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Effectiveness of Adventitial Dexamethasone in Peripheral Artery Disease

Delivery of Dexamethasone to the Adventitia to eNhance Clinical Efficacy After Femoropopliteal Revascularization

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01983449
Acronym
DANCE
Enrollment
285
Registered
2013-11-14
Start date
2013-11-30
Completion date
2018-01-31
Last updated
2018-03-08

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Conditions

Peripheral Arterial Diseases

Keywords

Adventitia, Peripheral Artery Disease, Restenosis, Inflammation, Anti-Inflammatory, Dexamethasone

Brief summary

To assess the safety and effectiveness of adventitial deposition of the Study Drug in reducing inflammation and restenosis in patients with clinical evidence of claudication or critical limb ischemia and an angiographically significant lesion in the superficial femoral and/or popliteal arteries. Study Drug and Dose: Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection, USP, 4 mg/ml, with dilute contrast (17%) administered to the adventitia in a dose of 1.6 mg per cm of desired vessel treatment length.

Detailed description

This trial will examine the ability for adventitial dexamethasone to safely delay restenosis in patients at least 18 years of age, who have peripheral atherosclerotic lesions involving the superficial femoral and/or popliteal arteries. These patients have no current therapeutic alternatives beyond the procedure used to open, or revascularize, their superficial femoral and/or popliteal arteries. Metal stents have the potential to fracture when implanted in this artery segment due to continual flexion and bending of the knee. It is desirable to improve the patency of this artery after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and/or atherectomy-based revascularization.

Interventions

DRUGDexamethasone Sodium Phosphate Injection, USP

Adventitial infusion of dexamethasone after angioplasty or atherectomy-based revascularization of the superficial femoral or popliteal artery.

Sponsors

Mercator MedSystems, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Screening Criteria * Male or non-pregnant female ≥18 years of age * Rutherford Clinical Category 2-4 * Clinical diagnosis of PAD requiring revascularization, secondary to atherosclerosis affecting a lower limb * Patient is willing to provide informed consent and comply with the required follow up visits, testing schedule, and medication regimen * Procedural Criteria * De novo or nonstented restenotic lesions \>90 days from prior angioplasty and/or atherectomy, at least 3 cm from any previously placed stent or vascular surgery site * \>70% diameter stenosis up to 15 cm in total length (with no greater than 3 cm length of contiguous intervening normal artery) in the superficial femoral and/or popliteal artery (between the profunda and tibioperoneal trunk) * Reference vessel diameter ≥3mm and ≤ 8mm * Successful wire crossing of lesion * A patent artery proximal to the index lesion free from significant stenosis (significant stenosis is defined as \>50% in iliac or \>30% stenosis in common femoral artery) as confirmed by angiography (treatment of target lesion after successful treatment of iliac or common femoral artery lesions is acceptable)

Exclusion criteria

* Screening Criteria * Pregnant, nursing or planning on becoming pregnant in \< 2 years * Life expectancy of \<2 years * Known active malignancy * History of solid organ transplantation * Patient actively participating in another investigational device or drug study * History of hemorrhagic stroke within 3 months * Previous or planned surgical or interventional procedure within 30 days of index procedure * Chronic renal insufficiency with eGFR \<29 * Prior bypass surgery, stenting of the target lesion * Inability to take required study medications * Contra-indication or known hypersensitivity to dexamethasone sodium phosphate, contrast media, or Physician prescribed antiplatelet regimen as indicated * Systemic fungal infection * Anticipated use of IIb/IIIa inhibitor prior to index lesion treatment * Acute or sub-acute thrombus, acute vessel occlusion or sudden symptom onset * Acute limb ischemia * Prior participation of the index limb in the current study (contralateral treatment is allowed) * Inability to ambulate (e.g. from prior ipsilateral or contralateral amputation) * Patient is receiving steroids already, however locally acting inhaled steroids for asthma treatment do not exclude patients from the trial * Procedural Criteria * Lesions extending into the trifurcation or above the profunda * Heavy eccentric or moderate circumferential calcification at index lesion, which in the judgment of the investigator would prevent penetration of the Micro-Infusion Catheter needle through the vessel wall * Lesion length is \>15 cm as measured from proximal normal vessel to distal normal vessel, or there is no normal proximal arterial segment in which duplex ultrasound velocity ratios can be measured * Inadequate distal outflow defined as absence of at least one patent tibial artery (no lesion \>50% stenosis) with flow into the foot * Use of adjunctive therapies other than angioplasty, atherectomy (mechanical or laser) or bare metal stenting (i.e. scoring/cutting balloon, drug-eluting stent, drug-coated balloon, cryoplasty, etc.)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
MALE-POD30 daysAcute safety safety outcomes will be determined by evaluating the type, frequency, severity, and relatedness of Major Adverse Limb Events or Peri-Operative Death (MALE+POD) within 30 days from the procedure for all subjects.
Duplex ultrasound index lesion binary restenosis6 monthsBinary restenosis will be judged by core laboratory interpretation with peak systolic velocity ratio (PSVR) greater than 2.4.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in inflammatory biomarkersBaseline and 24 hoursChange in inflammatory biomarkers will be measured with a panel of biomarkers in 1/3 of patients.
Vascular patency6, 12, 18 and 24 monthsTarget lesion revascularization (TLR) rate, target extremity revascularization (TER) rate, limb salvage rate and primary patency (PSVR≤2.4 and no TLR) at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months. Note: provisional stenting performed during the index procedure shall not be considered to be TLR, TER or loss of primary patency.
Clinical outcome measures1, 6, 12, 18 and 24 monthsModified Walking Impairment Questionnaire, Ankle-Brachial Index, Rutherford Score.
Long term safety30 days to 6 monthsLong term safety outcomes that occur after 30 days through 6 months post-procedure will be determined by evaluating adverse events.
Procedural SuccessIntraproceduralEstablishment of antegrade flow with residual stenosis of \<30% by angiogram.
Healthcare Economics30 daysNumber of return visits and hospitalizations, time from index procedure to required revascularization and number of index-lesion-related readmissions within 30 days will be measured.
Infusion Technical SuccessIntraproceduralDistribution grade around infusion sites.
Duplex ultrasound index lesion flow limiting restenosis6 and 12 monthsFlow limiting restenosis will be judged by core laboratory as PSVR\>4.0.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 6, 2026