Walking program aims to boost recovery after blood clot
NCT ID NCT06909240
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a structured walking program, added to standard care, can improve quality of life and reduce long-term complications in people who have had a first deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the leg. Researchers will enroll 152 adults and compare those who receive the walking program with those who receive standard care alone. The program involves 30 minutes of walking daily, starting at moderate intensity and progressing over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- progressive gait training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to improve recovery and quality of life after a first deep vein thrombosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial focused on exercise, not a new drug or cure. The results may not apply to everyone, and the benefit may be modest.
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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 152 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2030
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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18 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: * 18 years or above * First time lower extremity DVT * Hospitalized at the Emergency Department * Can cooperate cognitively and physically (patient reported) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients without a Danish social security number * Terminal patients * Patients who do not understand or speak Danish
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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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Hvidovre University Hospital
RECRUITINGHvidovre, Capital Region, 2650, Denmark
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