Percutaneous Deep Vein Arterialization Post-Market Study
- Conditions
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Interventions
- Procedure: Percutaneous deep vein arterializationDevice: LimFlow System
- Registration Number
- NCT03807661
- Lead Sponsor
- LimFlow SA
- Brief Summary
The objective of this post-market study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the LimFlow System in creating a below-the-knee arterio-venous fistula for venous arterialization in subjects with critical limb ischemia.
- Detailed Description
This study will investigate the safety and effectiveness of the LimFlow System for creating an arterio-venous fistula in the below-the-knee vascular system using an endovascular, minimally invasive approach for the treatment of critical limb ischemia in subjects ineligible for conventional endovascular or surgical limb salvage procedures.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 28
- Subject must be > 21 and < 95 years of age
- Clinical diagnosis of symptomatic critical limb ischemia, defined as Rutherford category 5 or 6
- Assessment that no conventional surgical or endovascular treatment is possible
- Proximally, the target in-flow artery at the cross-over point must be treatable with a 3.5 - 4.0 mm stent after pre-treatment (by visual estimate), and be <50% stenosed
- Subject is willing and has adequate support to comply with protocol requirements, including medication regimen and follow-up visits
- Concomitant hepatic insufficiency, deep venous thrombus in target limb, uncorrected coagulation disorders, or current immunodeficiency disorder
- Prior vein stripping surgery and/or vessel harvesting for CABG in the limb intended for study
- Life expectancy less than 12 months
- Patient currently taking coumarin/warfarin which, in the opinion of the attending physician, interferes with the patient's treatment
- Any significant medical condition which, in the attending physician's opinion, may interfere with the patient's optimal treatment
- Patient currently participating in another investigational drug or device study that has not completed the primary endpoint or that clinically interferes with the endpoints of this treatment
- Patient unable to give consent
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Documented myocardial infarction or stroke within previous 90 days
- Patients suffering from renal insufficiency (GFR value less than 30 ml/min/1.73 m²) who are not on hemodialysis
- Patients with vasculitis and/or untreated popliteal aneurysms
- Patients with acute limb ischemia
- Prior peripheral arterial bypass procedure above or below the knee which could inhibit proximal inflow to the stent graft
- Lower extremity venous disease with significant edema in the target limb that may inhibit the procedure and/or jeopardize wound healing, in the investigator's opinion
- Known or suspected systemic or severe infection (e.g., WIfI foot Infection grade of 3)
- Known or suspected allergies or contraindications to stainless steel, nickel, or contrast agent that cannot be adequately pre-treated, or patients who cannot receive anticoagulation or antiplatelet aggregation therapy
- Severe heart failure, which in the opinion of the investigator may compromise subject's ability to safely undergo a percutaneous procedure (e.g., known ejection fraction of < 40%, NYHA Classification III-IV)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Percutaneous deep vein arterialization Percutaneous deep vein arterialization Creation of an arterio-venous fistula in the below-the-knee vasculature using the LimFlow System endovascular, minimally invasive approach Percutaneous deep vein arterialization LimFlow System Creation of an arterio-venous fistula in the below-the-knee vasculature using the LimFlow System endovascular, minimally invasive approach
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Amputation-free survival Throughout one year Freedom from death or major amputation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wound healing Throughout one year Complete index wound healing as assessed by wound pictures
Technical success (procedure completion) Immediately post-procedure Procedure completion and immediate morphological success with successful placement of the arterial and venous catheters in the desired location in the limb, and ability to place the stent graft, as assessed angiographically
Primary and secondary patency as assessed by duplex ultrasound Throughout one year Stent graft patency as assessed by duplex ultrasound
Limb salvage Throughout one year Freedom from major amputation
Procedural success (technical success without death, major amputation, or re-intervention) One month post-procedure Combination of technical success without death, major amputation, or re-intervention
Quality of Life Throughout one year Quality of Life, as assessed by the EuroQol EQ-5D questionnaire (https://euroqol.org/)
Trial Locations
- Locations (6)
Glenfield Hospital
🇬🇧Leicester, United Kingdom
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
🇬🇧Manchester, United Kingdom
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust
🇬🇧Liverpool, United Kingdom
North Bristol NHS Trust
🇬🇧Bristol, United Kingdom
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom