%0 Journal Article
%T Effects of a 6-month exercise program pilot study on walking economy, peak physiological characteristics, and walking performance in patients with peripheral arterial disease
%A Crowther RG
%A Leicht AS
%A Spinks WL
%A Sangla K
%A Quigley F
%A Golledge J
%J Vascular Health and Risk Management
%D 2012
%I 
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S30056
%X ts of a 6-month exercise program pilot study on walking economy, peak physiological characteristics, and walking performance in patients with peripheral arterial disease Original Research (2057) Total Article Views Authors: Crowther RG, Leicht AS, Spinks WL, Sangla K, Quigley F, Golledge J Published Date April 2012 Volume 2012:8 Pages 225 - 232 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/VHRM.S30056 Received: 19 January 2012 Accepted: 01 March 2012 Published: 17 April 2012 Robert G Crowther1, Anthony S Leicht1, Warwick L Spinks1, Kunwarjit Sangla2, Frank Quigley2, Jonathan Golledge2,3 1Institute of Sport and Exercise Science, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia; 2Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia; 3The Vascular Biology Unit, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia Abstract : The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a 6-month exercise program on submaximal walking economy in individuals with peripheral arterial disease and intermittent claudication (PAD-IC). Participants (n = 16) were randomly allocated to either a control PAD-IC group (CPAD-IC, n = 6) which received standard medical therapy, or a treatment PAD-IC group (TPAD-IC; n = 10) which took part in a supervised exercise program. During a graded treadmill test, physiological responses, including oxygen consumption, were assessed to calculate walking economy during submaximal and maximal walking performance. Differences between groups at baseline and post-intervention were analyzed via Kruskal¨CWallis tests. At baseline, CPAD-IC and TPAD-IC groups demonstrated similar walking performance and physiological responses. Postintervention, TPAD-IC patients demonstrated significantly lower oxygen consumption during the graded exercise test, and greater maximal walking performance compared to CPAD-IC. These preliminary results indicate that 6 months of regular exercise improves both submaximal walking economy and maximal walking performance, without significant changes in maximal walking economy. Enhanced walking economy may contribute to physiological efficiency, which in turn may improve walking performance as demonstrated by PAD-IC patients following regular exercise programs.
%K vascular disease
%K peripheral vascular disease
%K walking economy
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