Personalized exercise program for peripheral arterial disease
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests a personalized exercise program for people with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a condition that causes leg pain when walking. The goal is to see if a tailored exercise plan can help reduce pain, improve walking distance, and boost quality of life.
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Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with stable peripheral arterial disease (PAD, a condition that reduces blood flow to your legs).
- You have pain or tightness in your leg muscles when walking (called claudication) that goes away with rest.
- You have a specific test result (ankle-brachial index between 0.41 and 0.90) that shows moderate blockage in your leg arteries.
- You have not had a procedure or surgery on your leg arteries (like angioplasty, stenting, or bypass) or taken part in a supervised exercise program for PAD.
- You are not taking certain medicines for leg pain (cilostazol or pentoxifylline) and have not taken them in the last 3 months.
- You can walk on a treadmill at a slow speed (about 2 mph) and your leg pain is not caused by other health problems like heart disease, lung disease, or arthritis.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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