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Passive Calf Stretching Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease

NCT06041880 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2025-07-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effects of passive calf muscle stretching in patients diagnosed with peripheral artery disease (PAD). The main question it aims to answer are:

1. To determine if daily calf muscle stretching at home improves calf muscle and vascular health.
2. To determine if daily calf muscle stretching at home improves walking performance.

Participants will use inflatable ankle splints for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week for 4-weeks on both days and 4-weeks of no stretching.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Passive calf muscle stretching device

Modified night splints will be used to passive stretch the calf muscle.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-01
Primary Completion
2026-07-31
Completion
2027-07-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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