Back pain or blocked arteries? new study aims to tell them apart
NCT ID NCT07469020
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study will check how common peripheral artery disease (PAD) is in people who need surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Both conditions can cause leg pain, making PAD hard to spot. Researchers will use a special CT scan to find PAD and compare it with simpler tests like pulse checks and ultrasound. About 49 adults will take part, helping doctors choose the best way to diagnose PAD in this group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- contrast-enhanced CT scan
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve how doctors diagnose peripheral artery disease in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, leading to better treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 49 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The CT scan also carries risks from contrast dye.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 49 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Presenting with a lumbar spinal stenosis with surgical indication, either unoperated or operated on less than 3 months ago * Affiliated with a social security scheme * Having received oral and written information about the protocol and having signed a written consent form to participate in this research. Exclusion Criteria: * emergency surgical care * Contraindication to contrast enhanced CT scan * Stroke or myocardial infarction (MI) within the last 3 months * Known severe or poorly tolerated arrhythmia * Known severe or symptomatic left ventricular outflow obstruction * Decompensated heart failure * History within the last 3 months of venous thromboembolic disease, myopericarditis, endocarditis, aortic dissection or intracardiac thrombus * Severe uncontrolled hypertension (BP \> 200/110 mmHg) * Inability to walk on the treadmill * Major lower limb amputation * Adult subject to legal protection
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Rennes
RECRUITINGRennes, France
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Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, France
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Groupement des Hôpitaux de l'Institut Catholique de Lille
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLille, France
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