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Safety and Effectiveness Study of EverFlex Stent to Treat Symptomatic Femoral-popliteal Atherosclerosis

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Claudication
Peripheral Vascular Diseases
Interventions
Device: PROTÉGÉ® EverFlex™ Self-Expanding Stent System
Registration Number
NCT00530712
Lead Sponsor
Medtronic Endovascular
Brief Summary

This is a multi-center, non-randomized, single arm study to compare PTA and primary stenting using a single PROTÉGÉ® EverFlex™ stent to performance goals of PTA alone in the treatment of atherosclerotic superficial femoral artery (SFA) and proximal popliteal lesions.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
287
Inclusion Criteria
  • Stenotic, restenotic (from PTA or adjunct therapy, not including stents or stent grafts) or occluded lesion(s) located in the native superficial femoral artery or superficial femoral and proximal popliteal arteries.
  • Symptomatic femoral-popliteal atherosclerosis.
  • Willing to comply with all follow-up evaluations at the specified times.
  • Provides written informed consent prior to enrollment in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Previously implanted stent(s) or stent graft(s) in the target vessel.
  • Planned use of devices other than angioplasty balloons during procedure.
  • Received endovascular treatment of the target lesion (except stents/stent grafts) within six months of the index procedure.
  • Life expectancy of less than 12 months.
  • Symptomatic femoral disease in the opposite limb.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PTA and Stenting with EverFlex devicePROTÉGÉ® EverFlex™ Self-Expanding Stent SystemQualified subjects undergo treatment of atherosclerotic lesions in the native SFA/SFA/PPA with PTA and stenting using the PROTÉGÉ® EverFlex™ Self-Expanding Stent System
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Primary Patency1 Year

Primary stent patency, as determined by the core laboratory, was defined as PSV ratio \< 2.0 at the stented target lesion as measured by duplex ultrasound at the 1-year follow-up visit (335-395 days post procedure) and no clinically-driven TLR within the stented segment within 1 year of the procedure.

Major Adverse Events30 Days

Major Adverse Events (MAE) was defined as clinically-driven Target Lesion Revascularization (TLR), amputation of treated limb, or all-cause mortality, as adjudicated by the Clinical Events Commettee (CEC)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Major Adverse Events1 Year

MAE rate at 1 year was defined as clinically-driven TLR, amputation of treated limb, or all-cause mortality that occurs within 1 year post-procedure, as adjudicated by the CEC.

Number of Participants With Decline in Rutherford Clinical Category30 days

Defined as an increase of one or more categories in Rutherford Clinical classification compared to baseline. The symptomatic classification is a scale of 0-6, asymptomatic to major tissue loss.

Single-Stent Major Adverse Events30 Days

MAE rate in subjects who received a single stent was defined as clinically-driven TLR, amputation of treated limb, or all-cause mortality that occurred within 30-days post-procedure, as adjudicated by the CEC. Single stents were implanted in 272 subjects.

Single-Stent Primary Patency1 Year

Primary stent patency in subjects with single-stent, as determined by the core laboratory, was defined as PSV ratio \< 2.0 at the stented target lesion as measured by duplex ultrasound at the 1-year follow-up visit (335-395 days post procedure) and no clinically-driven TLR within the stented segment within 1 year of the procedure. Single stents were implanted in 272 subject.

Secondary Patency1 Year

Secondary patency was defined as PSV ratio \< 2.0 maintained by repeat percutaneous intervention after occlusion of the target lesion. Secondary patency was evaluated by the Kaplan-Meier method in all enrolled subjects.

Absolute Claudication Distance Improvement1 Year

Absolute claudication distance improvement at 1 year was defined as the increase in walking distance determined by a graded treadmill exercise test. Only assessed in subjects enrolled under study procol versions in which the endpoint was predefined.

Walking Improvement1 Year

Walking improvement was defined as an increase in Walking Impairment Questionnaire (WIQ) score in subjects who did not have iliac disease treated at the time of the index procedure compared to baseline.

Duplex Ultrasound ≤ 2.4 Primary Patency1 Year

Defined as a binary duplex ultrasound ratio ≤ 2.4 at the stented target lesion with no clinically-driven reintervention without the stented segment. Duplex Ultrasound ≤ 2.4 primary patency was evaluated by the Kaplan-Meier method in all enrolled subjects.

Stent Fracture Rate1, 2 and 3 Years

Stent integrity determined by x-ray at 1, 2 and 3 years post stent implantation.

Improvement in Rutherford Clinical Category1 year

Improvement in Rutherford Clinical Category (RCC) was defined as an improvement in clinical status indicated by a decrease of one or more categories in RCC compared to baseline.

Increase in Ankle-Brachial Index From Baseline to 1 Year1 Year

Defined as an increase in ancle-brachial index (ABI) at 1 year compared to baseline in subjects with compressible arteries and baseline ABI \< 0.9.

Assisted Primary Patency1 Year

Assisted primary patency at 1 year was defined as PSV ratio \< 2.0 as measured by binary duplex ultrasound maintained by repeated percutaneous intervention completed prior to complete vessel closure. Kaplan-Meier assisted primary patency was evaluated in all enrolled subjects.

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