This is a prospective, multi-center, randomized pilot study to document the effects of adventitial delivery of dexamethasone after balloon angioplasty of lesions below the knee in symptomatic patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI).
This is a prospective, multi-center, randomized pilot study to document the effects of adventitial delivery of dexamethasone sodium phosphate injection (4 mg/mL) after balloon angioplasty of lesions below the knee in symptomatic patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI). Up to 120 patients (60 treatment and 60 control), including up to 20 Rutherford 6 patients (10 treatment and 10 control) at up to 30 sites in Europe and the United States. This study will assess the safety and effectiveness of Bullfrog Micro-Infusion Device adventitial deposition of dexamethasone in reducing inflammation and restenosis in patients with clinical evidence of chronic critical limb ischemia with an angiographically significant lesion in the infrapopliteal crural vessels.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
120
Post-balloon angioplasty revascularization, the unblinded Pharmacist will prepare a sterile 20 mL syringe (Luer locking) with 16 mL of investigational drug or placebo per assignment. The unblinded Pharmacist provides syringe to investigator. Syringe shall only be labeled with the study number, patient number, randomization number and "Investigational Drug". "Investigational Drug" will be administered via Bullfrog Micro-Infusion Device.
Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg Bad Krozingen GmbH
Bad Krozingen, Germany
RECRUITINGUniversitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR
Leipzig, Germany
RECRUITINGMedinos Kliniken des Landkreiss Sonneberg GmbH
Sonneberg, Germany
RECRUITINGFreedom from MALE
Freedom from major adverse limb event (MALE) within 6 months.
Time frame: Up to 6 months following the procedure
Freedom from CD-TLR
Freedom from clinically driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR) within 6 months.
Time frame: Up to 6 months following the procedure
Composite clinical safety by freedom from adverse events including death, MALE, major unplanned amputation, or CD-TLR.
Freedom from composite of death within 30 days from the index procedure, MALE, major unplanned amputation or CD-TLR within 6 months.
Time frame: Up to 6 months following the procedure
TVAL% change from post-procedure
Transverse-view vessel area loss percentage (TVAL%) of the target lesion at 6 months by quantitative vascular angiography (QVA) or prior to any CD-TLR of the target lesion before 6 months.
Time frame: 6 months following the procedure
Composite clinical safety by freedom from adverse events including death, unplanned amputation, CD-TLR, SAE or MALE.
Freedom from composite of death, unplanned amputation and CD-TLR, serious adverse events (SAE) and MALE.
Time frame: Up to 12 months following the procedure
Event-free survival
Proportion of patients reaching 12-month endpoint without a composite clinical safety event.
Time frame: 12 months following the procedure
QVA change from post-procedure
Improvement in % diameter stenosis (%DSS) of the target lesion (TL) and the maximum late lumen loss for the lesion (LLL) will be assessed by quantitative vascular angiography (QVA).
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Time frame: 6 months following the procedure
IVUS change from post-procedure
Improvement in intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) result with in the TL (subgroup analysis).
Time frame: 6 months following the procedure
Amputation-free survival
Percentage of patients reaching the endpoints without major or minor amputation.
Time frame: 30 days, 6 and 12 months post-procedure
Major and minor amputations and amputation level
Percentage of patients requiring amputation (major: above ankle, minor: below ankle), categorized by level on the foot, ankle, or leg.
Time frame: 30 days, 6 and 12 months post-procedure
Change in foot wounds versus baseline
The number and total size of foot wounds, reduction in number and size of baseline wounds, and occurrence of new wounds (number and size) will be measured against baseline.
Time frame: 30 days, 6 and 12 months post-procedure
Resolved CLI death
The rate of deaths in patients who had a resolution of their critical limb ischemia (CLI).
Time frame: 30 days, 6 and 12 months post-procedure
CD-TLR
Time frame: 30 days, 6 and 12 months post-procedure
Primary sustained clinical improvement versus baseline
Sustained upward shift of at least 1 category on Rutherford classification as compared to baseline without the need for repeated TLR or surgical revascularization in amputation-free surviving subjects.
Time frame: 30 days, 6 and 12 months post-procedure
Secondary sustained clinical improvement versus baseline
Sustained upward shift of at least 1 category on Rutherford classification as compared to baseline including the need for repeated TLR or surgical revascularization in amputation-free surviving subjects.
Time frame: 30 days, 6 and 12 months post-procedure
SVS WIfI score versus baseline
Time frame: 30 days, 6 and 12 months post-procedure
EQ5D versus baseline
Quality of life assessment.
Time frame: 30 days, 6 and 12 months post-procedure
Walking capacity assessment versus baseline
Time frame: 30 days, 6 and 12 months post-procedure
SAE/MALE assessment
Time frame: 30 days, 6 and 12 months post-procedure
Inflammatory biomarker changes from baseline
Time frame: 24 hours and 30 days
Healthcare economic analysis
An analysis of the economics associated with the care of patients, including number of hospital days throughout the study, return visits and hospitalizations, time from index procedure to required revascularization and number of index-lesion-related readmissions.
Time frame: From baseline to 24 months
Infusion technical success
The grade of distribution (A-F) around infusion sites will be used as a qualitative measure of technical success of adventitial delivery of the drug.
Time frame: Intra-procedural
Revascularization success
Establishment of antegrade flow with residual stenosis \<30% by angiogram.
Time frame: Intra-procedural