A Randomized Clinical Trial on the Effects of Home-based Five Plus Exercise Training
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Intermittent Claudication
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- absolute walking distance (meters) as measured by 6 minute walking test
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to evaluate whether walking capacity in patients with intermittent claudication is improved more by home-based 5+ exercise training than by current recommendations of daily walking. The study will elucidate if such a potential effect is dependent on changes in mitochondrial respiratory capacity, blood flow or both.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Diagnosed with intermittent claudication secondary to vascular insufficiency
- •An ankle-brachial index between 0.4 and 0.9.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Diagnosed with critical limb ischemia
- •Ankle-brachial index (ABI) \> 0.90 or \< 0.4
- •Limited exercise tolerance
- •Warfarin or heparin usage
- •Underwent a vascular intervention in the last 6 months
- •Active cancer, renal- or liver disease
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
absolute walking distance (meters) as measured by 6 minute walking test
Time Frame: 8 weeks
treadmill 3.2 km/hour and inclination increase every 2 minute combined with 6 minute walking test
mitochondrial function measured by respirometry
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Oxygen consumption (pmol O2 per second per mg of wet weight tissue) measured by respirometry
Secondary Outcomes
- Peak oxygen uptake measured by cardio-pulmonal exercise testing(8 weeks)
- Quality of life assessed by SF 36 and CLAU-S questionnaires(8 weeks)
- Arterial bloodflow measured by plethysmography(8 weeks)