Effects of exercise on health and quality of life in peripheral arterial disease

Completed

• Conditions: Intermittent claudication; Circulatory System; Other peripheral vascular diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN73659272
• Lead Sponsor: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Ireland)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-09-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 46

Inclusion Criteria

1. Fontaine Stage II: intermittent claudication diagnosed by history of leg pain on exercise relieved by rest, classified by presence/absence of pulse/s, site of pain, ankle/brachial index (ABI) less than 0.9 at rest and/or decrease in ankle pressure by 15 mmHg or more after standard treadmill test (standard incline and constant speed)
2. Stable disease x 3 months
3. Residing within the geographical catchment area of the hospital
4. Aged 48 - 83 years, either sex

Exclusion Criteria

1. Fontaine Stage I (ambulation not limited by claudication)
2. Fontaine Stage III (rest pain)
3. Fontaine Stage IV (focal necrosis)
4. Co-existing clinical condition, which precluded participation in exercise programme including:
4.1. Unstable cardiorespiratory disease
4.2. Neurological/orthopaedic limitation to exercise
4.3. Poorly controlled hypertension
4.4. Active major medical problem including but not limited to cancer, renal/liver disease
4.5. Dementia
4.6. Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus
4.7. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
4.8. Myocardial infarction within the previous 6 months
5. Participants with acute onset or within the first months of onset of claudication (due to fluctuation in symptoms)
6. Revascularisation procedure/surgery within previous 6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified