Reporter brief
Low-load cycling with blood flow restriction did not improve mobility or quality of life in older adults compared to cycling alone in RCT.
What happened
This six-week, sham-controlled randomized trial compared twice-weekly low-load cycling with individualized blood flow restriction (BFR) versus sham BFR in community-dwelling adults over 70. The intervention group received cycling with thigh cuffs calibrated to each participant's limb occlusion pressure, while controls received identical cycling with fixed low sham cuff pressure. The study measured functional mobility (DEMMI), quality of life (SF-36), and secondary outcomes including strength, walking capacity, and safety parameters.
Why it matters
Assessment pending; this report does not establish a change in evidence.
What it does NOT prove
- Limitations have not been recorded; consult the primary source.
Study design and sample
Rct; Human.
Community-dwelling adults older than 70 years
- Design
- Rct
- Sample
- —
- Journal
- University Hospital, Bonn
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
Effect size
Not recorded.
Caveats
- Assessment: Superseded.
- Only the source material recorded on this evidence page was assessed.
Conflicts and funding
Not recorded.
Previous evidence
See the Resistance training timeline and recorded assessment for prior evidence.
Primary source
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