Status:

COMPLETED

High Intensity Interval Training In pATiEnts With Intermittent Claudication

Lead Sponsor:

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Hull

Conditions:

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Intermittent Claudication

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This INITIATE study evaluates the use of high-intensity interval training as a treatment modality for patients with intermittent claudication - an ambulatory leg pain caused by narrowed arteries that ...

Detailed Description

Patients with peripheral vascular disease (PVD) may develop a reproducible pain in their legs when they walk, which usually subsides with rest. This is known as intermittent claudication (IC) and is c...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Workstream 1
  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Aged \>18 years
  • Ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) \<0.9 at rest or a systolic pressure drop of ≥20mmHg at the ankle after exercise testing
  • Ability to walk unaided
  • English speaking and able to comply with exercise instructions
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Unable to provide informed consent
  • Critical limb threatening ischaemia / rest pain / tissue loss
  • Active cancer treatment
  • Significant comorbidities precluding safe participation in exercise testing and / or training according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines (28)
  • Resting/uncontrolled tachycardia (\>100 beats per minute \[bpm\]) and/or resting/uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \>180 millimetres of mercury \[mmHg\] or diastolic blood pressure \>100mmHg)
  • Symptomatic hypotension
  • Additional exclusion criteria:
  • Following baseline cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET), patients will be withdrawn and prevented from continuing their involvement in the study if there is any evidence of:
  • Exercise-induced myocardial ischaemia or significant haemodynamic compromise (manifesting as anginal symptoms, significant ECG changes or an abnormal blood pressure response).
  • An inability to complete a maximal effort CPET
  • Workstream 2:
  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Aged \>18 years
  • ABPI \<0.9 at rest or a systolic pressure drop of ≥20mmHg at the ankle after exercise testing
  • Ability to walk unaided
  • English speaking and able to comply with exercise instructions
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Unable to provide informed consent
  • Critical limb threatening ischaemia / rest pain / tissue loss
  • Active cancer treatment
  • Significant comorbidities precluding safe participation in exercise testing and / or training according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines (28)
  • Resting/uncontrolled tachycardia (\>100bpm) and/or resting/uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \>180mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \>100mmHg)
  • Symptomatic hypotension
  • Additional exclusion criteria:
  • Following baseline CPET, patients will be withdrawn and prevented from continuing their involvement in the study if there is any evidence of:
  • ● Exercise-induced myocardial ischaemia or significant haemodynamic compromise (manifesting as anginal symptoms, significant ECG changes or an abnormal blood pressure response).

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 15 2018

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    July 4 2022

    Estimated Enrollment :

    70 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04042311

    Start Date

    June 15 2018

    End Date

    July 4 2022

    Last Update

    November 14 2024

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    Academic Vascular Surgical Unit, Vascular Dept. 1st Floor Tower Block

    Hull, United Kingdom, HU3 2JZ