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Exercise Training for Patients With Poor Leg Circulation
N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Stephen F. Figoni
Research Sponsored by US Department of Veterans Affairs
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 5 years
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group
Summary
The purposes of this pilot project are to (a) determine changes in calf muscle blood flow and energy supply resulting from calf muscle exercise, and (b) to determine changes in these variables resulting from exercise training (walking and calf muscle exercise). This is a pilot study to prepare for a larger project in the future. Exercise and exercise training should increase blood flow and energy supply to the calf muscles.
Eligible Conditions
- Intermittent Claudication
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Diabetes
Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ up to 5 years
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 5 years
Treatment Details
Awards & Highlights
No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
Trial Design
1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: 1Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
treadmill walking and calf exercise
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Physical walking
2005
N/A
~50
Physical exercise
2016
Completed Phase 4
~1990
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Who is running the clinical trial?
US Department of Veterans AffairsLead Sponsor
875 Previous Clinical Trials
498,371 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Intermittent Claudication
1,277 Patients Enrolled for Intermittent Claudication
Stephen F. FigoniPrincipal InvestigatorVA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West LA