A systematic review of exercise intervention reporting quality and dose in studies of intermittent claudication.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exercise therapy is an important treatment option for people with intermittent claudication (IC). Appropriate reporting of exercise interventions in populations with IC within randomised controlled trials (RCTs) is important to ensure that research can be translated into clinical practice. Therefore, the purpose of our review is to evaluate the reporting of exercise interventions in RCTs of exercise therapy in patients with IC.

Methods

A systematic search was performed to identify relevant trials in patients with IC published until May 2020. Studies including only participants with critical limb ischaemia or asymptomatic peripheral artery disease were excluded. Each trial was scored using the recently developed 'Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template' (CERT) whi

SUBMITTER: Ibeggazene S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10233510 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature