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Effectiveness of Adventitial Dexamethasone in Peripheral Artery Disease

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Peripheral Arterial Diseases
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01983449
Lead Sponsor
Mercator MedSystems, Inc.
Brief Summary

To assess the safety and effectiveness of adventitial deposition of the Study Drug in reducing inflammation and restenosis in patients with clinical evidence of claudication or critical limb ischemia and an angiographically significant lesion in the superficial femoral and/or popliteal arteries.

Study Drug and Dose: Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection, USP, 4 mg/ml, with dilute contrast (17%) administered to the adventitia in a dose of 1.6 mg per cm of desired vessel treatment length.

Detailed Description

This trial will examine the ability for adventitial dexamethasone to safely delay restenosis in patients at least 18 years of age, who have peripheral atherosclerotic lesions involving the superficial femoral and/or popliteal arteries. These patients have no current therapeutic alternatives beyond the procedure used to open, or revascularize, their superficial femoral and/or popliteal arteries. Metal stents have the potential to fracture when implanted in this artery segment due to continual flexion and bending of the knee. It is desirable to improve the patency of this artery after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and/or atherectomy-based revascularization.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
285
Inclusion Criteria
  • Screening Criteria

    • Male or non-pregnant female ≥18 years of age
    • Rutherford Clinical Category 2-4
    • Clinical diagnosis of PAD requiring revascularization, secondary to atherosclerosis affecting a lower limb
    • Patient is willing to provide informed consent and comply with the required follow up visits, testing schedule, and medication regimen
  • Procedural Criteria

    • De novo or nonstented restenotic lesions >90 days from prior angioplasty and/or atherectomy, at least 3 cm from any previously placed stent or vascular surgery site
    • >70% diameter stenosis up to 15 cm in total length (with no greater than 3 cm length of contiguous intervening normal artery) in the superficial femoral and/or popliteal artery (between the profunda and tibioperoneal trunk)
    • Reference vessel diameter ≥3mm and ≤ 8mm
    • Successful wire crossing of lesion
    • A patent artery proximal to the index lesion free from significant stenosis (significant stenosis is defined as >50% in iliac or >30% stenosis in common femoral artery) as confirmed by angiography (treatment of target lesion after successful treatment of iliac or common femoral artery lesions is acceptable)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Screening Criteria

    • Pregnant, nursing or planning on becoming pregnant in < 2 years
    • Life expectancy of <2 years
    • Known active malignancy
    • History of solid organ transplantation
    • Patient actively participating in another investigational device or drug study
    • History of hemorrhagic stroke within 3 months
    • Previous or planned surgical or interventional procedure within 30 days of index procedure
    • Chronic renal insufficiency with eGFR <29
    • Prior bypass surgery, stenting of the target lesion
    • Inability to take required study medications
    • Contra-indication or known hypersensitivity to dexamethasone sodium phosphate, contrast media, or Physician prescribed antiplatelet regimen as indicated
    • Systemic fungal infection
    • Anticipated use of IIb/IIIa inhibitor prior to index lesion treatment
    • Acute or sub-acute thrombus, acute vessel occlusion or sudden symptom onset
    • Acute limb ischemia
    • Prior participation of the index limb in the current study (contralateral treatment is allowed)
    • Inability to ambulate (e.g. from prior ipsilateral or contralateral amputation)
    • Patient is receiving steroids already, however locally acting inhaled steroids for asthma treatment do not exclude patients from the trial
  • Procedural Criteria

    • Lesions extending into the trifurcation or above the profunda
    • Heavy eccentric or moderate circumferential calcification at index lesion, which in the judgment of the investigator would prevent penetration of the Micro-Infusion Catheter needle through the vessel wall
    • Lesion length is >15 cm as measured from proximal normal vessel to distal normal vessel, or there is no normal proximal arterial segment in which duplex ultrasound velocity ratios can be measured
    • Inadequate distal outflow defined as absence of at least one patent tibial artery (no lesion >50% stenosis) with flow into the foot
    • Use of adjunctive therapies other than angioplasty, atherectomy (mechanical or laser) or bare metal stenting (i.e. scoring/cutting balloon, drug-eluting stent, drug-coated balloon, cryoplasty, etc.)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Adventitial DexamethasoneDexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection, USPIn patients receiving either angioplasty or atherectomy-based revascularization (pre-stratified to each by 50% of the total study), dexamethasone will be delivered to the adventitia following revascularization.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
MALE-POD30 days

Acute safety safety outcomes will be determined by evaluating the type, frequency, severity, and relatedness of Major Adverse Limb Events or Peri-Operative Death (MALE+POD) within 30 days from the procedure for all subjects.

