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. 2020 Sep 21;2020(9):CD013407. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013407.pub2
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VASCULAR REGISTER IN CRS‐Web #1 peripheral arterial disease OR Peripheral Vascular Diseases OR PVD OR Atherosclerosis OR Arteriosclerosis OR Arteriosclerosis Obliterans OR Arterial Occlusive Diseases AND INREGISTER
#2 prehabilitation OR prehab or exercise OR training OR gym OR physical activity AND INREGISTER
#3 #1 AND #2		 916
CENTRAL #1 MESH DESCRIPTOR Arteriosclerosis 953
#2 MESH DESCRIPTOR Arteriolosclerosis 0
#3 MESH DESCRIPTOR Arteriosclerosis Obliterans 83
#4 MESH DESCRIPTOR Atherosclerosis 1123
#5 MESH DESCRIPTOR Arterial Occlusive Diseases 836
#6 MESH DESCRIPTOR Intermittent Claudication 849
#7 MESH DESCRIPTOR Ischemia 1658
#8 MESH DESCRIPTOR Peripheral Vascular Diseases EXPLODE ALL TREES 2879
#9 atherosclero* or arteriosclero* or PVD or PAOD or PAD 28755
#10 (((arter* or vascular or vein* or veno* or peripher*) adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*))):TI,AB,KY 13066
#11 (peripheral adj3 dis*):TI,AB,KY 6047
#12 (claudic* or IC):TI,AB,KY 5036
#13 (isch* or CLI):TI,AB,KY 40070
#14 arteriopathic:TI,AB,KY 7
#15 dysvascular*:TI,AB,KY 25
#16 (leg adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)):TI,AB,KY 151
#17 (limb adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)):TI,AB,KY 289
#18 (lower adj3 extrem* adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)):TI,AB,KY 133
#19 ((iliac or femoral or popliteal or femoro* or fempop* or crural) adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)):TI,AB,KY 1903
#20 MESH DESCRIPTOR Leg 2832
#21 MESH DESCRIPTOR Iliac Artery 160
#22 MESH DESCRIPTOR Popliteal Artery 316
#23 MESH DESCRIPTOR Femoral Artery 934
#24 MESH DESCRIPTOR Tibial Arteries 40
#25 ((femor* or iliac or popliteal or fempop* or crural or poplite* or infrapopliteal or inguinal or femdist* or inguinal or infrainquinal or tibial) adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)):TI,AB,KY 2183
#26 #1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #11 OR #12 OR #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16 OR #17 OR #18 OR #19 OR #20 OR #21 OR #22 OR #23 OR #24 OR #25 83002
#27 MESH DESCRIPTOR Exercise EXPLODE ALL TREES 22042
#28 MESH DESCRIPTOR Exercise Therapy EXPLODE ALL TREES 12031
#29 (Active living):TI,AB,KY 94
#30 (Active travel):TI,AB,KY 9
#31 (Circuit training):TI,AB,KY 219
#32 (Cross train*):TI,AB,KY 57
#33 Cross‐train*:TI,AB,KY 57
#34 (martial art*):TI,AB,KY 172
#35 (Motor activity):TI,AB,KY 4817
#36 (Physical activit*):TI,AB,KY 23968
#37 tennis:TI,AB,KY 923
#38 (Water exercise*):TI,AB,KY 111
#39 (Weight train*):TI,AB,KY 411
#40 Ambulation:TI,AB,KY 2613
#41 Badminton:TI,AB,KY 51
#42 Cycling:TI,AB,KY 4491
#43 Cyclist*:TI,AB,KY 1026
#44 Dance:TI,AB,KY 616
#45 Dancer:TI,AB,KY 29
#46 Dancing:TI,AB,KY 389
#47 Exercis*:TI,AB,KY 85039
#48 Golf*:TI,AB,KY 142
#49 Gymnastic*:TI,AB,KY 276
#50 gym:TI,AB,KY 395
#51 Jogging:TI,AB,KY 369
#52 Judo:TI,AB,KY 55
#53 Karate:TI,AB,KY 37
#54 Rowing:TI,AB,KY 244
#55 Run:TI,AB,KY 11653
#56 Running:TI,AB,KY 5102
#57 Swim*:TI,AB,KY 1090
#58 Treadmill:TI,AB,KY 7068
