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- Clinical Trial NCT05648630
Improving Exercise Rehabilitation Efficacy Outcomes Veterans Peripheral Artery Disease
August 8, 2023 updated by: VA Office of Research and Development
Improving Exercise Rehabilitation Efficacy and Outcomes in Veterans With Peripheral Artery Disease: Targeting Oxidative Stress and Inflammation
Physical activity is the most beneficial and cost-effective treatment for Veterans with PAD, however, issues with oxygen delivery and utilization dramatically impair exercise compliance.
The cause of these oxygen delivery and utilization impairments is likely increased oxidative stress and inflammation.
The proposed project will comprehensively examine the novel strategy of Nuclear Factor Erythroid-2-like 2 (Nrf2) activation using PB125, aimed at diminishing oxidative stress and inflammation, and thereby lessening the negative impacts of the disease.
This therapeutic will be evaluated in isolation and in combination with exercise rehabilitation to determine if there is a complimentary benefit.
The ultimate goal is to provide insight into a potential novel therapeutic treatment for this disease, therefore, improving exercise tolerance and quality of life in this growing population.
Study Overview
Status
Recruiting
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a debilitating atherosclerotic disease caused by plaque development in the arteries leading to diminished skeletal muscle blood flow, oxygen delivery, and metabolic dysfunction during ambulation causing marked exercise intolerance.
Veterans have a disproportionate risk of developing PAD compared to the general population because of higher levels of smoking, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity.
Worryingly, the mortality rate for PAD in Veterans (~30%) is nearly double that of the general population.
Currently, the best treatment of PAD is exercise rehabilitation, however, issues with patient motivation and pain reduce the effectiveness of this treatment.
There is a pressing, and unmet need to identify the sites and underlying mechanisms of the systemic dysfunction leading to exercise intolerance induced by PAD.
Oxidative stress and inflammation play important roles in the development and progression of PAD.
Critically, the peripheral vasculature (diminished blood flow) and mitochondria (diminished respiration) are primary determinants/mechanisms responsible for exercise intolerance in health and disease that are particularly vulnerable to elevations in oxidative stress and inflammation, making these likely sites of systemic dysfunction leading to exercise intolerance in Veterans with PAD.
Any vascular or mitochondrial dysfunction would further augment oxidative stress and inflammation initiating a vicious cycle.
It is the central hypothesis that increased endogenous antioxidant capacity and diminished inflammation will improve oxygen delivery and utilization during exercise, thus, increasing the efficacy of exercise rehabilitation due to increased adherence and exercise capacity.
To test this hypothesis, the investigators will utilize the naturally-derived Nuclear Factor Erythroid-2-like 2 (Nrf2; the "master regulator of antioxidant enzymes") activator, PB125, to stimulate induction of endogenous antioxidants and decrease the activity of inflammatory pathways.
Veterans with PAD will be randomly assigned to receive either PB125 or Placebo supplementation.
Each Veteran will undergo three phases of testing: 1) baseline, 2) post 1 month of supplement loading, and 3) post 12 weeks of exercise rehabilitation with continued supplementation.
Functional capacity and cognitive function (Aim 1), Vascular function and exercising hemodynamics (Aim 2), and in vivo and ex vivo mitochondrial respiration (Aim 3) will be assessed each phase.
Monthly assessments of functional capacity, behavioral regulation, quality of life, and physical activity will track improvements across the trial.
At the conclusion of these studies, the investigators will have expanded the knowledge of the mechanisms underlying exercise intolerance in Veterans suffering from PAD, and, more importantly from a clinical perspective, provided insight into a potential novel therapeutic treatment to improve exercise rehabilitation efficacy for this population.
