Staging system for severe leg artery disease
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at how well a new staging system (called GLASS) predicts treatment outcomes for people with severe leg artery blockage. It uses information from your procedure to help doctors better plan care and improve limb-saving treatments.
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Who can take part
- You have chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), a severe blockage in leg arteries that causes pain at rest, non-healing sores, or gangrene.
- You are scheduled for a minimally invasive leg artery opening procedure (like angioplasty or stenting).
- You are not pregnant and have no chance of becoming pregnant.
- You do not have a sudden blood clot in your leg that would need emergency removal during the procedure.
- You do not have significant untreated narrowing or blockage in the pelvic artery on the same side.
- You are not allergic to the contrast dye used in imaging.
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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