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Cryoplasty CLIMB-registry

CLIMB Prospective Multicenter Registry Evaluating the Use of the PolarCath Peripheral Dilatation System (Boston Scientific) in the Treatment of Infrapopliteal Lesions in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia (Rutherford 4 and 5).

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00459888
Acronym
CLIMB
Enrollment
100
Registered
2007-04-13
Start date
2007-05-31
Completion date
2009-05-31
Last updated
2010-07-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Critical Limb Ischemia, Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease

Keywords

CLI, Critical Limb Ischemia, Infrapopliteal, Cryoplasty

Brief summary

In 5 Belgian hospitals, the data of 100 CLI-patients receiving the cryoplasty technique to treat their infrapopliteal arterial lesions will be collected. The treatment occurs strictly according the Instructions For Use of the CE-approved device (PolarCath Peripheral Dilatation System, Boston Scientific) and only data are collected that have been made available conform the Standard the Standards of Care for these patients.

Interventions

DEVICEPolarCath Peripheral Dilatation System (Boston Scientific)

Sponsors

Flanders Medical Research Program
Lead SponsorNETWORK

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Symptomatic CLI male or female patients with at least 1 atherosclerotic diseased infrapopliteal artery. If patients present with more than 1 diseased vessel, only the vessel with the best distal run-off providing the foot with blood, will be assessed following treatment with the PolarCath Peripheral Dilatation System (Boston Scientific) and analysed for registry purposes. Patients will be considered eligible for inclusion into the registry if satisfying the product DFU specifications.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical patency12 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
angiographic outcomes for the subgroup of patients in which made available.12 months
Primary patency rate12 months
Limb-salvage rate12 months
Technical successprocedure
Clinical success (improvement of Rutherford classification)12 months
Health Economics assessment12 months
Serious adverse events12 months

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026