Supervised exercise therapy for intermittent claudication in a community-based setting is as effective as clinic-based
- Bendermacher, Bianca L.
- Willigendael, Edith M.
- Nicolaï, Saskia P.
- Kruidenier, Lotte M.
- Welten, Rob J.
- Hendriks, Erik
- Prins, Martin H.
- Teijink, Joep A.W.
- de Bie, Robert A.
DOIAbstract
ObjectiveThis cohort study was conducted to determine the effect on walking distances of supervised exercise therapy provided in a community-based setting.MethodsThe study included all consecutive patients presenting at the vascular outpatient clinic with intermittent claudication, diagnosed by a resting ankle brachial index <0.9, who had no previous peripheral vascular intervention for peripheral arterial disease, no major amputation, and sufficient command of the Dutch language. The exclusion criterion was the inability to walk the baseline treadmill test for a minimum of 10 m. The intervention was a supervised exercise therapy in a community-based setting. A progressive treadmill test at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 months of follow-up me...
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