Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Versus Treadmill Walking in Peripheral Arterial Disease

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-05-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

my study is to determine the effect of pulsed electromagnetic field versus treadmill training in managemet of intemittent claudication in peripheral arterial disease

there is a lack of interventions that improves local peripheral blood circulation in ischemic lower limbs . (PEMFs) are a non-pharmacological and non-invasive treatment that can be applied on the affected body part, which penetrates through skin and reaches target tissues . However, there have been few clinical studies reporting the effects of PEMFs on hemodynamic response in people with PAD (

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Both genders are allowed to participate in the study .

• The age range of patients will be from 45-65 years

• All patients are diagnosed with PAD since at least ( 6 months to1 year) and suffer from IC

• All patients will be suffering from moderate degree of pain in the calf according to claudication pain scale.

• ABPI for all patients will be ranged from 0.65 to 0. 9

• All patients are medically and psycholigically stable .

• Only ambulant patient without any aids will be selected

• All patients are non smokers

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with Severe grades of intermittent claudication that produce ischemic pain at rest

• Presence of claudication symptoms less than 2 months

• Patients with fontaine stage I PAD (asymptomatic)

• Patient with fontaine stage III PAD (leg pain at rest )

• Patients with ABPI ( Ankle Brachial Pressure Index ≤ 0.4 )

• Patients who are unable to walk on the treadmill or unable to attend sessions at the physical therapy department at APH , 3 times a week .

• Patients with unstable cardiovascular conditions (those with a known history of recent myocardial infarction, uncontrolled hypertension, ischemic attacks, stroke, congestive heart failure) will be excluded from this study.

• Patients with neurological problems that cause leg pain .

• Patients with active malignancy will be excluded from study Patients with acute tuberculosis, soft tissue infection, cellulities, hyperthyroidism, acute viral diseases, Patients with pace makers will be excluded from the study Patients with ischemic ulcers or gangrenes

• Patients with marked dyspnea on exertion or with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD).

• Patients with a vascular surgical procedure or angioplasty within the previous year will be excluded from the study

• Patients with musculoskeletal disorders ( Diagnosed with severe osteoporosis , severe osteoarthritis or joint replacement )