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Evaluation of the Clinical Outcomes of the Embolic Protection System in Preventing Distal Embolism During Femoropopliteal Debulking Procedures

Evaluation of the Clinical Outcomes of the Embolic Protection System in Preventing Distal Embolism During Femoropopliteal Debulking Procedures

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07282301
Enrollment
150
Registered
2025-12-15
Start date
2025-10-20
Completion date
2026-12-31
Last updated
2025-12-15

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

Conditions

Femoropopliteal Disease

Keywords

Embolic Protection System, Distal embolism, Debulking

Brief summary

Patients with femoropopliteal arterial lesions requiring debulking procedures. The objective of this study is Evaluation of the clinical outcomes of the Embolic Protection System for preventing distal embolism during femoropopliteal endovascular debulking procedures (The EPISODE study).

Interventions

DEVICEEmbolic Protection System

Using Embolic Protection System for preventing distal embolism during femoropopliteal endovascular debulking procedures

Sponsors

Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
CollaboratorOTHER
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
CollaboratorOTHER
Liyuan Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
CollaboratorOTHER
Huashan Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Qingdao Haici Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Ruijin Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital, Xiamen University
CollaboratorOTHER
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
CollaboratorOTHER
Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
CollaboratorOTHER
Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
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. Age \> 18 years 2. Rutherford classification 2-5 3. Patients with chronic femoropopliteal obstruction or thromboembolism who require debulking prior to other endovascular treatments. 4. Patients who understand the purpose of this study, participate in the study voluntarily, sign the informed consent and are willing to receive follow-up visits 5. The guidewire needs to pass through the lesion 6. Life expectancy \>24 months 7. Moderate to severe calcified lesions confirmed by imaging 8. For patients who receive intervention in both lower extremities, they may be enrolled in order of time of endovascular therapy 9. For combined aortoiliac artery lesions, recanalization of blood flow through endoluminal reconstruction of the vessel without more than 50% residual stenosis.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, or cardiac infarction within 3 months prior to enrollment 2. Patients with known allergy to heparin, aspirin, other antiplatelet drugs, contrast agents, etc. 3. Patients who have been treated with drugs that interfere with this clinical trial or intraoperatively with other special vascular bed preparation devices, such as plaque volume reduction devices, special balloons, etc., within the last 3 months; 4. Pregnant and lactating women 5. Patients who are unable or unwilling to participate in this trial 6. patients with Berger's disease 7. Patients who have undergone arterial bypass on the treated side

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
30-day freedom from Major adverse events (MAEs)30 days after interventionIncidence of no major adverse events within 30 days. Major adverse event is defined as death; acute cardiac infarction; unplanned amputation; acute thrombosis of the target vessel; serious complications related to the filter, such as vessel perforation, detachment of the filter, and severe entrapment (type D,E,F); distal embolism with clear clinical signs (specifically, the presence of imaging evidence of clear distal embolism at the distal end of the filter, with severe manifestations of ischemia that require further endoluminal or surgical intervention for relief, or cause tissue damage/longer hospitalization).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Device Success RateImmediately after interventionDefined as: the filter passes through the lesion smoothly and is fully released distal to the lesion, and could be retrieved smoothly at the end of the treatment without serious vascular entrapment, distal embolization, or vascular perforation during release and retrieval
Technical success rateImmediately after interventionDefined as: successful revascularization without termination of operation due to device

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactQihong Ni
niqihong1989@163.com15801900772

Outcome results

None listed

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