Could a simple supplement ease leg pain and help PAD patients walk farther?
NCT ID NCT06409949
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether taking MitoQ for six months can improve walking ability and quality of life in people with peripheral artery disease who experience leg pain while walking. Researchers will measure treadmill walking distance, daily step counts, and leg muscle health in 60 participants. Half will receive MitoQ and half a placebo, with results compared after six months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MitoQ (a dietary supplement that targets mitochondria)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple supplement to help people with PAD walk farther and feel better day-to-day.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with only 60 people, so results may not apply widely. MitoQ is a supplement, not a proven drug, and may show no benefit over placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. a positive history of chronic claudication 2. exercise-limiting claudication established by history and direct observation during a screening walking test administered by the evaluating vascular surgeon 3. documented lower extremity arterial occlusive disease based on ankle/brachial index measurements and/or arterial imaging 4. stable blood pressure, lipid and diabetes regimens and risk factor control for 6 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: 1. rest pain or tissue loss due to PAD (Fontaine stage III and IV) 2. acute lower extremity ischemic event 3. walking capacity significantly and primarily limited by conditions other than claudication including leg (joint/musculoskeletal, neurologic) and systemic (heart, lung disease) pathology.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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VA Medical Center
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68105, United States
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