An interventional study of Exercise and Diet in Cardiovascular Diseases and Peripheral Vascular Diseases, sponsored by Northwestern University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-07-25.
Sponsored by Northwestern University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of nutrition, a supervised treadmill exercise program, and supervised progressive resistance training program on peripheral arterial disease.
BACKGROUND:
Previous work demonstrates that functional limitations associated with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are diverse and include slower walking speed, poorer walking endurance, and impaired balance as compared to persons without PAD. Although treadmill-walking exercise improves treadmill performance in patients with intermittent claudication (IC), treadmill performance does not correlate well with community walking ability in older men and women. In older patient populations without PAD, resistance training improves functioning and walking endurance, but this mode of exercise has not been sufficiently studied in PAD. Furthermore, although 65% to 70% of men and women with PAD are either asymptomatic or have exertional leg symptoms other than IC, no prior studies have assessed the effects of exercise interventions in PAD patients who do not have IC.
DESIGN NARRATIVE:
The randomized, control study will determine whether a 6-month supervised treadmill exercise program and a supervised lower extremity progressive resistance training program, respectively, improve lower extremity functioning compared to a nutrition control group among 150 PAD patients with and without IC. The investigators hypothesize that participants in the treadmill walking exercise program and participants in the progressive resistance training program, respectively, will experience greater improvement in functional outcomes than participants in the nutrition control group. The primary functional outcome measures in descending order of importance are 6-minute walk distance and the summary performance score. The summary performance score is a composite measure of lower extremity functioning (usual walking speed, standing balance, and time required for five repeated chair rises) measured on a 0-12 scale that predicts future risk of nursing home placement, mobility loss, and mortality. The study will also identify mechanisms by which the exercise interventions improve functioning in PAD. Mechanisms to be studied include changes in blood viscosity, calf blood flow, brachial artery endothelial reactivity, and inflammatory cytokine levels. By identifying the optimal exercise program for improving functioning in PAD patients with and without IC, the findings will have substantial clinical and public health implications for millions of patients with PAD.
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Exclusion Criteria:
6-month supervised treadmill exercise program
Behavioral: Exercise
6-month supervised lower extremity progressive resistance training program
Behavioral: Exercise
Diet/nutrition control group
Behavioral: Diet
6 months of supervised treadmill exercise or strength training, three times per week, followed by a 6 month home-based program.
11 nutrition education sessions
Six-minute walk distance
Time frame: Measured at baseline and follow-up study visits
Summary performance score
Time frame: Measured at baseline and follow-up study visits
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