Comparing two drug-coated balloons for blocked leg arteries
Part of Heart & circulation, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study is comparing a new treatment using a sirolimus-coated balloon to an existing paclitaxel-coated balloon to open up narrowed or blocked arteries in the leg. The goal is to improve blood flow and reduce leg pain, and this trial will help see if the new treatment is just as good or better.
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Who can take part
- You must be at least 21 years old.
- You have leg pain with walking or worse symptoms (pain at rest or skin wounds) due to a blocked leg artery.
- The blocked area in your leg must be new or narrowed again (but not previously stented) and show at least 70% narrowing.
- The narrowed section must be between 40 mm and 200 mm long.
- You have not had prior vascular surgery (like bypass or atherectomy) or a major amputation on the affected leg.
- You are not on dialysis and have not had a stroke or heart attack within the last 3 months.
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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