View clinical trials related to Peripheral Vascular Diseases.
Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine whether the peripheral balloon dilatation catheter (trade name: Iris) is safe an effective in PTA procedure.
Circulating anti-beta2-glycoprotein antibodies have been associated with coronary artery disease and peripheral arterial disease. This auto-antibodies could activate endothelial cells leading to the expression of leukocyte adhesion molecules and increasing the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. On the other hand, endothelial dysfunction of atherosclerotic patients acts as a primary pathogenic event, as it occur before structural changes are evident on angiogram or ultrasound scan. Loss of endothelial normal function causes vasoconstriction, local coagulation alterations and an increase arterial wall proliferation. This situation s been attributed to a reduction in nitric oxide bioactivity, and to an increase oxygen-free radical formation in the context of the pro-inflammatory status found in atherosclerosis. Hypothesis: Circulating Anti-beta2-glycoprotein I antibodies could be associated with endothelial dysfunction and nitric oxide metabolism disruption en patients with peripheral arterial disease.
This is a randomised controlled study of patients suffering from intermittent claudication (IC), to assess the impact of wearing a Nike FuelBand (NFB) on walking distances, exercise levels and quality of life.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an important public health problem that affects millions of people worldwide. Associations between risk factors, such as smoking, dyslipidaemia or hypertension, and prevalent CVD are well documented. However, few studies have investigated associations with onset of disease. The initial manifestation of CVD, for example an episode of unstable angina, is important because it influences the prognosis, the quality of life and the management of disease. Furthermore, the extent to which social deprivation, alcohol consumption or atrial fibrillation affects presentation of CVD is poorly understood and deserves further consideration. Most previous studies have considered CVD as a single entity. However, differences in aetiology between coronary phenotypes suggest that risk factors may not be shared across specific coronary phenotypes and their relative importance is likely to differ for each phenotype. Gaining knowledge of these differences could provide insights into the pathophysiology of specific forms of CVD and could eventually lead to modification of recommendations for patient management and disease prevention. We propose to use the linkage of the national registry of coronary events to general practice records in the Clinical Practice Research Database (CPRD), to investigate whether demographic, behavioral, and clinico-metabolic risk factors differentially influence the onset of specific types of CVD.
This study is a randomized, open-label, blinded endpoint, parallel-group, active-control, multi-center, proof-of-concept study in subjects with Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), designed to assess the safety and potential efficacy of adding edoxaban to aspirin following femoropopliteal endovascular intervention, with or without stent placement, relative to current treatment practice with clopidogrel and aspirin.
The objective Study is to evaluate the short- and long-term clinical outcomes of patients receiving the CryoVein cryopreserved saphenous vein allograft (CVA) as their primary open bypass conduit to assess if there is a quantifiable correlation to time of placement as a primary bypass graft and improved long-term clinical outcomes of patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI).
The hypothesis of this proposal is that in subjects with Type II diabetes mellitus (T2D) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) with intermittent claudication (IC), regular consumption of a high nitrate supplement which raises plasma nitrite, in conjunction with 12 weeks of supervised exercise training at the limb ischemic threshold (SET) will produce a greater clinical benefit (increases in claudication onset time [COT] and peak walking time [PWT] relative to a group with the same exercise training but supplemented with placebo .This study is essentially exploratory in nature and designed to provide us with information to adequately develop power and execute a larger study. We have previously seen benefits from nitrate supplementation on function in PAD.
This is a single-arm, single-center, open-label, pilot study . 30 subjects with foot symptoms attributable to diabetes or peripheral vascular disease will be screened . Subjects meeting inclusion criteria will sign informed consent and enrolled. All 30 subjects will be treated with the Magic Foot™. If there is any significant improvement in ICG or foot symptoms as obtained from self evaluation questionnaire, a further 30 subjects will be enrolled.
The objective of this clinical evaluation is to evaluate the immediate and long-term (up to 12 months) outcome of NanoCrossTM balloon catheter (Covidien) in a prospective, non-randomised, controlled investigation for the treatment of patients with critical limb ischemia (Rutherford 4-5) due to the presence of lesions of minimally 10cm in length at the level of the below-the-knee arteries.
A primary therapeutic goal for patients with intermittent claudication (IC) is to regain lost physical function through exercise rehabilitation. Supervised exercise programmes can markedly improve walking capacity, but these are resource intensive, National Health Service provision is limited, and patients cite accessing services as a barrier to participation. Increasing walking activity via a structured education programme might be a pragmatic solution for improving walking capacity, health and wellbeing in patients with IC; however, further research is needed to substantiate this. Hence, the aim of this project is to develop a pragmatic education programme to increase walking in these patients and to collect data on its feasibility to inform the development of a definitive trial investigating clinical and cost effectiveness. Focus groups will be conducted to inform the development of the education programme. Programme components will be theoretically-underpinned and evidence-based. The development of the programme will be an iterative process involving pilot work, feedback, evaluation, and revision. The programme will then be assessed in a randomised controlled pilot study with 6-week follow-up (n=30). We will assess the feasibility of the intervention and obtain preliminary data of its impact on important outcomes (daily steps/physical activity, walking capacity, quality of life, illness perceptions).