NCT07250776

Effects of Body Awareness Therapy on Functional Capacity, With Peripheral Artery Disease

Effects of Body Awareness Therapy on Physical Psychosocial Outcomes in Peripheral Artery Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 51 (actual)
• Sponsor: Karadeniz Technical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patients will be divided into two groups. One group will receive only a conventional physiotherapy program. The conventional physiotherapy program included breathing and aerobic exercises, energy conservation techniques, and activities of daily living. The exercises were supervised once a week and unsupervised for six days. The program was administered 1 x 7 x 8 hours/day/week. The experimental group received Body Awareness therapy in addition to the conventional physiotherapy program. The exercise content included relaxation exercises, breathing exercises, floor exercises for trunk and pelvic movements, and extremity movements. Body Awareness Therapy was also administered 1 x 7 x 8 hours/day/week.

Conditions

• Peripheral Arterial Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Body Awareness Therapy	The Body Awareness Therapy content included relaxation exercises, breathing exercises, floor exercises for trunk and pelvic movements, and extremity movements. Body Awareness Therapy was also administered 1 x 7 x 8 hours/day/week.
PROCEDURE	Conventional Physiotherapy	The conventional physiotherapy program included breathing and aerobic exercises, energy conservation techniques, and activities of daily living. The exercises were supervised once a week and unsupervised for six days. The program was administered 1 x 7 x 8 hours/day/week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-06-30
• Primary completion: 2025-11-17
• Completion: 2025-11-17
• First posted: 2025-11-26
• Last updated: 2025-11-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)