🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-02-21

MitoQ Treatment of Claudication: Myofiber and Micro-vessel Pathology (NCT06409949)

🟢 Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🩺 Clinical Procedure Protocol Sponsor: University of Nebraska

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

In our research, we are delving into whether taking MitoQ for six months can improve the symptoms and function of people diagnosed with peripheral artery disease, especially those who suffer from leg pain while walking, known as intermittent claudication. We will be checking if MitoQ helps people with claudication walk better, be more active every day, feel better about their lives, and if it enhances the health of their leg muscles.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (4 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (4 items).

Location: VA Medical Center — Omaha, Nebraska

Age range: 21 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

  • Walking assessment (DIAGNOSTIC_TEST)
  • QOL Survey (OTHER)
  • Ankle pressure at rest and after stress (DIAGNOSTIC_TEST)
  • Muscle Oxygen (DIAGNOSTIC_TEST)
  • Serum MitoQ Level (DIAGNOSTIC_TEST)
  • Needle Biopsy (PROCEDURE)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • rest pain or tissue loss due to PAD (Fontaine stage III and IV)
  • acute lower extremity ischemic event
  • walking capacity significantly and primarily limited by conditions other than claudication including leg (joint/musculoskeletal, neurologic) and systemic (heart, lung disease) pathology.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

  • VA Medical Center — Omaha, Nebraska

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (402) 995-4171

Email: Holly.DeSpiegelaere@va.gov

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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