Stepper test for people with peripheral artery disease
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study checks if a 6-minute stepper test is a good way to measure walking ability in people with peripheral artery disease. You will step up and down for 6 minutes to see how far you can go.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with peripheral artery disease by a heart surgeon.
- Your ankle-brachial index (a blood pressure test in your ankle and arm) is 1.40 or less, or your exercise ABI is 0.73 or less, or you have calcified blood vessels.
- You are between 18 and 80 years old.
- You are in stable condition and willing to take part.
- You weigh 110 kg (about 242 lbs) or less because the stepper device has a weight limit.
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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