New study observes best way to treat leg clots without major surgery
NCT ID NCT04861506
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is tracking 400 people with acute or subacute blood clots in their legs to see how well endovascular treatments (minimally invasive procedures using catheters, balloons, stents, or clot-removal devices) work. The main goal is to see how many patients avoid amputation and serious complications like re-clotting or kidney failure within one month. The results will help doctors understand which techniques are safest and most effective for these patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- endovascular treatment (procedure using catheters, balloons, stents, or clot-removal devices)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors choose the safest and most effective endovascular technique for treating leg blood clots, potentially reducing amputations.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove one treatment is better than another. Results may vary by patient and surgeon skill.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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.
Who is studied
Patients with acute or subacute thromboembolic occlusions of lower extremity who undergoing endovascular treatment.
- 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 1. Patients aged 18 years or older. 2. Diagnosis of acute or subacute limb ischemia classified as Rutherford classification stage I to IIb. 3. Rutherford classification ranging from 3 to 5. 4. Successful guidewire passage through the lesion of the femoropopliteal artery lesion, followed by further endovascular treatment. There are no restrictions will be implemented on the methods used for guidewire passage through the target lesion. The presence of thrombus must be confirmed via angiography and/or DSA and must be associated with occlusions of the lower extremity or ISR. 5. Mechanical thrombectomy device (MTD) and/or pharmacomechanical thrombectomy (PMT) and/or percutaneous aspiration thrombectomy(PAT) and/or CDT (catheter-directed thrombolysis) performed for thrombus removal. 6. The lower extremity artery must have a healthy runoff of at least 10 cm above the ankle with at least one healthy dorsalis pedis artery, medial plantar artery, or lateral plantar artery connecting to the digital artery below the ankle. 7. Informed consent signed by patients. Exclusion criteria 1. Acute or subacute limb ischemia patients with Rutherford classification stage III. 2. Patients diagnosed with thromboangiitis obliterans. 3. Patients requring open surgery or hybrid operation after contrast radiography. 4. Patients with a history of stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, gastrointestinal bleeding, myocardial infarction, or similar conditions in the past 3 months. 5. Patients with known allergies to heparin, low molecular weight heparin, or contrast agents. 6. Patients at high risk for bleeding. 7. Pregnant or lactating women. 8. Patients with other conditions that may complicate study participation or significantly reduce life expectancy (\< 2 years), such as tumors, severe liver disease, and cardiac insufficiency. 9. Patients enrolled in other clinical studies within the past 3 months. 10. Patients unwilling or refusing to sign the informed consent form. \-
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Conditions
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Locations
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Fan xin
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China
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