Drug dissolving stent for blocked below-knee arteries
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial studies a drug-eluting dissolving scaffold placed in blocked arteries below the knee to improve blood flow. It may help people whose leg circulation problems are severe enough to limit walking or threaten the limb, but only if their blockages fit specific imaging and procedure requirements.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You’re 18 to 90 years old.
- You have severe leg artery blockage symptoms (trouble walking or worsening tissue risk).
- Your blockage is in the lower leg (infrapopliteal) area: the upper part of that region, with a high narrowing on angiogram.
- You have suitable access for the procedure through a specific groin artery route (not wrist or foot access).
- At least one artery in the foot area is open (with no major blockage).
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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