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Combination Therapy of Atherectomy Plus Drug-coated Balloon Versus Drug-coated Balloon for Complex Femoropopliteal Artery Disease

Combination Therapy of Atherectomy Plus Drug-coated Balloon Versus Drug-coated Balloon for Complex Femoropopliteal Artery Disease (ARTEMIS Trial)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05307263
Acronym
ARTEMIS
Enrollment
300
Registered
2022-04-01
Start date
2022-09-15
Completion date
2029-12-31
Last updated
2025-05-04

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Conditions

Femoropopliteal Artery Disease

Keywords

Femoropopliteal artery disease, drug-coated balloon, angioplasty, atherectomy

Brief summary

* Prospective, multi-center, randomized, controlled comparison study * A total of 300 subjects with complex femoropopliteal artery disease will be included according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Complex lesions include long lesions (\>150 mm), calcified lesions (PACSS grade 2-4) and in-stent lesions. * Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 manner into atherectomy plus drug-coated balloon (DCB) or angiography-guided intervention group. • The randomization will be startified by the participating center and in-stent restenosis lesion. • For the DCB treatment, either IN.PACT (Medtronic) or Ranger (Boston Scientific) DCB will be used. • For the atherectomy, HawkOne (Medtronic), Jetstream (Boston scientific), or Rotarex (Straub Medical) will be used. • The primary endpoint is primary patency at 12 months based on Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. • Ankle-brachial index and Image study follow-up (Duplex US, CT angiography, or catheter angiography) will be performed at 1 year. * Patients will be followed clinically for 2 years after the procedure.

Interventions

PROCEDURECombination therapy of atherectomy and DCB

The target lesion in femoropopliteal artery will be treated with atherectomy folloewd by DCB. The choice of atherectomy devices (HawkOne, Jectstream, or Rotarex)and DCBs (IN.PACT or Ranger) will be left to the operator's decision. In presence of ≥ 50% residual stenosis or flow limiting dissections, implantation of bare nitinol stents is recommended. Implantational of drug-eluting stents is not allowed.

PROCEDUREDCB alone

The target lesion in femoropopliteal artery will be treated with DCB. The choice of DCBs (IN.PACT or Ranger) will be left to the operator's decision. In presence of ≥ 50% residual stenosis or flow limiting dissections, implantation of bare nitinol stents is recommended. Implantational of drug-eluting stents is not allowed.

Sponsors

Yonsei University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Age 19 years or older 2. Symptomatic peripheral artery disease: * Moderate or severe claudication (Rutherford category 2 or 3) * Critical limb ischemia (Rutherford category 4 or 5) 3. Femoropopliteal artery disease (stenosis \> 50%) with one of following complex lesion characteristics: - long lesion (\>150 mm), in-stent restenosis, calcified lesion (PACCS grade 2-4) 4. Femoropopliteal artery lesions that operators consider appropriate for treatment with both atherectomy plus drug-coated balloons and drug-coated balloons alone 5. Patients with signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. Acute critical limb ischemia 2. Severe critical limb ischemia (Rutherford category 6) 3. Contraindication to any of the following medications: heparin, aspirin, clopidogrel, or contrast agents due to severe hypersensitive reactions 4. Age \> 85 years 5. Severe hepatic dysfunction (\> 3 times normal reference values) 6. Significant thrombocytopenia, anemia, or known bleeding diathesis 7. LVEF \< 35% or clinically overt congestive heart failure 8. Pregnant women or women with potential childbearing 9. Life expectancy \<1 year due to comorbidity 10. Previous bypass surgery in the target femoropopliteal artery 11. Untreated inflow disease of the ipsilateral pelvic or femoropopliteal arteries (more than 50% stenosis or occlusion)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Primary patency12 months post treatmentPrimary patency is defined as absence of restenosis \>50% by Duplex ultrasound, CT angiography, or catheter-based angiography

Countries

South Korea

Contacts

Primary ContactYoung-Guk Ko, MD, PhD
ygko@yuhs.ac82-2-2228-8460

Outcome results

None listed

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