SET was still beneficial for maximal and pain-free walking distances at 12 months , but it did not have a significant effect on quality of life parameters .
AUTHORS ' CONCLUSIONS SET has statistically significant benefit on treadmill walking distance ( maximal and pain-free ) compared with non-supervised regimens .
BACKGROUND Although supervised exercise therapy is considered to be of significant benefit for people with leg pain ( peripheral arterial disease ( PAD ) ) , implementing supervised exercise programs ( SETs ) in daily practice has limitations .
This is an up date of a review first published in 2006 .
OBJECTIVES The main objective of this review was to provide an accurate overview of studies evaluating the effects of supervised versus non-supervised exercise therapy on maximal walking time or distance on a treadmill for people with intermittent claudication .
Short-term effects of cycle and treadmill training on exercise tolerance in peripheral arterial disease.
BACKGROUND To explore the efficacy of cycle training in the treatment of intermittent claudication , the present study compared performance and physiologic effects of cycle training with more conventional treadmill walking training in a group of patients with claudication . METHOD Forty-two individuals with peripheral arterial disease and intermittent claudication ( 24 men , 18 women ) were stratified by gender and the presence or absence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and then r and omized to a treadmill ( n = 13 ) , cycle ( n = 15 ) , or control group ( n = 14 ) . Treadmill and cycle groups trained three times a week for 6 weeks , whereas the control group did not train during this period .  Maximal and pain-free exercise times were measured on grade d treadmill and cycle tests before and after training . RESULTS Treadmill training significantly improved maximal and pain-free treadmill walking times but did not improve cycle performance .  Cycle training significantly improved maximal cycle time but did not improve treadmill performance . However , there was evidence of a stronger cross-transfer effect between the training modes for patients who reported a common limiting symptom during cycling and walking at baseline . There was also considerable variation in the training response to cycling , and a subgroup of responsive patients in the cycle group improved their walking performance by more than the average response observed in the treadmill group . CONCLUSION These findings suggest that cycle exercise is not effective in improving walking performance in all claudication patients but might be an effective alternative to walking in those who exhibit similar limiting symptoms during both types of exercise
SET was still beneficial for maximal and pain-free walking distances at 12 months , but it did not have a significant effect on quality of life parameters .
AUTHORS ' CONCLUSIONS SET has statistically significant benefit on treadmill walking distance ( maximal and pain-free ) compared with non-supervised regimens .
BACKGROUND Although supervised exercise therapy is considered to be of significant benefit for people with leg pain ( peripheral arterial disease ( PAD ) ) , implementing supervised exercise programs ( SETs ) in daily practice has limitations .
This is an up date of a review first published in 2006 .
OBJECTIVES The main objective of this review was to provide an accurate overview of studies evaluating the effects of supervised versus non-supervised exercise therapy on maximal walking time or distance on a treadmill for people with intermittent claudication .