Comparison of home-based rehabilitation and a centre-based exercise in terms of functional capacity, muscle oxygenation and quality of life in people with peripheral arterial disease: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is increasingly prevalent, and supervised physical exercise programmes are recommended as the first-line treatment. However, these programmes are underused. Alternative delivery models may be able to expand treatment coverage. The objective of this study was to compare a home-based exercise programme (HBEP) and a centre-based exercise (CBE) in terms of their effects on functional capacity, peripheral muscle oxygenation and quality of life in individuals with PAD.