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Intermittent Claudication

Intermittent Claudication: Introduction

Intermittent Claudication: Calf muscle pain from walking. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Intermittent Claudication is available below.

Symptoms of Intermittent Claudication

• Calf muscle pain from walking
• Relief of calf muscle pain at rest
• Affecting one or both legs
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Disease Topics Related To Intermittent Claudication

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Intermittent Claudication:

• Smoking
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Medical Textbooks Online about Intermittent Claudication

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Causes of Intermittent Claudication

• Atheroma
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Spinal canal stenosis
• Arteriosclerosis obliterans
• Smoking
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See full list of 30 causes of Intermittent Claudication

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Treatments for Intermittent Claudication

• Vasodilator drugs
• Exercise program
• Angioplasty
• Artery graft
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Latest Treatments for Intermittent Claudication

• Oral contraceptives
• Eflornithine
• Metformin
• Thioglitazoles
• Antiandrogenic drugs
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Intermittent Claudication

Medical research articles related to Intermittent Claudication include:

• Ginkgo biloba for intermittent claudication
• Treadmill exercise and resistance training in patients with peripheral arterial disease with and without intermittent claudication: a randomized controlled trial.
• Efficacy of cilostazol after endovascular therapy for femoropopliteal artery disease in patients with intermittent claudication
• Naftidrofuryl for intermittent claudication: meta-analysis based on individual patient data.
• Intermittent claudication: clinical effectiveness of endovascular revascularization versus supervised hospital-based exercise training--randomized controlled trial
• Anti-Chlamydial antibiotic therapy for symptom improvement in peripheral artery disease: prospective evaluation of rifalazil effect on vascular symptoms of intermittent claudication and other endpoints in chlamydia pneumoniae seropositive patients (PROVID
• Diagnostic performance of computed tomography angiography in peripheral arterial disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
• Spinal cord stimulation for non-reconstructable chronic critical leg ischaemia
• more research...»

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Clinical Trials for Intermittent Claudication

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Intermittent Claudication include:

• Effect of Niacin ER/Lovastatin on Peak Walking Time & Claudication Onset Time in Patients With Intermittent Claudication - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Niacin Extended Release and Lovastatin Tablets
• The Dose Response of Niacin ER/Lovastatin on Peak Walking Time (PWT) in Patients With Intermittent Claudication - TROPIC - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Niacin Extended Release and Lovastatin Tablets
• EW-A-401 to Treat Intermittent Claudication - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - EW-A-401 DNA Plasmid Vector,DNA Plasmid Vector
• Efficacy and Safety of NM-702 Tablets for the Treatment of Intermittent Claudication - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - NM-702 (phosphodiesterase inhibitor)
• SIMPADICO - Study of Immune Modulation Therapy in Peripheral Arterial Disease and Intermittent Claudication Outcomes - This study has been terminated (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 26 Clinical Trials for Intermittent Claudication

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Definitions of Intermittent Claudication:

Lameness due to pain in leg muscles because the blood supply is inadequate; pain subsides with rest - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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