Clinical Trial: SMART Exercise for PAD
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Peripheral Arterial Disease
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Sequential Multiple Assessment Randomized Trial of Exercise for PAD: SMART Exercise for PAD (SMART PAD)
Brief Summary:
Supervised exercise therapy (SET), consisting of treadmill exercise conducted three times weekly at a center while supervised by healthcare personnel, is first line therapy for people disabled by lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD).However, travelling three times/week to a center for SET is burdensome.Compared to SET, home-based exercise is more accessible and less burdensome.Yet, evidence-based guidelines recommend SET over home-based exercise for PAD.Walking exercise is first line therapy to…
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