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Clinical Trial for Leg Pain

Published: 21 October 2009

Adults with intermittent leg pain while walking or exercising needed to participate in a clinical trial at Dandenong Hospital.

You may be eligible to participate if you:

• Are 40 years or older
• Have normal or well-controlled blood pressure
• Are willing to consider a change to your current medical treatment regime
• Have at least sixth-month history of stable intermittent leg pain due to peripheral artery disease
• Able to walk more than two min/15 metres but no more than 12 min on a treadmill
• Do not have Type 1 diabetes, severe cardiovascular disease, cancer, liver or kidney disease

Participants may receive study-related:

• Health review
• Study drug/supplement
• Laboratory work
• Vascular testing

Venue: Department of Vascular Sciences and Medicine, Dandenong Hospital

For further information contact:
Name: Dr Suzi Chen/Ms Jade Bocala-Korbas/Ms Gail Mould
Telephone: +61 3 9554 8022
Email: suzi.chen@med.monash.edu.au