Key result
Supervised exercise training improves 6-minute walking distance by ~14% over baseline at 3 months.
Why the study?
The effects of a supervised exercise training program on functional performance in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease have yet to be clearly determined.
Does a 3-month supervised exercise training program improve functional performance in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease?
Cohort (n=90)
Does a 3-month supervised exercise training program improve functional performance in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease?
A 3-month supervised exercise training program significantly improves functional performance in patients with symptomatic PAD, with the majority of benefits realized within the first two months.
SET time-course effects in symptomatic PAD remain preliminary; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Introduction: Functional performance is impaired in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). The effects of a supervised exercise training (SET) program on functional performance have yet to be clearly determined. The aim was to investigate the time-course evolution of functional performance during a 3-month SET program. Methods: Patients with chronic symptomatic PAD participating in a 3-month SET program were investigated. Six-minute walking distance (6MWD), the stair climbing test (SCT), and the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) were assessed before SET, after the first and second months of SET, and following the SET program. The ankle– and toe–brachial indices were measured before and after the SET program. Results: Ninety patients with PAD (age 65.4 ± 10.2 years) were analyzed. The 6MWD significantly improved after the first (+7%, p ⩽ 0.001) and second months (+13%, p ⩽ 0.001) and following SET (+14%, p ⩽ 0.001) compared to before the SET program. The 6MWD significantly improved after the 2nd month (+6%, p ⩽ 0.001) and following SET (+7%, p ⩽ 0.001) compared to after the first month of the SET program. The SPPB score and SCT performance significantly improved after the first (SPPB score: +9%, p ⩽ 0.001; SCT: +17%, p ⩽ 0.001) and second months (SPPB score: +11%, p ⩽ 0.001; SCT: +24%, p ⩽ 0.001) and following SET (SPPB score: +12%, p ⩽ 0.001; SCT: +25%, p ⩽ 0.001) compared to before the SET program. No significant differences were observed following SET compared to the second month of the SET program. Vascular parameters did not change significantly. Conclusions: A 3-month SET program improves several components of functional performance, and adaptations mainly occur during the 1st and 2nd months of the SET program.
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Lanzi et al. (2023) conducted a cohort in symptomatic peripheral artery disease (n=90). Supervised exercise training (SET) program vs. Baseline (before SET program) was evaluated on 6-minute walking distance (6MWD), stair climbing test (SCT), and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) (p=⩽ 0.001). A 3-month supervised exercise training program significantly improved 6-minute walking distance (+14%) and stair climbing test performance (+25%) compared to baseline (p⩽0.001 for both).
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