#59 Walk*:TI,AB,KY 24409
#60 Weight‐training:TI,AB,KY 382
#61 #27 OR #28 OR #29 OR #30 OR #31 OR #32 OR #33 OR #34 OR #35 OR #36 OR #37 OR #38 OR #39 OR #40 OR #41 OR #42 OR #43 OR #44 OR #45 OR #46 OR #47 OR #48 OR #49 OR #50 OR #51 OR #52 OR #53 OR #54 OR #55 OR #56 OR #57 OR #58 OR #59 OR #60 127776
#62 before:TI,AB,KY 187740
#63 prior:TI,AB,KY 76957
#64 preoperative:TI,AB,KY 28758
#65 pre‐op:TI,AB,KY 404
#66 pre‐surgical:TI,AB,KY 352
#67 #62 OR #63 OR #64 OR #65 OR #66 270446
#68 #61 AND #67 30304
#69 prehabilit*:TI,AB,KY 194
#70 prehab:TI,AB,KY 37
#71 #68 OR #69 OR #70 30369
#72 #26 AND #71 2250		 2250
Clinicaltrials.gov peripheral arterial disease OR Peripheral Vascular Diseases OR PVD OR Atherosclerosis OR Arteriosclerosis OR Arteriosclerosis Obliterans OR Arterial Occlusive Diseases | prehabilitation OR prehab or exercise OR training OR gym OR physical activity 560
ICTRP Search Portal peripheral arterial disease OR Peripheral Vascular Diseases OR PVD OR Atherosclerosis OR Arteriosclerosis OR Arteriosclerosis Obliterans OR Arterial Occlusive Diseases | prehabilitation OR prehab or exercise OR training OR gym OR physical activity 178
Medline (Ovid MEDLINE® Epub Ahead of Print, In‐Process & Other Non‐Indexed Citations, Ovid MEDLINE® Daily and Ovid MEDLINE®) 1946 to present 1 Arteriosclerosis/
2 Arteriolosclerosis/
3 Arteriosclerosis Obliterans/
4 Atherosclerosis/
5 Arterial Occlusive Diseases/
6 Intermittent Claudication/
7 Ischemia/
8 exp Peripheral Vascular Diseases/
9 (atherosclero* or arteriosclero* or PVD or PAOD or PAD).ti,ab.
10 ((arter* or vascular or vein* or veno* or peripher*) adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)).ti,ab.
11 (peripheral adj3 dis*).ti,ab.
12 (claudic* or IC).ti,ab.
13 (isch* or CLI).ti,ab.
14 arteriopathic.ti,ab.
15 dysvascular*.ti,ab.
16 (leg adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)).ti,ab.
17 (limb adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)).ti,ab.
18 (lower adj3 extrem* adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)).ti,ab.
19 ((iliac or femoral or popliteal or femoro* or fempop* or crural) adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)).ti,ab.
20 Leg/
21 Iliac Artery/
22 Popliteal Artery/
23 Femoral Artery/
24 Tibial Arteries/
25 ((femor* or iliac or popliteal or fempop* or crural or poplite* or infrapopliteal or inguinal or femdist* or inguinal or infrainquinal or tibial) adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)).ti,ab.
26 or/1‐25
27 exp Exercise/
28 exp Exercise Therapy/
29 Active living.ti,ab.
30 Active travel.ti,ab.
31 Circuit training.ti,ab.
32 Cross train*.ti,ab.
33 Cross‐train*.ti,ab.
34 martial art*.ti,ab.
35 Motor activity.ti,ab.
36 Physical activit*.ti,ab.
37 tennis.ti,ab.
38 Water exercise*.ti,ab.
39 Weight train*.ti,ab.
40 Ambulation.ti,ab.
41 Badminton.ti,ab.
42 Cycling.ti,ab.
43 Cyclist*.ti,ab.
44 Dance.ti,ab.
45 Dancer.ti,ab.
46 Dancing.ti,ab.
47 Exercis*.ti,ab.
48 Golf*.ti,ab.
49 Gymnastic*.ti,ab.
50 gym.ti,ab.
51 Jogging.ti,ab.
52 Judo.ti,ab.
53 Karate.ti,ab.
54 Rowing.ti,ab.
55 Run.ti,ab.
56 Running.ti,ab.
57 Swim*.ti,ab.
58 Treadmill.ti,ab.
59 Walk*.ti,ab.
60 Weight‐training.ti,ab.
61 or/27‐60
62 before.ti,ab.
