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Mild to moderate claudication: the cost-effectiveness of supervised exercise programmes in patient management.
ISRCTN ISRCTN90757358
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title Mild to moderate claudication: the cost-effectiveness of supervised exercise programmes in patient management.
Scientific title
Acronym EXACT
Serial number at source HTA 99/22/08
Study hypothesis The main objectives of the study are as follows:
1. To compare outcomes for the following treatment strategies for patients with mild to moderate claudication:
1.1. Angioplasty (i.e. status quo treatment)
1.2. Supervised exercise programme
1.3. Exercise and lifestyle advice only (control)
2. To measure the cost of each strategy, including treatment and subsequent health care costs, over 3 years
3. To compare costs and short-term to medium-term (6 months - 3 year) outcomes in different patient groups
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Cardiovascular diseases: peripheral arterial disease
Participants - inclusion criteria Patients with claudication
Participants - exclusion criteria Not provided at time of registration
Anticipated start date 01/09/2001
Anticipated end date 31/05/2005
Status of trial Stopped
Patient information material
Target number of participants Not provided at time of registration
Interventions 1. Angioplasty (i.e. status quo treatment)
2. Supervised exercise programme.
3. Exercise and lifestyle advice only (control)
Primary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme - HTA (UK)
Trial website
Publications 2006 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16414385
Contact name Dr  Brian  McCloskey
  Address Department of Psychology
Health & Social Care
University College Worcester
Henwick Grove
  City/town Worcester
  Zip/Postcode WR2 6AJ
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)1905 760023
  Fax +44 (0)1905 28672
  Email brian.mccloskey@worc.ac.uk
Sponsor Department of Health (UK)
  Address Quarry House
Quarry Hill
  City/town Leeds
  Zip/Postcode LS2 7UE
  Country United Kingdom
  Email Sheila.Greener@doh.gsi.gov.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm
Date applied 25/04/2003
Last edited 31/12/2008
Date ISRCTN assigned 25/04/2003
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