Patency of luminal heparinised polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts compared with unheparinised PTFE grafts

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN77471962

Enrollment

484

Registered

2005-10-05

Start date

2005-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Lower limb ischaemia Circulatory System Atherosclerosis

Interventions

Use of endoluminal heparinised PTFE graft instead of unheparinised PTFE grafts. Please note that recruitment for this trial completed on 31/12/2008 and the trial is in follow-up as of 20/08/2009. P

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with chronic lower limb ischeamia, who require a femoropopliteal or femorofemoral bypass with the use of an artificial graft

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute lower limb ischaemia, expected poor surveillance postoperatively, heparin allergy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patency	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Secondary interventions 2. Cost effectiveness 3. Amputations	—

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026