Contralateral Blood Flow Resistance Improves Scapular Muscle Activation During Pickleball Forehand Swings

July 23, 2026 updated by: Luciano Garcia, Texas Woman's University
Participants will perform table tennis, pickleball, and tennis swings while arm and leg muscles are analyzed with surface electromyography. Then blood flow resistance will be added to the non-swinging arm.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Participants will perform forehand, backhand, and overhead swings of table tennis, pickleball, and tennis swings while making contact with a tethered ball of that sport. Surface electromyography of the lower trapezius, serratus anterior, anterior deltoid, biceps, and extensor carpi brevis will be recorded. Then participants will perform the entire protocol with blood flow resistance added to the non-swinging arm.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

30

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Texas Woman's University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy adults from 18 to 30 years old

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • aged 18 to 30 years of age
  • able to make contact with a tethered ball
  • able to follow simple commands

Exclusion Criteria:

  • no spine, upper extremity, or lower extremity pain
  • no spine, upper extremity, or lower extremity surgery or disorder in the past six months
  • no blood clotting or vascular disorder which would make BFR harmful

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Cohort performing the 3 sports swings with and without BFR applied to their arm Group/C
Cohort of 30 healthy participants

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Surface Electromyography
Time Frame: Data will be collected on a single "baseline" day. Each subject will only have data collection on one single day. The time frame will be only one hour from the start of data collection to the end. No follow up trials or data collection.
UE and scapular EMG using Delsys Electromyography Unit with Trignio electrodes on the lower trapezius, serratus anterior, anterior deltoid, biceps brachii, and extensor carpi radialis brevis.
Data will be collected on a single "baseline" day. Each subject will only have data collection on one single day. The time frame will be only one hour from the start of data collection to the end. No follow up trials or data collection.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Texas Woman's University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 12, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

November 12, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 19, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 23, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

July 27, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 27, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 23, 2026

Last Verified

July 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TWU BFR IRB-FY2024-385

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

IPD will not be shared to maintain participant confidentiality.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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