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Comparison of the Ranger™ Paclitaxel-Coated PTA Balloon Catheter and Uncoated PTA Balloons in Femoropopliteal Arteries

Prospective, Randomized, Multicentre Clinical Study of the Hemoteq Ranger™ Paclitaxel-Coated PTA Balloon Catheter (Ranger DCB) in Comparison to Uncoated PTA Balloons in Femoropopliteal Lesions

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02013193
Acronym
RANGER-SFA
Enrollment
105
Registered
2013-12-17
Start date
2014-01-07
Completion date
2019-03-15
Last updated
2019-12-23

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

Conditions

Arteriosclerosis, Atherosclerosis, Claudication, Peripheral Artery Disease

Keywords

drug-coated balloon, drug-eluting balloon, peripheral artery disease, claudication

Brief summary

The primary objective of this study is to prove the superior performance of the Ranger™ paclitaxel-coated PTA balloon catheter for angioplasty for femoropopliteal artery lesions when compared to non-coated balloons at six months post-procedure when comparing Late Lumen Loss (LLL). Study statistical hypothesis: The %-mean loss of luminal diameter as assessed by angiography at six months follow-up after treatment of the femoropopliteal artery with Ranger DCB study devices is lower than the %-mean loss of luminal diameter after treatment with uncoated PTA balloon control devices.

Interventions

DEVICERanger DCB

After successful pre-dilatation the index lesion is treated with one or two Ranger DCB devices that completely cover the lesion. If two devices are deployed, overlap shall be minimal.

DEVICEuncoated PTA balloon

The index lesion is treated with one or more uncoated standard PTA balloons that completely cover the lesion.

Sponsors

CERES GmbH
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
coreLab Black Forest GmbH
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Hemoteq AG
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects must be age 18 or older * Subject is willing and able to provide informed consent * Subject is available to attend all required follow-up visits * Subject has a clinically significant symptomatic leg ischemia requiring treatment * Subject has a Rutherford clinical category of 2-4 * If the index lesion is restenotic, the prior PTA must have been \>30 days prior to treatment in the current study * Only one lesion per limb can be treated under this protocol. * Successful intraluminal wire crossing of the target lesion * Index lesion is a clinically and hemodynamically significant stenotic or restenotic lesion located in the native nonstented superficial femoral artery or proximal popliteal artery * Degree of stenosis 70% or more, by visual assessment * Lesion length between 20 mm and 150 mm * At least one patent infrapopliteal artery to the foot of the index limb

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects who have undergone prior vascular surgery of the femoropopliteal artery in the index limb to treat atherosclerotic disease * History of major amputation in the same limb as the target lesion * Presence of aneurysm in the target vessel * Acute ischemia and/or acute thrombosis in any artery of the lower limbs * Acute Myocardial Infarction within 30 days before the index procedure * Persistent, intraluminal thrombus of the proposed target lesion post-thrombolytic therapy * Known hypersensitivity or contraindication to contrast dye that cannot be adequately pre-medicated * Known allergies against Paclitaxel or other components of the used medical devices * Intolerance to antiplatelet, anticoagulant, or thrombolytic medications that would be administered during the trial * Platelet count \<100,000 mm3 or \>600,000 mm3 * Concomitant renal failure with a serum creatinine \>2.0 mg/dL * Receiving dialysis or immunosuppressant therapy * Life expectancy of less than one year * Women of child-bearing potential must agree to use a reliable method of contraception from the time of screening through 12 months after the index procedure. * Woman who is pregnant or nursing. * Previously planned stenting of the index lesion * Use of adjunctive therapies (debulking, laser, cryoplasty, re-entry devices) * Planned or expected procedures (cardiac, aorta, peripheral) within 30 days after the index procedure * Presence of outflow lesions requiring intervention within 30 days of the index procedure * Perforated vessel as evidenced by extravasation of contrast media * Heavily calcified target lesions resistant to PTA * Current participation in another drug or device trial that has not completed the primary endpoint, that may potentially confound the results of this trial, or that would limit the subject's compliance with the follow-up requirements * Current participation in any study using drug-coated/drug-eluting technologies * Current participation in any study using drug-coated/drug-eluting technologies * Target lesion with in-stent restenosis (any stent or stent-graft)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
in-segment late lumen losssix monthsIn-segment late lumen loss (LLL) of the treated segment after PTA using the Ranger™ paclitaxel-coated PTA balloon, in comparison to the LLL after PTA using an uncoated balloon, as observed by angiography at six months post-index procedure.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
technical successduring index procedure, less 1 hourThe ability to cross and dilate the lesion to achieve residual angiographic stenosis no greater than 30%.
primary patencysix monthsPercentage of lesions that reach endpoint without a hemodynamically significant stenosis on duplex ultrasound (DUS) and without target lesion revascularization (TLR) or bypass of the target lesion to maintain or restore patency.
assisted primary patencysix monthsPercentage of lesions without TLR and those with TLR (not due to complete occlusion or bypass) that reach endpoint without restenosis.
secondary patencysix monthsPercentage of lesions with TLR for occlusion that reach endpoint without restenosis.
procedural successwithin 24 hours of index procedureTechnical success with no MAE noted within 24 hours of the index procedure.
clinical successpre-discharge, estim. 1-2 days post-index procedurePositive change (by +1 or more) of Rutherford category at pre-discharge post-index-procedure as compared to baseline.
hemodynamic successpre-discharge, estim. 1-2 days post-index procedurepositive change in Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) at pre-discharge as compared to baseline
change in quality of lifesix monthsChange in functional status measured by changes in the Walking Impairment Questionnaire (WiQ) and general health-related quality of life measured by changes in SF-12 and EQ5D scores at six months (plus or minus 30 days) as compared to baseline.
binary restenosis ratesix monthsBinary restenosis defined as \> 50% diameter stenosis via peak systolic velocity ratio (PSVR) \> 2.4 via duplex ultrasound and assessed by the core lab.

Countries

Austria, France, Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 10, 2026