Home-based vs. Supervised Exercise for People With Claudication
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Conditions studied: Intermittent Claudication
In brief
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a home-based exercise rehabilitation program compared to a supervised exercise program on intermittent claudication (leg pain or discomfort) and ambulatory function.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00618670
- Run by
- University of Oklahoma
- People needed
- 135
- Starts
- 2006-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-04-02
Who can join
Age: 35 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Positive history of intermittent claudication assessed by the San Diego Claudication Questionnaire
- Exercise limited by intermittent claudication during a screening treadmill test using the Gardner protocol
- Ankle/brachial index (ABI) less than 0.90 at rest, which decreases to less than 0.73 immediately following the treadmill exercise test
You may not qualify if…
- Absence of PAD (peripheral artery disease)
- Asymptomatic PAD (Fontaine stage I)
- Rest pain due to PAD (Fontaine stage III)
- Tissue loss due to PAD (Fontaine stage IV)
- Medical conditions that are contraindicative for exercise according to the American College of Sports Medicine (e.g., acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, etc.)
- Cognitive dysfunction (mini-mental state examination score less than 24)
Where it is running
- General Clinical Research Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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