# Can Blood Flow Restriction Therapy Improve Strength and Cross-Sectional Area for Shoulder External Rotators Better Than Exercise Alone?

> **NCT04596020** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **George Fox University** · enrollment: 40 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Can Blood Flow Restriction Therapy Augments Strength Gains in the Rotator Cuff
- Muscle Weakness

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Blood Flow Restriction Group (exercise with blood flow restriction using a Delfi unit)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04596020
- **Lead sponsor:** George Fox University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2020-10-10
- **Primary completion:** 2020-12-07
- **Final completion:** 2020-12-07
- **Target enrollment:** 40 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2020-10-22


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04596020

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04596020, "Can Blood Flow Restriction Therapy Improve Strength and Cross-Sectional Area for Shoulder External Rotators Better Than Exercise Alone?". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04596020. Licensed CC0.

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