Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) Circulatory System
Conditions
Interventions
Observational longitudinal cohort from two secondary health care centres with observation at inclusion, after 4 weeks and 1 year. Validation of the VascuQoL-6 questionnaire is done by an anchor-based
Sponsors
Sykehuset Østfold HF
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients referred to the department of vascular surgery at the participating hospitals for evaluation of potential or established peripheral arterial disease, regardless of age or gender 2. Eligibility is decided by the vascular surgeon evaluating the referral documents from physicians in primary health care. Information about the study and invitation to participate will be issued with the appointment details 3. Consecutive inclusion of patients with exclusion if the diagnostic work up do not indicate peripheral arterial disease
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients not suffering from peripheral arterial disease as primary explanation of symptoms (differential diagnosis)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Vascular quality of life, measured using the VascuQoL-6 summary score at baseline and after 4 weeks and 1 year | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Generic health status, measured using SF-36 2. Ankle-brachial index (ABI), measured using handheld Doppler and circular cuff at the ankle at rest and after exercise 3. Walking capacity, measured on a treadmill (2.5 km/h, 0 degrees of incline) for a maximum of 10 minutes 4. Peripheral artery disease clinical evaluation, using the Rutherford/Fontaine clinical classification systems Measured at baseline and after 4 weeks and 1 year | — |
Countries
Norway
Contacts
Public ContactAnne Sofie Larsen
Outcome results
None listed