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DUAL Pathway Inhibition to Improve Endothelial Function in Peripheral Artery Disease

Completed
Conditions
Peripheral arterial disease
Registration Number
NL-OMON28220
Lead Sponsor
Radboud University Medical Center
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
159
Inclusion Criteria

• Symptomatic or stable lower extremity PAD patients (Rutherford stages 1-6) with an indication for single antiplatelet therapy according to international (ESC) guidelines
• >16 years old

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients having or at risk of major bleeding:
? Gastrointestinal ulceration
? Current malignant neoplasms
? Brain or spinal injury
? Brain, spinal or ophthalmic surgery
? Intracranial hemorrhage
? Known or suspected esophageal varices
? Arteriovenous malformations
? Major intraspinal or intracerebral vascular abnormalities
? Hepatic disease associated with coagulopathy and clinically relevant bleeding risk, including cirrhotic patients with Child Pugh B and C
? Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
• Patients with prosthetic valves
• Patients with a history of asthma attacks caused by salicylates
• Severe renal impairment (creatinine clearance <30 ml/min)
• Systemic treatment with strong CYP3A4 and/or P-glycoprotein inhibitors (i.e. azole-antimyotics, HIV protease inhibitors)
• Concomitant treatment with other anticoagulants
• Concomitant treatment with methotrexate at a weekly dosage of >15 mg
• Pregnant or lactating
• Known hypersensitivity to Aspirin or rivaroxaban

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary outcome measure is the CAR after 3 months combination treatment. The change in proportion of patients with CAR-constriction from baseline (Aspirin alone) to 3 months after adding low dose rivaroxaban will be compared for both study groups (A and B).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Serum endothelin-1 levels will be quantified as a marker for cardiovascular disease at baseline and 3 months after adding low dose rivaroxaban.
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