It is anticipated this advancement will contribute to advancing clinical practice in rehabilitative medicine, and ultimately, improving the quality of life for Veterans living with PAD.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Estimated)
65
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Contact
- Name: Misti R Seppi, MBA BS AAS
- Phone Number: 4860 (801) 582-1565
- Email: Misti.Seppi@va.gov
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Paul J White, MD
- Phone Number: 4897 (801) 582-1565
- Email: Paul.White2@va.gov
Study Locations
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Utah
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84148-0001
- Recruiting
- VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT
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Contact:
- Misti R Seppi, MBA BS AAS
- Phone Number: 4860 (801) 582-1565
- Email: Misti.Seppi@va.gov
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Contact:
- Paul J White, MD
- Phone Number: 4897 801-582-1565
- Email: Paul.White2@va.gov
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Principal Investigator:
- Jesse Craig, MBA
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132
- Not yet recruiting
- University of Utah Dept of Vascular Surgery
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Contact:
- Jesse Craig, PhD
- Phone Number: 801-582-1565
- Email: jesse.craig@utah.edu
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
38 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 40 and older with clinically diagnosed femoropopliteal PAD (ankle-brachial index < 0.9)
- Must understand the study requirements and be willing and able to sign an informed consent document
- Patients with mild cognitive impairment (i.e., montreal cognitive assessment (MOCA) <26) will be included but must have a responsible caregiver or spouse present during the informed consent
- Women that are not pregnant, breastfeeding, or likely to become pregnant within the next 6 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a bleeding disorder that would contraindicate the performance of a muscle biopsy, such as a history of clinically significant bleeding diathesis (i.e., Hemophilia A or B, Von Willebrand's Disease, or congenital Factor VII deficiency)
- Patients with a complex atherosclerotic lesion such that withholding medication creates disproportionate risk
- Women currently taking hormone replacement therapy
- Any other condition or event considered exclusionary by the PI and faculty physician
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Exercise Rehabilitation+PB125
Participants will be assigned to the Exercise+Placebo or Exercise+PB125 rehabilitation interventions using block randomization.
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PB125 is a naturally-derived plant-based supplement that activates the Nuclear Factor Erythroid-2-like 2 (Nrf2) system to stimulate induction of endogenous antioxidants and anti-inflammatory pathways.
A 12-week treadmill based supervised rehabilitation
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Placebo Comparator: Exercise Rehabilitation with Placebo
Participants will be assigned to the Exercise+Placebo rehabilitation interventions using block randomization.
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A 12-week treadmill based supervised rehabilitation
A placebo will be used in combination with exercise rehabilitation allowing for a double blinded placebo controlled design.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Six-minute Walk Test (6MWT) Change
Time Frame: Baseline, month 1, month 2, month 3, month 4
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6MWT will be quantified with total distance, last minute speed, and claudication onset time.
Greater distance and higher speed indicates better functional capacity and greater change over time suggests improvement.
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Baseline, month 1, month 2, month 3, month 4
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Exercise pressor response (EPR) Change
Time Frame: Baseline, month 1, month 2, month 3, month 4
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EPR will be quantified with the change in mean arterial blood pressure from rest to exercise.
A greater EPR indicates elevated cardiovascular risk and a reduction in the EPR over time suggests improvement.
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Baseline, month 1, month 2, month 3, month 4
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Intramuscular maximal bioenergetics (Vmax) Change
Time Frame: Baseline, month 1, month 4
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Vmax will be quantified as the rate of intramuscular phosphocreatine replenishment following exercise.
A greater Vmax indicates better mitochondrial and hemodynamic function and greater change over time suggests improvement.
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Baseline, month 1, month 4
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Jesse Craig, MBA, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
July 3, 2023
Primary Completion (Estimated)
June 1, 2028
Study Completion (Estimated)
June 1, 2028
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
November 4, 2022
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
December 8, 2022
First Posted (Actual)
December 13, 2022
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
August 14, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
August 8, 2023
Last Verified
August 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- E3913-W
- RX003913 (Other Grant/Funding Number: Department of Veterans Affairs ORD)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
IPD Plan Description
Upon written request, a limited, de-identified, anonymized dataset will be created pursuant to the Data Use Agreement.
This DUA will limit the use of the dataset and prohibit the recipient from taking steps to identify individuals whose data is included in the dataset.
This dataset will be provided through a password-protected, machine-readable database format.
Whenever possible, the dataset will be delivered through physical transfer of the storage medium.
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
No
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