Background: Traditional aerobic training and muscle resistance ("strength") training have been shown to be effective for improving functional and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes in peripheral arterial disease (PAD). However, the transfer of the current resistance exercise modes proposed to other activities of daily living (ADLs) is questionable. Moderate intensity functional training (MIFT) has emerged with the aim of achieving cardiovascular and neuromuscular adaptations simultaneously with functional exercises typical of ADLs. The effect of MIFT in patients with PAD is not yet known. Our purpose is to verify the influence of the combination of intermittent treadmill walking exercise with MIFT on functional capacity and HRQoL in patients with PAD.
Methods: Three patients with PAD participated in a novel supervised exercise therapy program of 6 weeks duration based on intermittent treadmill walking exercise and MIFT.
Results: After the training period, the 3 patients showed high adherence to the program (95%) and they improved total distance (TD) (25%, 9%, and 21%), claudication onset distance (COD) (56%, 19%, and 151%), total number of repetitions (33%, 24%, and 33%) and total work capacity (80%, 79%, and 72%). Also, physical component in Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) and Vascular Quality of Life Questionnaire-6 (VascuQol-6) showed increases in the patients.
Conclusions: The 6-week intervention in patients with PAD, based on intermittent treadmill walking exercise and MIFT, seems to improve their functional status and total work capacity in functional exercises as well as their HRQoL.
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