Diet and exercise may ease leg pain for PAD patients
NCT ID NCT03845036
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether combining the DASH diet (a heart-healthy eating plan) with a home-based walking program can improve walking ability and quality of life in people with peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD causes leg pain during walking due to narrowed arteries. The study will enroll 150 adults with PAD and follow them for 3 months to measure changes in walking time and physical function.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 150 people
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- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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40 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. History of claudication, 2. Presence of PAD, defined by meeting at least one of the following criteria (ABI at rest \< 0.90, or \> 20% decrease in ABI following a heel-rise exercise test in patients with a normal ABI at rest (\> 0.90), or history of peripheral revascularization. Exclusion Criteria: 1. absence of PAD, defined by meeting all of the following 3 criteria (ABI at rest \> 0.90), \< 20% decrease in ABI following a heel-rise exercise test, and no history of peripheral revascularization, 2. non-compressible vessels (ABI \> 1.40), 3. rest pain due to PAD (Fontaine stage III; Rutherford Grade II), 4. tissue loss due to PAD (Fontaine stage IV; Rutherford Grade III), 5. use of medications indicated for the treatment of intermittent claudication (cilostazol and pentoxifylline) initiated within three months prior to investigation, 6. peripheral revascularization within one month prior to investigation, 7. active cancer, 8. end stage renal disease defined as stage 5 chronic kidney disease, 9. medical conditions that are contraindicative for exercise according to the American College of Sports Medicine, 10. cognitive dysfunction (mini-mental state examination score \< 24), and 11. failure to complete the baseline tests within three weeks.
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O'Donoghue Research Building, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73117, United States
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