New study shows Drug-Coated balloons help patients walk better and hurt less
NCT ID NCT04798352
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study followed 293 patients in France who received a drug-coated balloon to open blocked leg arteries. The main goal was to see if their walking ability and pain improved one year after the procedure. The results help doctors understand how well this treatment works for people with leg artery disease.
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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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293 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * patient having given express oral consent * patient to be treated by endovascular procedure with a LUTONIXR035 or RANGER TM drug coated balloon catheter according to the recommendations of the ANSM dated 13/05/2019 1 and possible updates of these recommendations. Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant or likely to be pregnant (a pregnancy test may be carried out if necessary according to the centre's practice) * adult unable to express consent * patient whose follow-up is considered impossible by the investigator (comprehension problem, planned move, ...) Per-intervention exclusion criteria * patient considered to have failed endovascular treatment (presence of residual stenosis of more than 30% after surgery despite the possible use of a stent. * Patient operated on but for whom the balloon was not used during the procedure * Patient operated but for whom another balloon than those under study was finally used during the operation
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, 21000, France