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

NCT ID: NCT07282301

Last Updated: 2025-12-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-10-20

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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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).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Femoropopliteal Disease

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Embolic Protection System during femoropopliteal endovascular debulking

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

Embolic Protection System

Intervention Type DEVICE

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

Interventions

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Embolic Protection System

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

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Liyuan Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Huashan Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Qingdao Haici Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ruijin Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital, Xiamen University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

RenJi Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Renji Hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Qihong Ni

Role: CONTACT

15801900772

Facility Contacts

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Qihong Ni

Role: primary

15801900772

Other Identifiers

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the EPISODE study

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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