Testing a catheter for leg artery blockages
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests a special catheter to open blocked arteries in the thigh, knee, or lower leg. It may help improve blood flow and reduce symptoms like leg pain or wounds.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have leg pain or wounds due to poor blood flow (Rutherford class 2 to 6).
- The blocked artery is in your thigh or knee area (above the knee) or in the lower leg (below the knee), but not both at once.
- If the blockage is above the knee, you need at least one open artery below the knee to your ankle.
- Any other blockages closer to your hip must be successfully opened first.
- You are not on dialysis, and you have not had a major amputation planned on the treated leg.
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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