claudication
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with persistent (>3 months, despite optimal treatment) disabling claudication or with critical leg ischemia (Fontaine's stages IIb-IV or Rutherford's categories 3-6) without adequate options for improvements by PTA or reconstructive surgery will be included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: candidates for angioplasty or bypass procedures -inability to undergo bone marrow harvesting -any condition in the affected limb that is anticipated to require surgical intervention in the first weeks after BM-MNC treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary endpoints are pain free walking distance (Fontaine IIb/III), and limb salvage/wound healing (Fontaine IV) at t=6 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoints include quality of life (RAND-36), walking impairment score, pain scores, ABI at t=3, 6 and 12 months, Limb salvage/wound healing at t=12 months as well as pain free walking distance at t=3 and 12 months. Upon reaching the primary endpoint (t=6 months), the study will commence as an open study. Patients in the placebo arm will be offered their frozen bone marrow. Results of this intervention will be analyzed separately. | — |
Countries
Netherlands