Duplex ultrasound index lesion binary restenosis12 months

Binary restenosis will be judged by core laboratory interpretation with peak systolic velocity ratio (PSVR) greater than 2.4.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Long term safety30 days to 6 months

Long term safety outcomes that occur after 30 days through 6 months post-procedure will be determined by evaluating adverse events.

Duplex ultrasound index lesion flow limiting restenosis6 and 12 months

Flow limiting restenosis will be judged by core laboratory as PSVR\>4.0.

Change in inflammatory biomarkersBaseline and 24 hours

Change in inflammatory biomarkers will be measured with a panel of biomarkers in 1/3 of patients.

Vascular patency6, 12, 18 and 24 months

Target lesion revascularization (TLR) rate, target extremity revascularization (TER) rate, limb salvage rate and primary patency (PSVR≤2.4 and no TLR) at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months. Note: provisional stenting performed during the index procedure shall not be considered to be TLR, TER or loss of primary patency.

Clinical outcome measures1, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months

Modified Walking Impairment Questionnaire, Ankle-Brachial Index, Rutherford Score.

Infusion Technical SuccessIntraprocedural

Distribution grade around infusion sites.

Procedural SuccessIntraprocedural

Establishment of antegrade flow with residual stenosis of \<30% by angiogram.

Healthcare Economics30 days

Number of return visits and hospitalizations, time from index procedure to required revascularization and number of index-lesion-related readmissions within 30 days will be measured.

Trial Locations

Locations (38)

University of Mississippi Medical Center

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Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

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Newark, New Jersey, United States

Wellmont CVA Heart Institute

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Kingsport, Tennessee, United States

UMass Medical School

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Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

UNC Health Care - Rex Hospital

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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

UPMC Heart & Vascular Institute

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Pima Vascular

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

St. Joseph Hospital

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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Gotham Cardiovascular Research / New York Cardiovascular Associates

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New York, New York, United States

Mission Research Institute (Guadalupe Regional Medical Center)

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Seguin, Texas, United States

DFW Vascular Group

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Cardiovascular Medical Group of Southern California / Cardiovascular Research Foundation

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Beverly Hills, California, United States

Hartford Hospital

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Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Albany Vascular Group

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Albany, New York, United States

First Coast Cardiovascular Institute

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Columbia University Medical Center

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New York, New York, United States

University of Washington Veterans Center

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Seattle, Washington, United States

San Francisco VA Medical Center

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San Francisco, California, United States

University of California San Francisco Medical Center

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San Francisco, California, United States

Alpine Research / Utah Cardiology

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Arizona Heart Hospital / Abrazo Health Care Research / Tenet Health

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

St. Joseph Hospital of Orange Heart and Vascular Center

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Orange, California, United States

Coastal Vascular & Interventional

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Pensacola, Florida, United States

Munroe Regional Medical Center

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Ocala, Florida, United States

St.Louis University Hospital

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Hattiesburg Clinic

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Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States

Deborah Heart & Lung Center

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Browns Mills, New Jersey, United States

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

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Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

Hunterdon Medical Center

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Flemington, New Jersey, United States

Plaza Medical Center at Fort Worth

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Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Arkansas Heart Hospital

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

MedStar Health Washington Hospital Center

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Willis-Knighton Medical Center

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Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Palestine Regional Medical Center

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Palestine, Texas, United States

OhioHealth

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Columbus, Ohio, United States

St. John Providence Hospital and Medical Center

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Detroit, Michigan, United States

The Miriam Hospital

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Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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