Impacts of Aquatic vs Land Walking on Vascular Health and Exercise Tolerance in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease

NCT ID: NCT03849300

Last Updated: 2020-11-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

147 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-05-09

Study Completion Date

2019-02-04

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study was to examine the impacts of a 12-week aquatic walking exercise program on body composition, vascular function, cardiorespiratory capacity, exercise tolerance, muscular strength, and physical function in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). The effects of the 12-week aquatic walking exercise program were also compared to the effects of a 12-week land-based walking exercise program.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Peripheral Artery Disease Vascular Function Exercise Tolerance Peripheral Arterial Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

aquatic walking exercise intervention group 1 vs. control group; aquatic walking exercise intervention group 2 vs. land-based walking exercise group
Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control Group

No exercise intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Aquatic walking exercise group 1

The aquatic walking exercise program was performed for 60 minutes per day, 4 times per week for 12 weeks.

The program consisted of a warm-up (10 min) and cool-down (10 min) which included stretching and gait training. The 40-minute main exercise session included 10 minutes of hip flexion-extension, hip abduction-adduction, and knee flexion-extension. The last 30 minutes included water walking (forward, backward).

The program intensity was established using heart rate reserve (HRR). Weeks 1-4 were at 50-60% HRR, weeks 5-8 were at 60-70% HRR, and weeks 9-12 were at 70-85% HRR. Subjects wore a heart rate monitor during the whole exercise training session in order to maintain the designated training intensity.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Aquatic walking exercise program group 1

Intervention Type OTHER

12 week aquatic walking exercise program

Aquatic walking exercise group 2

The aquatic walking exercise program was performed for 60 minutes per day, 4 times per week for 12 weeks.

The program consisted of a warm-up (10 min) and cool-down (10 min) which included stretching and gait training. The 40-minute main exercise session included 10 minutes of hip flexion-extension, hip abduction-adduction, and knee flexion-extension. The last 30 minutes included water walking (forward, backward).

The program intensity was established using heart rate reserve (HRR). Weeks 1-4 were at 50-60% HRR, weeks 5-8 were at 60-70% HRR, and weeks 9-12 were at 70-85% HRR. Subjects wore a heart rate monitor during the whole exercise training session in order to maintain the designated training intensity.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Aquatic walking exercise program group 2

Intervention Type OTHER

12 week aquatic walking exercise program

Land-based walking exercise group

The land-based walking exercise program was performed for 60 minutes per day, 4 times per week for 12 weeks.

The program consisted of a warm-up (10 min) and cool-down (10 min) which included stretching and gait training. The 40-minute main exercise session included 10 minutes of low-intensity forward, backward, and lateral side-stepping movements on flat group. The remaining 30 minutes included treadmill walking exercise.

The program intensity was established using heart rate reserve (HRR). Weeks 1-4 were at 50-60% HRR, weeks 5-8 were at 60-70% HRR, and weeks 9-12 were at 70-85% HRR. Subjects wore a heart rate monitor during the whole exercise training session in order to maintain the designated training intensity.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Land-based walking exercise group

Intervention Type OTHER

12 week land-based walking exercise program

Interventions

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Aquatic walking exercise program group 1

12 week aquatic walking exercise program

Intervention Type OTHER

Aquatic walking exercise program group 2

12 week aquatic walking exercise program

Intervention Type OTHER

Land-based walking exercise group

12 week land-based walking exercise program

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Peripheral artery disease (ankle-brachial index between 0.6 and 0.9)
* 50-85 years of age
* Sedentary (less than 1 hour of regular exercise participation per week within the previous year)

Exclusion Criteria

* current smoker (smoking within previous 6 months)
* psychiatric conditions
* pulmonary disease
* renal disease
* thyroid disease
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Marymount University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dong-Eui University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Pusan National University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Won-mok son

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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UNOmaha5

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id