| Methods |
RCT
Method of randomisation: not reported
Assessor blinding: no
Participant blinding: no
Loss to follow‐up: 4
Intention‐to‐treat analysis: no
Post‐program follow up: no |
| Participants |
Location: Australia
N = 20
Sample: people with peripheral arterial disease
Age: mean 66 years (SD 6) exercise group
Inclusion criteria: PAD diagnosed by a vascular surgeon
Exclusion criteria: leg pain at rest, ischemic ulceration or gangrene, inability to walk at lest 2km/h on a treadmill, limited exercise capacity by factors other than claudication, vascular surgery or angioplasty in previous year, smoking of cigarettes |
| Interventions |
PRT versus control
1. PRT
Type of Ex: 8 exercise that included UL, LL, Tr, combination varied in each session (1‐3) per week
Equipment: machines
Intensity: used linear periodization, intensity varied with reps
Frequency: Ex3
Reps/Sets: 8‐15/2
Program Duration: 24 weeks
Setting: gym
Supervision: full
Adherence: not reported
2. Control Group: no intervention |
| Outcomes |
Strength (10 RM)
6 minute walk test
Treadmill walk time
Hemodynamic measures
Comments on adverse events: no |
| Notes |
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| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
B ‐ Unclear |
