Meta-Analysis of Blood Flow Restriction Training and Nutrition Effects on Muscle

Nine studies involving 181 healthy adults were included in a systematic review and meta-analysis by Bingran Zhao, last updated in May 2026. The work evaluates the combined effects of blood flow restriction training and nutritional interventions on muscle strength, endurance, and hypertrophy. It follows PRISMA guidelines, analyzing data from PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Scopus from 2015 to 2025.

Use Cases

• Evaluating the efficacy of nutritional supplements for muscular endurance based on the reported standardized mean difference of 0.90.
• Assessing the combined effect of blood flow restriction and nutrition on maximal strength based on the meta-analysis results.
• Investigating heterogeneity in supplementation protocols and training outcomes as described in the conclusion.
• Designing future high-quality research on population-specific responses, including female and elderly participants, as suggested by the authors.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on 9 randomized controlled trials following PRISMA guidelines.
• Includes data from 181 healthy adult participants.
• Provides specific statistical results, including standardized mean differences and confidence intervals for key outcomes.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 12.9 KB DOCX document, which is a very small text summary rather than a primary data collection.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; the file contains the review's results table and text.
• The authors note limitations including a limited number of studies, small sample sizes, and heterogeneity in protocols.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Bingran Zhao.

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from multiple databases.

Time Range

Studies published from January 2015 to December 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-08 17:37:23.