A study on wound healing for severe leg artery blockages
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests a new way to open blocked arteries below the knee in people with severe leg wounds due to poor blood flow (chronic limb-threatening ischemia). The goal is to help wounds heal and save the leg from amputation.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a wound or tissue loss on your leg or foot from poor circulation (called chronic limb-threatening ischemia).
- You have a blocked artery below the knee that needs to be opened.
- Your leg is still able to be saved (not beyond repair or needing amputation right away).
- You do not have a sudden, severe loss of blood flow to your leg (acute limb ischemia).
- You do not have artery disease caused by conditions like vasculitis, Buerger's disease, or other inflammatory illnesses.
- You can safely receive contrast dye used in imaging tests.
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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