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Atherectomy Followed by a Drug Coated Balloon to Treat Peripheral Arterial Disease

Directional AthErectomy Followed by a PaclItaxel-Coated BallooN to InhibiT RestenosIs and Maintain Vessel PatEncy: A Pilot Study of Anti-Restenosis Treatment

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01366482
Acronym
DEFINITIVE AR
Enrollment
121
Registered
2011-06-06
Start date
2011-07-31
Completion date
2014-05-31
Last updated
2019-05-29

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

Conditions

Claudication, Peripheral Arterial Disease

Keywords

Peripheral arterial disease,, claudication,, atherectomy,, plaque excision,, drug-coated balloon, drug-eluting balloon

Brief summary

The DEFINITIVE AR study is a prospective, multi-center, randomized pilot study evaluating the use of either the TurboHawk™ or SilverHawk® plaque excision systems followed by treatment with the Cotavance™ drug-eluting balloon catheter versus the Cotavance balloon catheter alone in patients with peripheral arterial disease.

Interventions

DEVICECotavance Drug-Eluting Balloon

Treatment with a paclitaxel-coated angioplasty balloon (without preceding plaque excision)

DEVICETurboHawk/SilverHawk + Cotavance Drug-Eluting Balloon

Plaque excision with a SilverHawk or TurboHawk plaque excision device followed by treatment with a paclitaxel-coated angioplasty balloon

Sponsors

MEDRAD, Inc.
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Medtronic Endovascular
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Rutherford Clinical Category 2-4 * At least 18 years of age * Is able and willing to provide written informed consent prior to study specific procedures

Exclusion criteria

* Has a life expectancy of less than 24 months * Is pregnant, of childbearing potential not taking adequate contraceptive measures, or nursing * Has one or more of the contraindications listed in the SilverHawk/ TurboHawk or Cotavance IFUs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Target Lesion Percent Stenosis1 year

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026