What is the EXERT study?
We are seeking volunteers to participate in a study to increase our understanding of the effects of aerobic arm or treadmill exercise on leg pain, walking capability, and quality of life in people with claudication.
- The goal of the study is to understand how
people with claudication respond to different
types of exercise.
- Exercise participants receive supervised exercise
training three times per week for 12 weeks.
- Exercise tests to examine changes in
claudication symptoms will be supervised
by a cardiologist.
The study is funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the NIH. Dr. Diane Treat-Jacobson, associate professor, at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing is leading the study.
