Effectiveness of home-based walking exercise for patients with peripheral artery disease and intermittent claudication: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess the effect of home-based exercise interventions on walking performance in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and intermittent claudication (IC).

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

We searched the Medline, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus and Cochrane Library databases to identify randomised controlled trials of patients with PAD and IC published in English up to August 2024.

Eligibility criteria

Randomised controlled trials of patients who participated in home-based exercise interventions and were assessed for walking performance were eligible for inclusion. Studies without available data were excluded.

Data extraction and synthesis

We analysed the pooled effect size on walking performan

SUBMITTER: Xu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749748 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature