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Predictive Value of the Global Limb Anatomic Staging System (GLASS) in Patients With Critical Limb-threatening Ischemia

Assessing the Predictive Value of the Global Limb Anatomic Staging System (GLASS) in EndoVascular Therapy (EVT) of Infrainguinal Lesions in Patients With Critical Limb-threatening Ischemia (CLTI): the GLASS-EVT Study

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05999669
Enrollment
2000
Registered
2023-08-21
Start date
2023-08-20
Completion date
2027-12-31
Last updated
2023-08-21

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

Conditions

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Keywords

global limb anatomic staging system, infrainguinal Lesion, critical limb-threatening ischemia

Brief summary

The Global Vascular Guideline on chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) proposes the Global Limb Anatomic Staging System (GLASS), a new angiographic scoring system to quantify the anatomic severity of infrainguinal disease in CLTI patients. However, GLASS validation still needs to be completed, and the infrapopliteal (IP) target artery pathway (TAP) was easily influenced by the procedures. Thus the IP target artery could be selected either as the least diseased artery based on angiography or prospectively based on the angiosome concept. So the investigators aim to evaluate its correlation with clinical outcomes after revascularization.

Detailed description

The Global Vascular Guideline on chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) recommends using the Global Limb Anatomic Staging System (GLASS) to assess the severity of infrainguinal disease in CLTI patients. GLASS staging involves scoring the femoropopliteal (FP) and infrapopliteal (IP) segments separately. For IP segment scoring, the target artery path (TAP) is identified by the clinician based on either the least diseased or the recanalized IP path. However, this approach may lead to diverse GLASS staging results, especially for simple lesions below the knee. Additionally, the current version of GLASS does not account for multivessel IP revascularization, which may introduce subjective bias if a physician chooses different IP targets during multiple revascularization procedures. In order to improve our understanding of the current staging system, the investigators will establish a prospective registry that collects data on conservative patients who have Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (CLTI) and undergo endovascular therapy for infrainguinal lesions. To evaluate the stage of the lesions, the investigators will use two distinct IP scoring techniques. One approach will be based on the least disease IP path as identified by the pre-interventional angiogram, while the second technique will be based on the recanalized IP path preferred by the clinician. This scoring will be carried out by experienced physicians and the results will be recorded in an electronic database. Then the correlation between the major adverse limb events (such as clinical-driven target limb revascularization, major amputation, and all-cause death) with the patient's Wound, Ischemia, foot Infection (WIFI) classification, GLASS anatomic staging, calcification severity, and modified Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) run-off score will be analyzed.

Interventions

OTHERGLASS staging

use the Global Limb Anatomic Staging System (GLASS) to evaluate its correlation with clinical outcomes after revascularization

Sponsors

Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
CollaboratorOTHER
Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
CollaboratorOTHER
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
CollaboratorOTHER
First People's Hospital of Hangzhou
CollaboratorOTHER
Qingdao Haici Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Liyuan Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
CollaboratorOTHER
Fudan University
CollaboratorOTHER
Huashan Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital, Xiamen University
CollaboratorOTHER
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
CollaboratorOTHER
RenJi Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Clinical diagnosis of chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) 2. Undergo endovascular therapy for infrainguinal lesions

Exclusion criteria

1. Pregnant women or female patients with potential childbearing 2. Patients who have acute limb thromboembolism or require thrombectomy during the procedure 3. Untreated inflow disease of the ipsilateral pelvic arteries (more than 50% stenosis or occlusion) 4. Patients with known allergy to contrast media

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Rate of freedom from major adverse events (MAEs)12-monthMajor adverse events (MAEs) is defined as index limb amputation above the ankle, clinical-driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR), or all-cause death

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Rate of acute procedure success72-hour after procedureAcute procedure success is defined as technique success ( the achievement of final residual diameter stenosis \<30% for stent and \<50% for angioplasty or atherectomy by angiography at the end of the procedure and without flow-limiting arterial dissection or hemodynamically significant trans-lesional pressure gradient \<10 mm Hg for endovascular revascularization ) and freedom form MAEs within 72 hours of the index procedure.
Rate of freedom from clinical-driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR)24-monthPatients without clinical-driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR)
Rate of freedom from major adverse events (MAEs)24-monthMajor adverse events (MAEs) is defined as index limb amputation above the ankle, clinical-driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR), or all-cause death
Primary sustained clinical improvement assessed by Rutherford classification24-monthPrimary sustained clinical improvement is defined as an upward shift on the Rutherford classification to a level of claudication without the need for repeated target lesion revascularization in surviving patients without the need for unplanned amputation.
Change of quality of life assessed by Vasc quality of life scale24-monthPostoperative Vasc quality of life score minus preoperative Vasc quality of life score

Contacts

Primary ContactNi Qihong, M.D.
niqihong1989@163.com+8615801900772

Outcome results

None listed

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