Upper Versus Lower Limb Exercises on Intermittent Claudication in Diabetic Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Intermittent Claudication

• Registration Number: NCT06570564
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-4-18
• Last Update Posted: 2 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Sixty patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and intermittent claudication.<br><br> - Patients with diabetes at least 5 years.<br><br> - Both genders were included.<br><br> - Their age will be ranged from 45-55 years old.<br><br> - Patients referred from physician of internal medicine diagnosed as controlled type 2<br> diabetes (HbA1c 7-7.5%) for the previous 3 months.<br><br> - Their body mass index will be ranged from 25.0 to 34.9 kg/m2.<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Pregnant women.<br><br> - Malignancy.<br><br> - Other medical conditions such as uncontrolled hypertension and osteoporosis.<br><br> - Past medical history included conditions that may influence the provision of<br> physiotherapy interventions such as (severe asthma, chronic airflow limitation,<br> bronchiectasis, ankylosing spondylitis or lumbar disc prolapse).

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
maximum walking distance (MWD) in meter;pain free walking distance (PFWD) in meter;claudication score;Ankle/brachial indices (ABI) by doppler ultrasound;glycated haemoglobin (HbA1C)