The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of transcatheter Cutting Balloon therapy for branch pulmonary artery stenosis resistant to low pressure dilation.
The proposed study will be a prospective, multi-center, randomized, blinded trial comparing 2 treatments for pulmonary artery stenosis. Specifically, vessels that fail to respond to balloon inflation at 8 ATM will be individually randomized to 1 of 2 treatment pathways. In the first treatment pathway, the vessel is dilated using a CB, followed by additional low pressure balloon dilation (\< 8ATM). In the second pathway,the vessel is dilated with high pressure balloon angioplasty, with balloon inflation pressures exceeding 15 ATM. Cross-over therapy will be permitted for failed high pressure treatment starting with enrollment of patient #15. The primary outcome assessment for efficacy will be a comparison of percent change in minimum lumen diameter before and after randomized therapy, as determined by a core laboratory blinded to pathway assignment. The primary outcome assessment for safety will be a comparison of the proportion of vessel dilations resulting in any serious adverse events, as determined by the Data and Safety Monitoring Board. Patient-level safety endpoints will also be tabulated. Patients can have multiple vessels enrolled; analytical techniques will adjust for potential intra-patient correlation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
73
University of California at San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Children's Hospital, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Acute Change in Minimum Lumen Diameter Immediately Post-intervention
The primary efficacy outcome is the percent change in minimum lumen diameter from pre-intervention to immediately post-intervention as measured by angiography.
Time frame: Pre-intervention to immediate post-intervention (approximately 10 minutes)
Percent Change in Minimum Lumen Diameter at 3 Months Post-intervention
Late percent change in minimum lumen diameter from pre-intervention to follow-up angiography.
Time frame: 3 months post-intervention
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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States