Effect of a monitored home-based exercise program combined with a behavior change intervention and a smartphone app on walking distances and quality of life in adults with peripheral arterial disease: the WalkingPad randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Investigate whether a Home-based Exercise Therapy (HBET) program for patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) and Intermittent Claudication (IC) with a behavior change intervention, supported by a smartphone application, is effective in improving walking distances and performance, and quality of life (QoL) over 6 months.

Methods and results

This was a single-center, prospective, two-arm, single-blinded randomized controlled trial including 73 patients with PAD and IC, and three assessment moments: baseline, 3, and 6 months. Participants were randomized to receive a walking exercise prescription, with the support (n = 38) or without the support (n = 35) of the WalkingPad app, between January 2021 and July 2022. Both groups received two face-to-face b

SUBMITTER: Silva I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10702743 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature