New stent study aims to keep leg arteries open and prevent amputations
NCT ID NCT04110327
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is following 300 people with peripheral artery disease who received the MicroStent, a small mesh tube placed in leg arteries to improve blood flow. Researchers are tracking how well the arteries stay open over time and whether patients avoid major complications like amputation or the need for additional procedures. The goal is to see how the stent performs in everyday medical practice.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MicroStent peripheral vascular stent system (a small mesh tube placed in leg arteries to keep them open)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that the MicroStent is a safe and effective option for treating blocked leg arteries, helping people with peripheral artery disease avoid amputation.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a randomized trial, so results may be less definitive. The device is already approved for use, so this study is mainly gathering real-world data rather than testing a new breakthrough.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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.
Who is studied
The study population will include any subject with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease (PAD) that require intervention with the MicroStent™ System.
- 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. Any subject with below the knee, at the ankle level or below the ankle peripheral arterial lesions previously treated or intended to be treated with the MicroStent® System per the current indications for use 2. For across the ankle joint intervention, distal runoff to digital branches or arcuate arteries must be present on angiography prior to MicroStent deployment 3. Subject's age is ≥ 18 years. 4. Subject must be willing to sign a patient informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subject is pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the study duration 2. Subject has a life expectancy of less than one (1) year 3. Subject has a known allergy to concomitant medication, contrast agents (that cannot be medically managed), anti-platelet, anti-coagulant or thrombolytic medications 4. Subject is enrolled in another study that has not reached its primary endpoint at the time of enrollment.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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A.Z. Sint-Blasius
Dendermonde, Belgium
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Klinikum Hochsauerland - Karolinen Hospital
Arnsberg, Germany
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Maria Cecilia Hospital
Cotignola, Italy
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OLV Hospital
Aalst, Belgium
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Policlinico Abano Terme
Abano Terme, Italy
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St. Antonius Ziekenhuis
Nieuwegein, Netherlands
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Univ.-Klinikum LKH Graz
Graz, Austria
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University Heart Center Freiburg - Bad Krozingen
Bad Krozingen, Germany
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University of Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
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ZOL Genk
Genk, Belgium
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