63 prior.ti,ab.
64 preoperative.ti,ab.
65 pre‐op.ti,ab.
66 pre‐surgical.ti,ab.
67 or/62‐66
68 61 and 67
69 prehabilit*.ti,ab.
70 prehab.ti,ab.
71 68 or 69 or 70
72 26 and 71
73 randomized controlled trial.pt.
74 controlled clinical trial.pt.
75 randomized.ab.
76 placebo.ab.
77 drug therapy.fs.
78 randomly.ab.
79 trial.ab.
80 groups.ab.
81 or/73‐80
82 exp animals/ not humans.sh.
83 81 not 82
84 72 and 83		 2787
Embase 1974 to present 1 arteriosclerosis/
2 arteriolosclerosis/
3 peripheral occlusive artery disease/
4 atherosclerosis/
5 intermittent claudication/
6 ischemia/
7 exp peripheral vascular disease/
8 (atherosclero* or arteriosclero* or PVD or PAOD or PAD).ti,ab.
9 ((arter* or vascular or vein* or veno* or peripher*) adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)).ti,ab.
10 (peripheral adj3 dis*).ti,ab.
11 (claudic* or IC).ti,ab.
12 (isch* or CLI).ti,ab.
13 arteriopathic.ti,ab.
14 dysvascular*.ti,ab.
15 (leg adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)).ti,ab.
16 (limb adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)).ti,ab.
17 (lower adj3 extrem* adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)).ti,ab.
18 ((iliac or femoral or popliteal or femoro* or fempop* or crural) adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)).ti,ab.
19 leg/
20 iliac artery/
21 popliteal artery/
22 femoral artery/
23 tibial artery/
24 ((femor* or iliac or popliteal or fempop* or crural or poplite* or infrapopliteal or inguinal or femdist* or inguinal or infrainquinal or tibial) adj3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*)).ti,ab.
25 or/1‐24
26 exp exercise/
27 exp kinesiotherapy/
28 Active living.ti,ab.
29 Active travel.ti,ab.
30 Circuit training.ti,ab.
31 Cross train*.ti,ab.
32 Cross‐train*.ti,ab.
33 martial art*.ti,ab.
34 Motor activity.ti,ab.
35 Physical activit*.ti,ab.
36 tennis.ti,ab.
37 Water exercise*.ti,ab.
38 Weight train*.ti,ab.
39 Ambulation.ti,ab.
40 Badminton.ti,ab.
41 Cycling.ti,ab.
42 Cyclist*.ti,ab.
43 Dance.ti,ab.
44 Dancer.ti,ab.
45 Dancing.ti,ab.
46 Exercis*.ti,ab.
47 Golf*.ti,ab.
48 Gymnastic*.ti,ab.
49 gym.ti,ab.
50 Jogging.ti,ab.
51 Judo.ti,ab.
52 Karate.ti,ab.
53 Rowing.ti,ab.
54 Run.ti,ab.
55 Running.ti,ab.
56 Swim*.ti,ab.
57 Treadmill.ti,ab.
58 Walk*.ti,ab.
59 Weight‐training.ti,ab.
60 or/26‐59
61 before.ti,ab.
62 prior.ti,ab.
63 preoperative.ti,ab.
64 pre‐op.ti,ab.
65 pre‐surgical.ti,ab.
66 or/61‐65
67 60 and 66
68 prehabilit*.ti,ab.
69 prehab.ti,ab.
70 67 or 68 or 69
71 25 and 70
72 randomized controlled trial/
73 controlled clinical trial/
74 random$.ti,ab.
75 randomization/
76 intermethod comparison/
77 placebo.ti,ab.
78 (compare or compared or comparison).ti.
79 ((evaluated or evaluate or evaluating or assessed or assess) and (compare or compared or comparing or comparison)).ab.
80 (open adj label).ti,ab.
81 ((double or single or doubly or singly) adj (blind or blinded or blindly)).ti,ab.
82 double blind procedure/
83 parallel group$1.ti,ab.
84 (crossover or cross over).ti,ab.
85 ((assign$ or match or matched or allocation) adj5 (alternate or group$1 or intervention$1 or patient$1 or subject$1 or participant$1)).ti,ab.
