Effect of Nordic walking on walking ability in patients with peripheral arterial disease: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evaluating the effectiveness of Nordic walking in influencing walking ability in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

Methods

We searched 12 databases, including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane library, Web of Science, EBSCO host, Ovid, Scopus, ClinicalTrial.gov, and several top ranked Chinese databases, including China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data, CBMdisc, VIP Database, ChiCTR. The search has no starting time limit and the deadline is April 9, 2024. Randomized controlled trials and pseudo-random controlled trials were included. The two authors independently screened the literature and evaluated the quality of the study using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Meta analysis was conducted using Review Manager 5.4 and Stata 17.0 software.

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SUBMITTER: Sun Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11892863 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature