Status:
COMPLETED
Caffeine and Intermittent Claudication
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aarhus
Collaborating Sponsors:
Herning Hospital
Central Jutland Regional Hospital
Conditions:
Intermittent Claudication
Eligibility:
All Genders
40+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the change in Walking capacity after an intake of caffeine. The study design is cross-over and follow-up of 80 patients with leg pain caused by narrowing of th...
Detailed Description
PAD has a prevalence of 15-20 % in an elderly (\>50) western population. PAD can not be seen in isolation but represents the peripheral manifestation of a generalized artherosclerosis. The co-morbidit...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- men and women \> 40 years
- history of IC of the lower extremities, Fontaine II
- ankle-brachial index (ABI)\> 0.9 (subjects who are referred for a revasularizarition procedure)
Exclusion
- dementia
- diabetes
- illness or reason to be unable to participate, f.ex. general weakness, amputation or arthritis
- acute illness, f.ex. inflammation, unstable angina
- other reasons which contraindicate participation/treadmill exercise
- intake of Trental and/or Teofyllamin
- weight \> 100kg
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00388128
Start Date
September 1 2006
End Date
September 1 2009
Last Update
June 9 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Herning Hospital, Surgical research dep.
Herning, Central Jutland, Denmark, 7400