Abstract
Background: The aim of this updated review is to consider the evidence base for the effectiveness of home-based exercise programmes (HEP) as a treatment option for improving walking distance in patients with IC.
Methods: The Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, PEDro and Cochrane CENTRAL databases will be searched for terms including “intermittent laudication”, “peripheral arterial disease”, “home-based exercise” and “home-based walking”. No date restrictions will be used but only articles in the English language will be included. Both randomised and non-randomised trials of HEP’s versus a comparator arm will be included, and a meta-analysis using only the randomised controlled trials will be attempted if the assumptions of heterogeneity are met.
Data extraction will include study details, sample description, intervention description, length of follow up and outcomes measures. The primary outcome measure is objectively measured maximal walking distance or time, with secondary outcome measures including pain-free walking distance or time, changes in physical activity and quality of life. We will also provide a narrative description of the effective components of a home-based exercise intervention which can aid future recommendations.
Conclusion: Overall, this proposed review and meta-analysis aims to provide a comprehensive and complete overview of the evidence base for HEP’s, which can aid clinicians in the management of their patients.
Methods: The Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, PEDro and Cochrane CENTRAL databases will be searched for terms including “intermittent laudication”, “peripheral arterial disease”, “home-based exercise” and “home-based walking”. No date restrictions will be used but only articles in the English language will be included. Both randomised and non-randomised trials of HEP’s versus a comparator arm will be included, and a meta-analysis using only the randomised controlled trials will be attempted if the assumptions of heterogeneity are met.
Data extraction will include study details, sample description, intervention description, length of follow up and outcomes measures. The primary outcome measure is objectively measured maximal walking distance or time, with secondary outcome measures including pain-free walking distance or time, changes in physical activity and quality of life. We will also provide a narrative description of the effective components of a home-based exercise intervention which can aid future recommendations.
Conclusion: Overall, this proposed review and meta-analysis aims to provide a comprehensive and complete overview of the evidence base for HEP’s, which can aid clinicians in the management of their patients.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 205031211881829 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-5 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | SAGE Open Medicine |
| Volume | 6 |
| Early online date | 10 Dec 2018 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Intermittent Claudication
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Exercise
- Home-Based
- Walking
- Community