Stents for diabetic foot ulcers? trial pulled before it began
NCT ID NCT03404895
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study was designed to see if placing a stent in a blocked leg vein could help heal diabetic foot ulcers in people with diabetes and leg swelling. Patients would have received standard wound care plus either a stent or no stent. However, the trial was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- stent
- What this could lead to
- If it had worked, this could have pointed toward a new treatment to help heal diabetic foot ulcers and reduce amputations.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was withdrawn before any patients were enrolled, so no data exists. Even if conducted, stenting is not standard care and carries risks like infection or vein damage.
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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.
- Started
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Apr 2018
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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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30 to 64 years
- 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: * Presence of diabetic foot ulcer within the foot (located distal to the ankle and proximal to base of toes) * Lower extremity edema * MRA or CTA showing stenosis of iliac vein or indirect findings that suggest presence of iliac vein stenosis (distal venous dilation and presence of collateral veins) * At least one palpable pedal pulse or ABI\>0.9 IVUS confirmation of iliac vein stenosis Exclusion Criteria: * Previous vein stent implantation involving study leg or inferior vena cava * Previous bypass surgery or endovascular intervention involving study leg * Known metal allergy * Known reaction or sensitivity to iodinated contrast that cannot be managed with premedication * Acute deep venous thrombosis involving either leg * Known history of chronic occlusion of any vein in the study leg * Venous compression caused by tumor encasement * Venous outflow obstruction caused by tumor thrombus * Elevated baseline blood creatinine (\>1.5) * Pregnancy * Life expectancy \<12 months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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