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The Effects of Claudication Severity on Functional Outcomes
Sponsor: University of Central Lancashire
Summary
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects over 236 million people globally. A classic symptom of PAD is intermittent claudication (IC) which is associated with reductions in physical function. The evidence is irrefutable that supervised exercise programmes (SEP) improve pain free and maximal waking distance. However, adherence rates are poor with exercise-related pain cited as contributable factor. Exercise at mild claudication or pain- free exercise improves walking ability, however current guidelines recommend exercise should be performed to near maximal claudication to improve walking ability. Conflicting evidence exists and there is a lack of evidence that has directly compared the relative effects of exercise prescribed at different levels of claudication. Therefore, the primary objective is to directly compare the effects of exercise prescribed at different levels of claudication pain on functional outcomes
Official title: The Effects of Claudication Severity on Functional Outcomes in Patients With Intermittent Claudication
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
57
Start Date
2021-07-05
Completion Date
2026-10-13
Last Updated
2026-10-20
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Pain Free Exercise (PF)
Patients will exercise until the onset on claudication (1 on the rating scale)
Moderate Claudication Pain Exercise (MOD-P)
Patients will exercise until they experience moderate claudication pain (2 on the rating scale)
Maximal Claudication Pain Exercise (MAX-P)
Patients will exercise until they experience maximal claudication pain (4 on the rating scale)
Locations (1)
School of Sport and and Health Sciences
Preston, United Kingdom