%0 Journal Article
%T Twelve-Months Follow-up of Supervised Exercise after Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty for Intermittent Claudication: A Randomised Clinical Trial
%A Elisabeth B£¿
%A Jonny Hisdal
%A Milada Cvancarova
%A Einar Stranden
%A J£¿rgen J. J£¿rgensen
%A Gunnar Sandb£¿k
%A Ole J. Gr£¿tta
%A Astrid Bergland
%J International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/ijerph10115998
%X The aim of this study was to explore the effects during 12 months follow-up of 12 weeks of supervised exercise therapy (SET) after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) compared to PTA alone on physical function, limb hemodynamics and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with intermittent claudication. Fifty patients were randomised to an intervention or a control group. Both groups received usual post-operative care and follow-up measurements at three, six and 12 months after PTA. The intervention group performed 12 weeks of SET after PTA. The control group did not receive any additional follow-up regarding exercise. During the 12 months¡¯ follow-up, the members of the intervention group had significantly better walking distance than the control group. The intervention group had a significantly higher HRQoL score in the physical component score of the SF-36, and the domains of physical function, bodily pain and vitality. For limb hemodynamics, there was a non-significant trend towards better results in the intervention group compared to the control group. Conclusion: SET after PTA yielded statistically significantly better results for walking distance and HRQoL in the intervention group than the control group during the 12 months of follow-up.
%K exercise
%K PTA
%K intermittent claudication
%K follow-up
%K randomised clinical trial
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/10/11/5998