New catheter aims to save limbs when all else fails

NCT ID NCT06311773

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a device called the Boomerang Catheter in 120 people with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), a severe condition where blocked leg arteries can lead to amputation. The catheter creates a connection between a vein and an artery to reroute blood around the blockage. The main goal is to see if this procedure helps patients avoid amputation or death within 6 months.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Boomerang Catheter

What this could lead to

If successful, this device could offer a new way to save limbs and improve survival for people with severe leg artery blockages who have no other treatment options.

What could go wrong

This is an early-stage trial with only 120 participants and no comparison group, so results may not apply to everyone. Risks include procedural complications like bleeding or infection.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia limb ischemia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Advanced Vascular Centers

    Tigard, Oregon, 97223, United States

  • American Endovascular and Amputation Prevention

    West Orange, New Jersey, 07052, United States

  • Cardiovascular Institute of the South

    Houma, Louisiana, 70360, United States

  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

  • EndoVascular Consultants

    Wilmington, Delaware, 19805, United States

  • First Coast Cardiovascular Institute

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32256, United States

  • HOPE Vascular and Podiatry

    Houston, Texas, 77054, United States

  • Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

    Torrance, California, 90502, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

    Sylmar, California, 91342, United States

  • PIH Whittier Hospital

    Whittier, California, 90602, United States

  • Penn Medicine

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • Sunrise Vascular

    Murphy, North Carolina, 28906, United States

  • UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States

  • University of Washington Medicine

    Seattle, Washington, 98133, United States

  • VIC Vascular Institute

    Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37421, United States

  • Vascular Institute at AMI

    Galloway, New Jersey, 08205, United States

  • Weill Cornell Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States