Trial reportBioMed research international2018
Influence of the Physical Training on Muscle Function and Walking Distance in Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease in Elderly.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of Nordic walking on walking ability in patients with peripheral arterial disease: a meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of exercise intervention reporting quality and dose in studies of intermittent claudication.Vascular · 2023Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Modes of exercise training for intermittent claudication.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Combined Aerobic and Resistance Exercise in Walking Performance of Patients With Intermittent Claudication: Systematic Review.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Pooled it
- Use of Head-Mounted Inertial Sensors for Mobility Tasks: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Using T1 mapping indices to evaluate muscle function and predict conservative treatment outcomes in diabetic patients with peripheral arterial disease.European radiology · 2023Article
- The Use of Sports Rehabilitation Robotics to Assist in the Recovery of Physical Abilities in Elderly Patients with Degenerative Diseases: A Literature Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Location of ischemia and ischemic pain intensity affect spatiotemporal parameters and leg muscles activity during walking in patients with intermittent claudication.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Effects of Physical Rehabilitation on Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters and Ground Reaction Forces of Patients with Intermittent Claudication.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Exercise and Peripheral Arteriosclerosis.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2020Review
- Changes in Gait Variables in Patients with Intermittent Claudication.BioMed research international · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionA typical symptom of chronic lower-limb ischaemia is lower-limb pain, which occurs during walking forcing the patient to stop, intermittent claudication (IC). Exercise rehabilitation is the basic form of treatment for these patients.
aimThe aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of three types of physical training programmes conducted over a 12-week period in patients with chronic lower-limb arterial insufficiency. MATERIALS AND
methodsNinety-five people qualified for the 3-month supervised motor rehabilitation programme, conducted three times a week. The respondents were assigned to three types of rehabilitation programmes using a pseudo-randomization method: Group I (TW), subjects undertaking treadmill walking training; Group II (NW), subjects undertaking Nordic walking training; Group III (RES+NW), subjects undertaking resistance and Nordic walking training. Treadmill test, 6 Minute Walk Test (6MWT), and isokinetic test were repeated after 3 months of rehabilitation, which 80 people completed.
resultsCombined training (RES+NW) is more effective than Nordic walking alone and supervised treadmill training alone for improving ankle force-velocity parameters (p<0.05) in patients with intermittent claudication. Each of the proposed exercise rehabilitation programmes increased walking distance of patients with intermittent claudication (p<0.05), especially in 6MWT (p=0.001). Significant relationships of force-velocity parameters are observed in the maximum distance obtained in 6MWT, both in Group III (RES + NW) and in Group II (NW) at the level of moderate and strong correlation strength, which indicates that if the lower limbs are stronger the walking distance achieved in 6MWT is longer.
conclusionsGiven both the force-velocity parameters and the covered distance, the training RES + NW gives the most beneficial changes compared to training TW alone and NW alone. All types of training increased walking distance, which is an important aspect of the everyday functioning of people with IC.
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