Many patients with blockages in the arteries in their legs (peripheral arterial disease, "PAD") suffer from pain in their legs when walking. Exercise therapy is known to decrease pain levels as well as increase the distance that patients with PAD can walk. The purpose of this study is to understand whether home exercise using a digital exercise monitoring system (LIVMOR) with provider supervision/ feedback will improve walking distance compared to those undergoing home exercise using the same monitoring system but without provider supervision/ feedback.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
56
Provider supervision/ feedback provided before and after walking sessions
Dallas North Texas Veterans Affairs Hospital
Dallas, Texas, United States
RECRUITINGChange in 6 minute walk test distance between groups
Change in 6 minute walk test distance between groups
Time frame: 12 weeks
Change in Walking Impairment Questionnaire score
Change in Walking Impairment Questionnaire score between groups
Time frame: 12 weeks
Change in VascuQOL-6 (VQ6) quality of life survey
Change in VascuQOL-6 (VQ6) quality of life survey between groups
Time frame: 12 weeks
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