86 (assigned or allocated).ti,ab.
87 (controlled adj7 (study or design or trial)).ti,ab.
88 (volunteer or volunteers).ti,ab.
89 trial.ti.
90 or/72‐89
91 71 and 90		 6745
CINAHL S86 S71 AND S85
S85 S72 OR S73 OR S74 OR S75 OR S76 OR S77 OR S78 OR S79 OR S80 OR S81 OR S82 OR S83 OR S84
S84 MH "Random Assignment"
S83 MH "Triple‐Blind Studies"
S82 MH "Double‐Blind Studies"
S81 MH "Single‐Blind Studies"
S80 MH "Crossover Design"
S79 MH "Factorial Design"
S78 MH "Placebos"
S77 MH "Clinical Trials"
S76 TX crossover OR "cross‐over"
S75 AB placebo*
S74 TX random*
S73 TX trial*
S72 TX "latin square"
S71 S24 AND S70
S70 S67 OR S68 OR S69
S69 TX prehab
S68 TX prehabilit*
S67 S60 AND S66
S66 S61 OR S62 OR S63 OR S64 OR S65
S65 TX pre‐surgical
S64 TX pre‐op
S63 TX preoperative
S62 TX prior
S61 TX before
S60 S24 AND S59
S59 S25 OR S26 OR S27 OR S28 OR S29 OR S30 OR S31 OR S32 OR S33 OR S34 OR S35 OR S36 OR S37 OR S38 OR S39 OR S40 OR S41 OR S42 OR S43 OR S44 OR S45 OR S46 OR S47 OR S48 OR S49 OR S50 OR S51 OR S52 OR S53 OR S54 OR S55 OR S56 OR S57 OR S58
S58 TX Weight‐training
S57 TX Walk*
S56 TX Treadmill
S55 TX Swim*
S54 TX Running
S53 TX Run
S52 TX Rowing
S51 TX Karate
S50 TX Judo
S49 TX Jogging
S48 TX gym
S47 TX Gymnastic*
S46 TX Golf*
S45 TX Exercis*
S44 TX Dancing
S43 TX Dancer
S42 TX Dance
S41 TX Cyclist*
S40 TX Cycling
S39 TX Badminton
S38 TX Ambulation
S37 TX Weight train*
S36 TX Water exercise*
S35 TX tennis
S34 TX Physical activit*
S33 TX Motor activity
S32 TX martial art*
S31 TX Cross‐train*
S30 TX Cross train*
S29 TX Circuit training
S28 TX Active travel
S27 TX Active living
S26 (MH "Therapeutic Exercise+")
S25 (MH "Exercise+")
S24 S1 OR S2 OR S3 OR S4 OR S5 OR S6 OR S7 OR S8 OR S9 OR S10 OR S11 OR S12 OR S13 OR S14 OR S15 OR S16 OR S17 OR S18 OR S19 OR S20 OR S21 OR S22 OR S23
S23 TX ((femor* or iliac or popliteal or fempop* or crural or poplite* or infrapopliteal or inguinal or femdist* or inguinal or infrainquinal or tibial) n3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*))
S22 (MH "Tibial Arteries")
S21 (MH "Femoral Artery")
S20 (MH "Popliteal Artery")
S19 (MH "Iliac Artery")
S18 (MH "Leg")
S17 TX ((iliac or femoral or popliteal or femoro* or fempop* or crural) n3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*))
S16 TX (lower n3 extrem* n3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*))
S15 TX (limb n3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*))
S14 TX (leg n3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*))
S13 dysvascular*
S12 TX arteriopathic
S11 TX isch* or CLI
S10 TX claudic* or IC
S9 TX peripheral n3 dis*
S8 TX ((arter* or vascular or vein* or veno* or peripher*) n3 (occlus* or reocclus* or re‐occlus* or steno* or restenos* or obstruct* or lesio* or block* or harden* or stiffen* or obliter*))
S7 TX atherosclero* or arteriosclero* or PVD or PAOD or PAD
S6 (MH "Peripheral Vascular Diseases+")
S5 (MH "Ischemia")
S4 (MH "Intermittent Claudication")
S3 (MH "Arterial Occlusive Diseases")
S2 (MH "Atherosclerosis")
S1 (MH "Arteriosclerosis")		 1161