Standing scaption without blood flow restriction	Other: exercise; Following exercises will be performed without application of pneumatic cuff; Side lying external rotation; Prone horizontal abduction; Standing scaption Conventional treatment will include: Hot pack 5 mins Maitland grade 3 and 4 mobilization: inferior glide (10reps x3sets), posterior glide (10reps x 3sets), anterior glide (10 reps x 3sets) Home plan: wand exercise, pendulum exercise, wall walking exercise (10reps x 2sets each)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
shoulder apin	the shoulder pain will be measured by NPRS, it has 11 points with 0 no pain and 10 extreme pain.	baseline to 4th to 8 weeks
Shoulder flexors strength	this will be measured by the dynamometer by placing the dynamometer over the muscles and the individual will apply flexion force against isometric resistance.	baseline to 8 weeks
Shoulder extensors strength	this will be measured by the dynamometer by placing the dynamometer over the muscles and the individual will apply extension force against isometric resistance.	baseline to 8 weeks
Shoulder abductors strength	this will be measured by the dynamometer by placing the dynamometer over the muscles and the individual will apply abduction force against isometric resistance.	baseline to 8 weeks
Shoulder rotation strength	this will be measured by the dynamometer by placing the dynamometer over the muscles and the individual will apply rotation force against isometric resistance.	baseline to 8 weeks
Shoulder disability (SPADI)	measure current shoulder pain and disability in an outpatient setting. The SPADI contains 13 items that assess two domains; a 5-item subscale that measures pain and an 8-item subscale that measures disability.	baseline to 8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
shoulder flexion	measures the shoulder flexion range of motion through goniometry	baseline to 8 weeks
Shoulder extension	measures the shoulder extension range of motion through goniometry	baseline to 8 weeks
shoulder abduction	measures the shoulder abduction range of motion through goniometry	baseline to 8 weeks
shoulder adduction	measures the shoulder adduction range of motion through goniometry	baseline to 8 weeks
shoulder internal rotation	measures the shoulder internal rotation range of motion through goniometry	baseline to 8 weeks
shoulder external rotation	measures the shoulder external rotation range of motion through goniometry	baseline to 8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Riphah International University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Aisha Razzaq, MSPT-OMPT, Riphah International University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 30, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): February 25, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 26, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 30, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): August 31, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 21, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 19, 2024
• Last Verified: May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Adhesive capsulitis; Range of motion; Blood flow restriction training
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Bursitis
• Other Study ID Numbers: RiphahIU Hina Yasmeen

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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