Stent-like device for blocked leg arteries in the thigh or knee
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial studies a new stent-like vascular scaffold to improve blood flow in people with symptomatic blockage in the thigh/knee artery. It may help reduce symptoms from narrowed or blocked arteries, but you must meet several artery and health requirements.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have leg artery blockage causing symptoms (severity between mild and severe).
- Your expected life span is more than 36 months.
- You can give informed consent and agree to frequent follow-up visits at the study site.
- You can safely take blood thinners/anti-platelet medicines as prescribed (like aspirin and similar drugs).
- Your blockage is in a specific artery spot: the superficial femoral artery or the P1 popliteal segment, with certain measurements (size and length).
- Your blood tests are in safe ranges (for example, hemoglobin and platelets).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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