Miquel Coca-Martinez, Elie Girsowicz, Robert J Doonan, Daniel I Obrand, Jason P Bayne, Oren K Steinmetz, Kent S Mackenzie, Francesco Carli, Graciela Martinez-Palli, Heather L Gill
OBJECTIVE: To establish the feasibility and safety of multimodal prehabilitation (MP), and to obtain pilot data on the change in quality of life, functional walking capacity, and the need for surgery for a full-scale trial. DESIGN: Pilot randomized controlled trial that included patients older than 50 years old suffering from moderate to severe intermittent claudication and who were candidates for endovascular revascularization (ER). Participants were excluded if they presented with ischemic rest pain, gangrene or ulceration of the index leg, significant lesions in the iliac vessels, planned surgical bypass, comorbidities in which exercise was contraindicated or if they were unable to speak English or French...
November 8, 2023: Annals of Vascular Surgery