Effect of footplate neuromuscular electrical stimulation on functional and quality-of-life parameters in patients with peripheral artery disease: pilot, and subsequent randomized clinical trial.

Footplate NMES significantly improved walking distance in patients with intermittent claudication when used independently and also as an adjunct to supervised exercise. Registration number: trial 1, NCT02436200; trial 2, NCT02429310 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).