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Veterans test remote walking programs to ease leg pain from clogged arteries

NCT ID NCT06033924

Symptom relief Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests two home-based walking programs for veterans with peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition that causes leg pain when walking. Participants will either use a website, have telehealth coaching, or get usual care. The goal is to see if these programs help them walk longer distances and improve quality of life. The study will enroll 225 veterans and follow them for 36 weeks.

What this could mean

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Active substance
walking program
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that telehealth or web-based coaching helps veterans with PAD walk farther and feel better without needing in-person visits.
What could go wrong
This is a behavioral study with no drug or device, so benefits may be modest. Results depend on participant motivation and may not apply to all PAD patients.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 225 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jul 2024

Expected to finish

Oct 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

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Ages

21 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women * Diagnosis of lower extremity PAD due to atherosclerosis * Claudication with walking defined as stage 1-3 on the Rutherford Scale * Medical clearance from the patient's primary care provider or vascular care provider * Ability to walk at least one city block * Self-reported sedentary behaviors defined as \< 150 minutes per week of physical activity * Access to a phone and/or email \& Internet * Competent to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Life expectancy of less than six months * Comorbidities that limit walking to a severe degree (i.e., wheelchair-bound) * Resident of a nursing home * Recent enrollment in an exercise program or performing 150 minutes per week or more of exercise * Planned revascularization or amputation in the next two months * Recent CVD events (\< 3 months) including stroke/TIA, MI, UA, PCI/CABG * Unstable cardiac conditions (severe valve disease, NYHA class III-IV heart failure, untreated complex congenital heart disease, or complex arrhythmias) * Current substance abuse * Psychiatric disorder which limits the patient's ability to follow the study protocol * Pregnancy * Inability to speak and read English

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Conditions

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Motor Activity peripheral arterial disease

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Peripheral artery disease

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233-1927, United States

  • Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045-7211, United States

  • VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA

    RECRUITING

    Palo Alto, California, 94304-1207, United States

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