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Comparison of a Lithotripsy vs Standard Preparation Followed by Stenting With Supera Stent in Femoropopliteal Lesions

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Interventions
Procedure: Standard lesion preparation
Procedure: Intravascular lithotripsy
Registration Number
NCT06112171
Lead Sponsor
University of Leipzig
Brief Summary

This study is an investigator-initiated, prospective, single-center, 1:1 randomized pilot study.

The trial evaluates the safety and efficacy of intravascular lithotripsy in comparison to standard lesion preparation using standard and/or high-pressure balloon angioplasty in patients with femoropopliteal artery disease. All patients will receive subsequent Supera stent implantation at the operator's discretion. Additional standard nitinol bare metal stent (BMS), drug-eluting stent or covered stent implantation is at the operator's discretion.

Patients will be stratified for total occlusions.

Detailed Description

All enrolled subjects will be followed up through 60 months. At 6, 12, 24, 36 MFU after index procedure the incidence of restenosis will be assessed by DUS.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subject age ≥ 18
  • Subject has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to participate, and has signed a Medical Ethics Committee approved inform consent form
  • Subject understands the duration of the study, agrees to attend follow-up visits, and agrees to complete the required testing
  • Rutherford Classification 2-5
  • Subject has a de novo or restenotic lesion in SFA and/or PPA not exceeding the medial femoral epicondyle with ≥ 70% stenosis documented angiographically
  • No previous stent in the target lesion, if target vessel was previously stented the stent should be at least 3cm apart
  • Target lesion length is ≥ 10cm, no maximum lesion length limit
  • Severe calcification on fluoroscopy defined by PACSS Grade 4: 1) bilateral calcification and 2) extending ≥50mm in length
  • Multiple lesions with max. 3cm healthy vessel segment in between lesions can be considered at the discretion of the operator as one lesion
  • Reference vessel diameter (RVD) ≥ 4 mm and ≤ 6.5 mm by visual estimation
  • Patency of at least one infrapopliteal artery to the ankle (< 50% diameter stenosis) in continuity with the native femoropopliteal artery
  • A guidewire has successfully traversed the target treatment segment (both intraluminal and subintimal crossing allowed)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Failure to successfully cross the target lesion
  • Presence of fresh thrombus in the lesion
  • Presence of aneurysm in the target vessel/s
  • Presence of a stent in the target lesion, at least 3cm from any previously stent in target vessel
  • Prior vascular surgery of the target lesion
  • Stroke or heart attack within 3 months prior to enrollment
  • Enrolled in another investigational drug, device or biologic study that has not reached the primary endpoint
  • Life expectancy of less than one year
  • Known allergies or sensitivity to heparin, aspirin, other anticoagulant/ antiplatelet therapies or contrast media that cannot be adequately pre-treated prior to index procedure
  • Rutherford Classification of 0, 1, or 6
  • Significant gastrointestinal bleeding or any coagulopathy that would contraindicate the use of anti-platelet therapy
  • Receiving immunosuppressant therapy
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding females
  • History of major amputation (defined as amputation above ankle joint) in the same limb as the target lesion

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Standard lesion preparation armStandard lesion preparationTreatment with Balloon angioplasty with a conventional and/or high-pressure balloon angioplasty followed by Supera stent implantation in lesion segments with severe calcification.
Intravascular lithotripsy armIntravascular lithotripsyTreatment with Lithotripsy system followed by Supera stent implantation in lesion segments with severe calcification.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Primary efficacyDuring the Procedure

Procedural success defined as residual stenosis ≤ 30% without flow-limiting dissection (≥Grade D) in the final angiogram and without the need of additional stent implantation.

Rate of primary outcome events12 month

Composite endpoint defined as freedom from device and procedure-related death, freedom from both target limb major amputation and clinically-driven target lesion revascularization

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of vessel ruptureDuring the Procedure

Rate of vessel rupture

Fluoroscopy Duration (min)During the Procedure

Fluoroscopy Duration (min)

Rate of any dissections after lesion preparation and in the final angiogramDuring the Procedure

Rate of any dissections after lesion preparation and in the final angiogram

Need of additional stent implantationDuring the Procedure

Need of additional stent implantation

Procedure Time (min)During the Procedure

Procedure Time (min)

Walking Impairment Questionnaire (WIQ)6, 12, 24 and 36 months

The products are summed and divided by the maximum possible score to obtain a percent score, ranging from 0 (representing the inability to perform any of the tasks) to 100 (representing no difficult with any of the tasks).

Rate of primary patency6, 12, 24 and 36 months

Rate of primary patency

Rate of Clinically-driven Target lesion revascularization30 days, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months

Rate of Clinically-driven Target lesion revascularization

Rate of Duplex-defined binary restenosis (PVR >2.4) of the target lesionpost-procedure until discharge from hospital (up to 48 hours) and at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months or at any time of re-intervention

Rate of Duplex-defined binary restenosis (PVR \>2.4) of the target lesion

Rate of Freedom from Major Adverse Event (defined as death, Target lesion revascularization, Target vessel revascularization and target limb major amputation)30 days, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months

Rate of Freedom from Major Adverse Event (defined as death, Target lesion revascularization, Target vessel revascularization and target limb major amputation)

Ankle-brachial index (ABI)6, 12, 24 and 36 months

The ABI is calculated by dividing the highest of the dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pressures in each leg by the highest of the brachial pressures.

Value less than 0.90 indicates a diagnosis of PAD.

EQ VAS6, 12, 24 and 36 months

The EQ VAS records the patient's self-rated health on a vertical visual analogue scale where the endpoints are labelled 100% 'Best imaginable health state' and 0% 'Worst imaginable health state'.

EQ-5D-5L questionnaire6, 12, 24 and 36 months

The EQ-5D-5L descriptive system comprises the following five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Each dimension has 5 levels: o problems, slight problems, moderate problems, severe problems and extreme problems.

Radiation dose area productDuring the Procedure

Radiation dose area product

Additional need of intra-procedural pain medicationDuring the Procedure

Additional need of intra-procedural pain medication

Perception of procedural pain evaluated using a numerical rating scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (severest pain)During the Procedure

Perception of procedural pain evaluated using a numerical rating scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (severest pain)

Rate of All-cause mortality30 days, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months

Rate of All-cause mortality

Rutherford Classification6, 12, 24 and 36 months

Rutherford Classification Scale from 0=Asymptomatic, 1=Mild claudication, 2=Moderate claudication, 3=Severe claudication, 4=Ischemic rest pain, 5=Minor tissue loss up to worst classification 6=Major tissue loss

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Clinic Leipzig

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Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

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