Clinical Trial: Daily Stretching to Improve Walking in Older Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: The STRETCH PAD Study

U.S., Nov. 6 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07919483) titled 'Daily Stretching to Improve Walking in Older Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: The STRETCH PAD Study' on Oct. 30.

Brief Summary: The goal of this multi-center clinical trial is to assess the effects of passive calf muscle stretching in older adults diagnosed with peripheral artery disease (PAD). The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. To determine how calf muscle stretching at home affects treadmill walk performance and daily physical activity level after 4 weeks and 6 months in these patients.

2. To determine how calf muscle stretching at home affects calf muscle vascular function and walking gait.

Participants will u...