Resorbable stents for leg artery disease with limb threat
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests a special scaffold that slowly releases medicine to open blocked arteries below the knee. It is for people whose leg pain or wounds are severe enough to threaten the limb.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have severe leg pain at rest, an open sore, or tissue damage (Rutherford category 4 or higher).
- The blocked artery is below the knee and the doctor can place a dissolving stent after preparing the vessel.
- The blockage has visible calcium on an X-ray or CT scan.
- You are able to understand and sign a consent form.
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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