Clinical Trial: Upper Body Ischemic Preconditioning and Judo Performance

U.S., Nov. 4 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07912424) titled 'Upper Body Ischemic Preconditioning and Judo Performance' on Oct. 22.

Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether briefly stopping blood flow to the upper arms with inflatable cuffs before exercise (called ischemic preconditioning, or IPC) can improve judo-specific grip and pulling performance in trained junior male judo athletes aged 17 to 19 years. The study will also look at how IPC affects blood pressure, heart rate, hand grip strength, how hard the exercise feels, and muscle soreness.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does IPC help athletes hang longer from a judo jacket (judogi) with bent arms, ...