Status:
COMPLETED
Treadmill with TENS on Functional Capacity &muscle Oxygenation in PAD Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Fifty patients from both sexes with PAD, stage II fontaine will participate in this study. Their ages will be from 40-75 years old. They will be selected from kasr el ainy (faculty of medicine), Cairo...
Detailed Description
Procedures of the study: a) Evaluating procedures: It will be performed before treatment and 12 weeks after treatment program. History and physical examination: Complete history taking will be cond...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- • Fifty patients who had intermittent claudication secondary to PAD
- Ambulation during a graded treadmill test limited by leg pain consistent with intermittent claudication (stage II of the Fontaine classification of PAD)
- Ankle-brachial index (ABI) of 0.90 or lower at rest or 0.73 or lower after exercise
- Their age will be ranged from 40-75 years old
- Body mass index (BMI) from 18.5 to 40 kg/m2
- they are able to take part in an outpatient rehabilitation program
- they are clinically stable
- they are sedentary activity level according to Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ).
- smokers
Exclusion
- • Absence of PAD
- Inability to obtain an ABI measure because of non compressible vessels
- Asymptomatic PAD determined from the medical history and verified during the graded treadmill test
- Use of cilostazol and pentoxifylline initiated within 3 months before the investigation
- Exercise tolerance limited by factors other than leg pain
- Active cancer, renal disease, or liver disease
- The presence of a contraindication to the use of TENS, such as a pacemaker or skin lesion.
- walking disorders related to orthopedic or neuromuscular disease
- myopathy
- associated progressive disease causing deterioration in general health
- implanted pacemaker or defibrillator
- uncontrolled diabetes
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 30 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06061211
Start Date
October 1 2023
End Date
November 30 2024
Last Update
December 12 2024
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Faculty of physical therapy, cairo university
Cairo, Egypt