NCT03837639Completed
Arm-crank Exercise Training on Cardiovascular Function of Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease
Effects of Arm-crank Exercise Training on Cardiovascular Function of Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 3 Nov 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The aim of the study is to analyze the effect of 12 weeks of arm crank exercise (ACE) training on cardiovascular function in PAD patients, and compare it with treadmill exercise (TE), the actual recommendation for this patients. In this clinical trial, 45 patients will be allocated randomly in three experimental groups: ACE training, TE and control group. ACE and TE groups will perform exercises twice a week with the intensity equivalent to 13- 15 on Borg's Subjective Perception Exertion Scale. Patients in control group will meet twice a week, however only to perform diverse activities and group living, without any type of exercise involved. All groups will be encouraged to increase their levels of activity, as they are usually guided in medical consultations. Before and after 12 weeks of intervention, cardiovascular function, functional capacity, cognition, and quality of life will be assessed.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 90 (actual)
- First submitted
- 7 Feb 2019
- Start date
- 24 May 2019
- Primary completion date
- 11 Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
- Diseases
- High blood pressure
- NCT number
- NCT03837639
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 90
- From 24 May 2019 to the primary completion date, 11 Nov 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Who the study is looking for
- PAD stage II
- Ankle brachial index \<0.90 in one or both lower limbs;
- Women in post-menopause phase without hormone replacement therapy
- Not an active smoker;
- Able to perform exercise training;
- Patients selected to participate in the study will be only excluded if:
- Change their medication;
- Present any health impairment that contraindicates the practice of physical exercise during the study;
Age in the registry: 45 years to 85 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | São Paulo | Brazil | Unknown status |
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