NCT06570564

Upper Versus Lower Limb Exercises on Intermittent Claudication in Diabetic Patients

Completed NA Last updated 26 August 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing The arm crank ergometer in Intermittent Claudication in 60 participants. Completed in 20 February 2024.

Timeline

20 February 2023

Primary endpoint
20 February 2024

20 February 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Cairo University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	60
Start date	20 February 2023
Primary completion	20 February 2024
Estimated completion	20 February 2024
Sites	1 location across Egypt

Drugs / interventions tested

• The arm crank ergometer
• bicycle ergometer
• treadmill

Conditions studied

• Intermittent Claudication — all drugs for Intermittent Claudication →

Sponsor

Cairo University

Who can join

Adults 45 to 55, any sex, with Intermittent Claudication. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Sixty patients with intermittent claudication and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Their age will ranged from 45-55 years old. They recruited from internal department at Damanhour Medical National Institute (DMNI), Damanhour, Beheira Governorate, Egypt. Patients randomly assigned into three equal groups:

Group (A):

Upper limb exercises group consist of 20 patients. They received arm cranking exercise three times per week for three consecutive months plus routine physiotherapy program.

Group (B):

Lower limb exercises group consist of 20 patients. They received bicycling exercise three times per week for three consecutive months plus routine physiotherapy program.

Group (C):

The control group consisted of 20 patients. They received only routine physiotherapy program.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.