New stent aims to keep leg arteries open longer
NCT ID NCT05811364
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a fabric-covered stent (GORE VBX) works better than standard bare metal stents for people with severe blockages in the iliac arteries, which supply blood to the legs. About 244 participants with leg pain or tissue loss will be randomly assigned to receive one of the two stents. The main goal is to see which stent keeps the artery open longer without needing another procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- GORE® VIABAHN® VBX balloon expandable endoprosthesis (a fabric-covered metal stent)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a more durable option for keeping iliac arteries open, reducing the need for repeat procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a randomized trial, but results may not apply to all patients. Stents can still re-narrow or cause complications like clotting or infection.
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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 244 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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: * Age ≥ 18 years at time of informed consent signature * Informed Consent Form (ICF) is signed by the subject * Subject can comply with protocol requirements, including follow-up * Patient has symptomatic claudication, rest pain, or minor tissue loss (Rutherford Category 2-5) * Patient has de novo or restenotic lesion(s) found in the common and/or external iliac artery(ies) * Patient has: Unilateral or bilateral single or multiple lesions (\>50% stenosis or chronic total occlusion) each between 4 and 11 cm in length * Patient has a target vessel diameter visually estimated to be approximately between 5 mm and 13 mm * Patient has a sufficient (\<50% stenotic) common femoral artery and at least one sufficient (\<50% stenotic) femoral artery (deep or superficial). * Patient has at least one sufficient (\<50% stenotic) infrapopliteal run-off vessel. Exclusion Criteria: * Life expectancy \<1 year * Patient is pregnant at time of informed consent. * Patient has a known allergy to stent or stent graft components (including nitinol, stainless steel, or heparin). * Patient has severe chronic renal insufficiency (serum creatinine level \> 2.5mg/dL) and not undergoing hemodialysis. * Patient has evidence of a systemic infection. * Patient has a known intolerance to antithrombotic medications that prevent compliance with study or control device Instructions for Use. * Patient has had vascular catheterization of the lower extremities within 30 days of randomization (excluding diagnostic angiograms for the study procedure). * Patient has previous stenting in the iliac arteries. * Patient has previous surgical bypass in the target limb. * Patient is currently participating in another investigative clinical study unless received written approval by the sponsor. * Patient has a lesion requiring drug-coated balloon angioplasty, atherectomy, lithotripsy, or any ablative device to facilitate stent delivery. * Patient has an abdominal aortic artery lesion or aneurysm. * Patient has a lesion that requires stent placement within 2 cm of the inguinal ligament. * Patient has isolated common iliac artery stenosis that can be treated with a single device (i.e., common iliac artery stenosis that does not require kissing stents or extend into the external iliac artery). * Patient has outflow disease that requires concomitant interventions (i.e. common femoral endarterectomy or femoral / tibial revascularization).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
40 sites in 7 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atlanta VA Medical Center
RECRUITINGDecatur, Georgia, 30033, United States
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Atrium Health
RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28210, United States
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Auckland City Hospital
RECRUITINGAuckland, New Zealand
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Azienda Complesso Ospedaliero San Filippo Neri
RECRUITINGRoma, Italy
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Central Adelaide Local Health Network Incorporated
RECRUITINGAdelaide, Australia
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Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
WITHDRAWNLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Corewell Health System
RECRUITINGGrand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
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Denver Health and Hospital Authority
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80204, United States
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East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGCanterbury, United Kingdom
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Guy's and St Thomas', NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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Klinikum Stuttgart
RECRUITINGStuttgart, Germany
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Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder
RECRUITINGRegensburg, Germany
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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Mt. Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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New York University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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North Suburban Medical Center
WITHDRAWNDenver, Colorado, 80229, United States
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Ospedale Niguarda Ca'Granda
RECRUITINGMilan, MI, Italy
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Ospedale San Giovanni Molinette
RECRUITINGTurin, Italy
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Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia
RECRUITINGPerugia, Italy
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Portland Health Care System VA
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Prince of Wales Hospital
RECRUITINGRandwick, Australia
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Providence Heart & Vascular Institute
RECRUITINGWilsonville, Oregon, 97070, United States
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Radiology and Imaging Specialists of Lakeland
RECRUITINGLakeland, Florida, 33801, United States
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Research Foundation SUNY Buffalo
WITHDRAWNAmherst, New York, 14228, United States
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Rijnstate Hospital
RECRUITINGArnhem, Netherlands
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Royal Perth Hospital
RECRUITINGNedlands, Australia
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Sentara Medical Group
RECRUITINGNorfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
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St. Franziskus Hospital
RECRUITINGMünster, Germany
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Stichting Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGTilburg, Netherlands
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The Curators of the University of Missouri
RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65212, United States
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The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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Trinity Medical Center
RECRUITINGBuffalo, New York, 14214, United States
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Universitats-Herzzentrum Freiburg Bad Krozingen GmbH
RECRUITINGBad Krozingen, Germany
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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGSouthampton, United Kingdom
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University Hospitals - Cleveland Medical Center
RECRUITINGAshland, Ohio, 44805, United States
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University of Florida - Gainesville
RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32608, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of South Florida
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33620, United States
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VA Long Beach Healthcare System
RECRUITINGLong Beach, California, 90822, United States
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VA Western New York Healthcare System
RECRUITINGBuffalo, New York, 14215, United States
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Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center
RECRUITINGKingsport, Tennessee, 37660, United States
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