Recreational Team Handball Programme for Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease

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Conditions studied: Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

In brief

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to evaluate the physical and physiological demands, the feasibility and the health, physical fitness and disease-specific outcomes of a progressive recreational team handball-based programme in patients with lower extremity peripheral arterial disease and intermittent claudication. The primary outcomes will be changes in functional capacity, assessed by the 6-minute walk test. Participants will be randomized to either a 24-week progressive team handball-based intervention or a usual care control group, with assessments performed at baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks post intervention to evaluate health, physical fitness, and disease- specific outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07582588

Run by

University Institute of Maia

People needed

60

Starts

2026-05-14

Expected to finish

2027-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-13

Who can join

Age: 60 and older, up to 80. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 60-80-year-old males
• Diagnosed with stage II LEPAD secondary to arteriosclerosis
• Ankle-brachial index < 0.90 in one or both lower limbs
• With or without former revascularization surgery
• With medical clearance from the physician to perform moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosed with stage I, III or IV LEPAD
• Advanced retinopathy or kidney failure
• Incapability to grab a ball
• Other cardiovascular disease (heart failure, atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, unstable angina or other uncontrolled arrhythmias, obstructive coronary disease, acquired or advance heart block)
• Diabetic neuropathy
• Foot ulcers
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• History of major depression or other severe psychiatric disorders
• Cancer
• Severe hepatic impairment
• Previous amputation surgery
• Adherence to regular physical activity or exercise (>2 hours and half per week) in the last 6 months

Where it is running

• University of Maia — Maia, Portugal

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