Rotational Atherectomy and Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty With Embolic Protection for Superficial Femoral Artery Occlusions

September 3, 2026 updated by: ömer faruk topaloglu, Sakarya University

Prospective, Single-Center Evaluation of Rotational Atherectomy and Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty With Distal Embolic Protection for Chronic Total Occlusions of the Superficial Femoral Artery

Peripheral artery disease can reduce blood flow to the legs. In some patients, the superficial femoral artery, a major artery in the thigh, is completely blocked over a long segment. This study will evaluate a minimally invasive treatment for these blockages.

Approximately 60 adults who require endovascular treatment will undergo placement of a filter beyond the blockage to collect debris. Rotational atherectomy will then be used to remove part of the material causing the blockage, followed by drug-coated balloon angioplasty to widen the artery. A stent may be placed only if needed because of an inadequate treatment result or a procedure-related complication.

Participants will be evaluated by clinical examination and duplex ultrasound at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. The main goal is to determine how often the treated artery remains open at 12 months. The study will also evaluate technical success, the need for repeat treatment, material captured by the filter, and procedure-related blockage of smaller downstream arteries.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

60

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

  • Turkey (Türkiye)
    • Sakarya
      • Adapazarı, Sakarya, Turkey (Türkiye), 54100
        • Sakarya Training and Research Hospital
        • Contact:

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 or older Symptomatic peripheral artery disease classified as Rutherford category 2 to 5 Chronic total occlusion of the superficial femoral artery extending from its origin toward Hunter's canal Clinical indication for endovascular treatment At least one patent distal runoff artery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute limb ischemia Severe renal impairment contraindicating iodinated contrast administration Coagulopathy Absence of a patent distal runoff artery

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

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: Rotational Atherectomy With Drug-Coated Balloon and Embolic Protection
Participants will undergo placement of a distal embolic protection filter followed by rotational atherectomy and drug-coated balloon angioplasty for chronic total occlusion of the superficial femoral artery. Bailout stenting may be performed in cases of flow-limiting dissection, significant residual stenosis, or another inadequate angiographic result.
Device: Rotational Atherectomy With Distal Embolic Protection and Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty
After successful crossing of the superficial femoral artery chronic total occlusion, a distal embolic protection filter will be deployed in the distal superficial femoral or popliteal artery. Rotational atherectomy will be performed to debulk atherosclerotic and thrombotic material, followed by drug-coated balloon angioplasty. Bailout stenting may be performed for flow-limiting dissection, significant residual stenosis, or another inadequate angiographic result.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Primary Patency of the Treated Superficial Femoral Artery Segment at 12 Months
Time Frame: 12 months after the index procedure
The proportion of participants with a patent treated superficial femoral artery segment on duplex ultrasonography, defined as a peak systolic velocity ratio of less than 2.4.
12 months after the index procedure

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Primary Patency of the Treated Superficial Femoral Artery Segment at 1, 3, and 6 Months
Time Frame: 1, 3, and 6 months after the index procedure
The proportion of participants with a patent treated superficial femoral artery segment at each scheduled follow-up, assessed by duplex ultrasonography and defined as a peak systolic velocity ratio of less than 2.4.
1, 3, and 6 months after the index procedure
Target Lesion Revascularization
Time Frame: Through 12 months after the index procedure
The proportion of participants requiring repeat endovascular or surgical revascularization of the treated SFA segment.
Through 12 months after the index procedure
Periprocedural Distal Embolization
Time Frame: Periprocedural
The proportion of participants with clinically evident or angiographically confirmed distal embolization associated with the index procedure.
Periprocedural
Macroscopic Material Captured in the Distal Embolic Protection Filter
Time Frame: Immediately after the index procedure
The proportion of retrieved distal embolic protection filters containing macroscopically visible thrombotic or atheromatous debris.
Immediately after the index procedure
Technical Success of the Index Procedure
Time Frame: At the end of the index procedure
The proportion of procedures in which the target lesion is successfully crossed and treated with rotational atherectomy and drug-coated balloon angioplasty, with restoration of antegrade flow on final angiography.
At the end of the index procedure

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sakarya University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

September 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 31, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 3, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

September 4, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 4, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 3, 2026

Last Verified

September 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SAU-SFA-CTO-2026-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Individual participant data will not be shared. De-identified aggregate study results will be reported in scientific publications; however, no formal data-sharing repository or data-access mechanism has been established for this investigator-initiated, single-center study.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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