Community Walking Exercise for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease

The exercise therapy program with training, monitoring and coaching enhanced by community-based participatory research (CBPR) (TMC+) is a comprehensive approach to community-based walking exercise for improving PAD patient outcomes. The components of TMC+ are optimal training guidelines for patients (i.e., T), monitoring from both investigators and patient self-monitoring (i.e., M), coaching from investigators on how to improve patients' walking ability (i.e., C), and finally enhancements from CBPR practices (+).

catheter-based revascularization of peripheral arteries (background treatment part of standard clinical care at hospital)

revascularization of lower extremities with open bypass surgery (background treatment part of standard clinical care at hospital)