The Role of Pharmaco-mechanical Thrombectomy in Management of Acute Lower Extremity Arterial Ischemia

January 15, 2024 updated by: Ahmed Mohammed Rashed, Assiut University
The goal of our protocol is to re-establish patency in ALLI, by combining both balloon maceration of a thrombus and angiojet PMT thus decreasing complications associated with prolonged periods of thrombolytic exposure while avoid open surgical risk .

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Detailed Description

Acute lower extremity arterial ischemia (ALLI) is a common emergency in vascular surgery that has a high risk of limb amputation and mortality .It is caused by the blockage of an arterial flow to an extremity, which can be either thrombotic or embolic . Timely diagnosis and proper treatment for ALI are critical as to save limb viability .

Treatment options include surgical embolectomy, catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) , as well as pharmacochemical thrombectomy , Each of those approaches has its own disadvantages.

Fogarty manoeuvre embolectomy although flexible technique that can be used in a variety of situation, it is an open surgical procedure, carries the risk of complications such as bleeding and wound healing disorders. Additionally, it may impose a risk of arterial wall injury in the presence of underlying arterial lesions.

While CDT avoids common surgical complication its advantages include high risk of thrombo-lytic bleeding, residual thrombosis and long operation time and hospital stay.

As to address those limitations previous research has shown that using PMT as a first-line treatment for ALI provides rapid reperfusion to the extremity, reduces procedure time, and has an low risk profile .

The AngioJet Thrombectomy System (Boston Scientific Corporation, Marlborough, MA, USA) is a rheolytic PMT device that utilizes pressurized saline jets to generate a localized low-pressure zone (Bernoulli principle that results in fragmentation of the thrombus at the distal tip of the catheter.

The saline jets also provide the driving force through which the macerated thrombus particles are removed from the lesion site through the catheter. Several studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of the AngioJet system .

The goal of our protocol is to re-establish patency in ALLI, by combining both balloon maceration of a thrombus and angiojet PMT thus decreasing complications associated with prolonged periods of thrombolytic exposure while avoid open surgical risk .

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

      • Asyūţ, Egypt
        • Recruiting
        • Asyut University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Symptom onset within 14 days for acute limb ischemia or within 30 days for subacute limb ischemia due to embolic or thrombotic occlusion of a native arteries, bypass graft, or arterial stent.

Rutherford category I, IIa or IIb

Exclusion Criteria:

  • ALLI secondary to dissections, vasculitis, and/or target vessel trauma
  • Pregnancy or positive pregnancy test
  • Rutherford category III Irreversible (neglected) limb ischemia
  • patients allergic to contrast agent,
  • serum creatine>300 mmol/L

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Patient assigned to pharmacomechanichal thrombectomy
pharmaco-mechanichal thrombectomy in acute limb ischemia
Other Names:
  • Angiojet thrombectomy catheter

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Procedure success
Time Frame: immediately after angiography
completion of the endovascular procedure without the need for further intervention for revascularization and an absence of substantial or complete occlusion in any vessel at final angiography
immediately after angiography
Amputation-free survival
Time Frame: 1 year
freedom from amputation to the treated limb or mortality at follow-up at 30 days, 6 months and 1 year
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

January 20, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 20, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 20, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 26, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 15, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

January 25, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 25, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 15, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PMT in acute limb ischemia

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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