{"id":5035,"date":"2016-05-11T15:50:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T15:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicalcriteria.com\/web\/edinburgh-claudication-questionnaire\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T20:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:05:39","slug":"edinburgh-claudication-questionnaire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalcriteria.com\/web\/edinburgh-claudication-questionnaire\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Claudication Questionnaire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"99c380e4b4a7b96c35d7ddf7dcb434e8\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- MC 2019- Horizontal -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0127150553352455\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3806776041\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Edinburgh Claudication Questionnaire has been shown to be 91 percent specific and 99 percent sensitive for diagnosing intermittent claudication in symptomatic patients.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b>Edinburgh Claudication Questionnaire<\/b><br \/>\nIt is composed of a series of six questions and a pain diagram that are self-administered by the patient.\u00a0A positive classification for peripheral vascular disease requires the indicated responses for all questions.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"38%\"><b>Question<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\"><b>Response<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"15%\"><b>Sensivity (%)<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"14%\"><b>Specificity (%)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"38%\">1- Do you get pain or discomfort in your leg(s) when you walk?<\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">Yes (If patient answers no, then stop here)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"15%\">99.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"14%\">13.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"38%\">2- Does this pain ever begin when you are standing still or sitting?<\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">No<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"15%\">99.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"14%\">80.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"38%\">3- Do you get pain if you walk uphill or hurry?<\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">Yes<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"15%\">98.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"14%\">13.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"38%\">4- Do you get pain if you walk at an ordinary pace on level ground?<\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">Yes or no, dependent on severity of claudication<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"15%\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"14%\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"38%\">5- What happens if you stand still?<\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">Pain gone in 10 minutes or less<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"15%\">90.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"14%\">63.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"38%\">6- Where do you get this pain?<\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">Calf,* thigh, or buttock\u2020 marked<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"15%\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"14%\">&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*- Definite claudicant = pain in calf.<br \/>\n\u2020- Atypical claudication = pain in thigh or buttock (in the absence of calf pain).<br \/>\nIf these criteria are fulfilled, a definite claudicant is one who\u00a0indicates pain in the calf, regardless of whether pain is also\u00a0marked in other sites; a diagnosis of atypical claudication is\u00a0made if pain is indicated in the thigh or buttock, in the\u00a0absence of any calf pain. Subjects should not be considered\u00a0to have claudication if pain is indicated in the hamstrings,\u00a0feet, shins, joints or appears to radiate, in the absence of any\u00a0pain in the calf.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>References:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Leng G, Fowkes F. The Edinburgh claudication\u00a0questionnaire: an improved version of the WHO\/Rose\u00a0questionnaire for use in epidemiological surveys. J Clin\u00a0Epidemiol 1992; 45: 1101-1109.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/1474406\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Medline]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sontheimer DL. Peripheral vascular disease: diagnosis and treatment. Am Fam Physician. 2006 Jun 1;73(11):1971-6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16770929\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Medline]<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ibeggazene S, Stirrup A, Pymer S, Palmer J, Cai PL, Smith GE, Chetter IC. The Edinburgh Claudication Questionnaire has poor diagnostic accuracy in people with intermittent claudication. 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