Recreational handball for leg pain from narrowed arteries
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests whether playing recreational team handball improves walking and leg symptoms in older men with peripheral artery disease (narrowed leg arteries causing pain when walking). It may offer a fun way to exercise and improve blood flow.
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Who can take part
- Be a man aged 60 to 80 years
- Have a diagnosis of stage II peripheral artery disease (leg pain when walking that goes away with rest)
- Have an ankle-brachial index (ABI) below 0.90 in one or both legs (a test comparing blood pressure in your ankle and arm)
- Have your doctor's approval to do moderate-to-vigorous exercise
- Not have advanced eye disease, kidney failure, heart conditions like heart failure or irregular heartbeat, foot ulcers, uncontrolled high blood pressure, or cancer
- Not have had previous amputation, and not be doing regular exercise (more than 2.5 hours a week) in the last 6 months
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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