We are researching if exercise can prevent a second vascular incident in people with at least one vascular condition and improve their quality of life. This project has now been completed, and our findings have been published. You can read a blog summarising our findings hereThe citation for our publication is: The effects of exercise on secondary prevention and health-related quality of life in people with existing vascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Broderick C, Stewart M, Thomson K, Sellers C, Fenton C, Cowie J, Xu W, St Jean C, Charteris K, Nundy M, Vardhan V, Krishan P, Pistol J, Rodríguez L, Todhunter-Brown A, van Wijck F, Cameron S, Keerie C, Taylor RS, Stansby G, Mead G; NESSIE, NIHR Evidence Synthesis Scotland Initiative. EClinicalMedicine. 2025 May 9;83:103201. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103201. PMID: 40630612; PMCID: PMC12235401.You can read the full research article here The protocol for this research project describes the methods we planned to use and can be freely accessed.The effects of exercise on secondary prevention and quality of life in people with existing vascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trialsPROSPERO registration number: CRD42024517019 You can learn more by reading our blogs which describe why we carried out this research.Click here to read a blog about this projectClick here for update oneClick here for update twoClick here for a summary of our findings Click here for links to social media This article was published on 2024-09-24