peripheral arterial disease of the lower extremities
Conditions
Interventions
supervised exercise therapy
conventional therapy
Sponsors
Tohoku University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients diagnosed with Fontain Class II peripheral artery disease of the lower extremities and admitted to Aomori Kyoritsu Hospital for endovascular treatment (2) Patients who had been making regular outpatient visits at the same facility for at least 3 months prior to endovascular treatment (3) Patients who regularly visit the same facility as an outpatient for more than 3 months after discharge from the hospital. (4) Patients who have been provided with an explanation of the research and whose written consent has been obtained from them.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients who are not able to walk independently (2) Patients with critical limb ischemia (3) Dialysis patients (4) Patients with a diagnosis of dementia prior to discharge (5) Patients with untreated coronary artery disease (6) Patients with grade III or greater heart failure according to NYHA cardiac function classification (7) Patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (8) Patients with poorly controlled diabetes (9) Patients with outflow tract stenosis due to aortic stenosis or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or other diseases. (10) Patients with advanced atrioventricular block who have not had a pacemaker implanted. (11) Other patients who are deemed by the attending physician to be an undesirable subject for this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| physical function assessment : 6-Minute Walk Test, grip of hand, knee extension strength, pain-free walking distance, claudication onset time, maximum walking distance, peak walking time, Walking Impairment Questionnaire | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTAKAYUKI NAITO
Aomori Kyoritsu Hospital Internal Medicine
Outcome results
None listed