New balloon could open blocked leg arteries without surgery
NCT ID NCT07385573
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial tests a special balloon coated with a drug (paclitaxel) to treat blockages in the leg arteries caused by cholesterol buildup. The balloon is inflated to open the artery and release the drug to help keep it open. The study will include 200 people and check if the balloon works well and is safe over 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- paclitaxel-coated balloon catheter
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a safe, effective way to open blocked leg arteries and reduce the need for repeat procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-arm study with no comparison group, so results may be less definitive. The device is already approved in Europe, so the trial is gathering additional 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.
- 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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2032
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.
- Ages
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18 to 99 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 * Study participant is ≥ 18 years and ≤ 99 years old * Lesion(s) in the infrainguinal arteries: * Lesion above the knee (ATK): Target lesions located in the superficial femoral artery or popliteal arteries (above the tibial plateau) * Lesion below the knee (BTK): Target lesions involve arteries below the tibial plateau * RVD 2-7mm * De novo stenotic, restenotic post POBA, or occlusive lesion(s) * Target lesion must have angiographic evidence of ≥70% stenosis * Lesion length ≥ 3cm * Successful crossing of the target lesion with the guide wire * Successful predilatation, defined as residual stenosis \<50% Rutherford Class 2-5 * Study participant is able to provide consent and has signed and dated the informed consent form Exclusion criteria * Life expectancy ≤ 1 year * Study participant is currently participating in another investigational drug or device study that has not reached its primary endpoint yet. * Study participant is pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or father children during the course of the study. * Failure to successfully cross the target lesion with a guide wire (successful crossing means tip of the guide wire distal to the target lesion). * Prior bypass surgery of target vessel * Planned major amputation of the target limb * Thrombus in the target vessel * Known allergy to contrast media that cannot be adequately controlled with premedication * Study participant has a single target lesion that involves both ATK and BTK segments
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Locations
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AZ Sint Blasius
RECRUITINGDendermonde, Belgium
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AZORG
RECRUITINGAalst, Belgium
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Imelda Ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGBonheiden, Belgium
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ZOL Genk
RECRUITINGGenk, Belgium
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