What this means
This is a trial that is still signing up people, so no results exist yet. It will test whether red light before home walks helps people walk farther over six minutes.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 50 and over
- Where
- 1 site, including Illinois
The science
- Registered title
- ENhancing Exercise With LIGHT to Improve Functioning in PAD
- Trial ID
- NCT06399900 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Peripheral Artery Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Aging, Walking, Difficulty
- What is tested
- Far red light therapy, Sham light therapy, Home-based walking exercise
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Ages
- 50 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted May 6, 2024 · updated Apr 15, 2026
Registry summary
The ENLIGHTEN PAD Trial will collect preliminary data to test whether daily 660 nm light treatment of the lower extremities immediately before home-based walking exercise sessions improves six-minute walk distance at 4-month follow-up, compared to sham light, in people with lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD).
Sites (1)
- Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States