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Kombination kranken gymnastischer ubungstherapie mit bencyclan bei claudicatio intermittens (Combination of physiotherapeutic exercise therapy with bencyclane in intermittent claudication) [German]
Krause D, Dittmar K
Munchener Medizinische Wochenschrift 1976 Oct;118(40):1281-1284
clinical trial
5/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: No; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: Yes; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: Yes; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

Earlier investigations had shown that an intensive physiotherapy program with 30 treatments in 6 weeks was the most rational therapy for intermittent claudication, but the question whether the therapeutic success could be improved by the addition of "vasoactive" substances remained open. For this reason, bencyclane was added to the basic physiotherapy in a double blind trial involving 109 ambulant patients. 91 or these were evaluated. The treatment group (n = 45) showed a greater increase in walking distance of 21.7% compared with the placebo group (n = 46). Also in the evaluation of the therapeutic success rate, the treatment group showed better results (84.4%) than the placebo group (71.7%). From this it can be concluded that the basic physiotherapy can be effectively supported with bencyclane.

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