New exercise approach aims to help veterans walk farther with less pain
NCT ID NCT06003855
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new type of supervised exercise for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), which causes leg pain when walking due to blocked arteries. Researchers want to see if using muscle oxygen levels to guide exercise is better than standard therapy. The study involves 12 veterans and focuses on improving walking distance and overall activity.
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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 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: At entry into the study, all subjects must: * Be able to give written, informed consent * Have documented lower extremity arterial occlusive disease based on ankle/brachial index measurements and/or arterial imaging * Demonstrate positive history of chronic claudication * Have a stable blood pressure regimen, stable lipid regimen, stable diabetes regimen and risk factor control for 6 weeks Exclusion Criteria: Any potential subjects will be excluded if they have: * Rest pain or tissue loss due to PAD (Fontaine stage III and IV) * Acute lower extremity ischemic event secondary to thromboembolic disease or acute trauma * Walking capacity 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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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Omaha VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68105-1850, United States
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