Critical Limb IschemiaArtAssistNCT02054416
External Compression Therapy for Secondary Prevention of Lower-Limb Loss and Cardiovascular Mortality
A study testing ArtAssist© Device in people with Critical Limb Ischemia, run by Temple University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
In this clinical research study the investigators will test the efficacy of an innovative, non-invasive methodology to reduce mortality and lower limb loss among high-risk medically-underserved patients with cardiovascular disease in North Philadelphia. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 21 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- What is being tested?
- ArtAssist© Device
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 120 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Oct 2013to Feb 2019
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 21 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Male and Female ages ≥ 21years old
- Able and willing to provide informed consent
- Status post amputation of lower limb
- IPC treatment can be initiated within 30 days post lower limb amputation
- Ankle-brachial index in the remaining extremity of less than 0.80, or toe- brachial index less than 0 .60 (obtained within last 6 months)
- Patients must be able to sit and able to perform the compression therapy independently
- Intact renal function or if patient has chronic kidney disease a pre study Creatinine will be obtained. If the patient has acute renal failure or is a dialysis patient he/she is eligible, but will be separately randomized and analyzed because Creatinine is linked to survival.
- Subjects status post healed minor (toe/metatarsal) amputations on treatment leg will be included.
Who cannot join
- Patients who have no demonstrable peripheral artery disease by ankle-pressure and/or toe-pressure in the remaining limb (initial amputations were mostly precipitated by diabetic neuropathy, deformity, infection, or acute embolization. Amputations resulting from the late effects of trauma, burns, frostbite, etc. are also excluded.
- Patients who are not able to consent due to their mental status, or who are not willing or able to perform the compression therapy in a sitting position
- Contracted nursing-home patients with index amputations resulting from largely pressure-related tissue-loss decubitus
- Patients with infected gangrene or osteomyelitis present in the contra-lateral extremity (which would need to be compressed) at the time of the index amputation
- Patients with active dry gangrene on the leg that is to be compressed
- Patients with congestive heart failure
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- Patients in which a deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism is suspected
- Patients who have undergone arterial compression therapy within 1 year prior to study
- Bilateral amputation of lower extremity
- Patients with an expected life-span less than 3 months
- Patients who require intensive care are not eligible, until they can be transferred to a regular nursing floor
- Patients in whom the remaining limb is non-functional, for example due to previous stroke
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140
Paul van Bemmelen, MD, PhD, 215-707-3622, paul.vanBemmelen@tuhs.temple.edu
215-707-7143
About this study
Official title: External Compression Therapy for Secondary Prevention of Lower-Limb Loss and Cardiovascular Mortality in Underserved Philadelphia Patient Population: A Randomized Controlled Study
In this clinical research study the investigators will test the efficacy of an innovative, non-invasive methodology to reduce mortality and lower limb loss among high-risk medically-underserved patients with cardiovascular disease in North Philadelphia.
Patients with cardiovascular disease and recent lower limb amputation will be treated with an intermittent compression device on the remaining lower limb to prevent dual amputation.
Read more
The study hypothesis is that the study intervention will protect against further lower limb-loss/death and reduce cardiovascular mortality in these patients (one year effect against limb-loss/death).
This study may result in better secondary prevention strategies for disadvantaged urban populations as well as the general population.
Read the detailed description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a non-invasive intervention for 3 months with an intermittent compression device (ArtAssist®) in a high risk patient group reduces the risk of subsequent one-year limb-loss and/or death (e.g. one-year amputation-free survival and overall survival.) Survival after an amputation is markedly decreased due to generalized cardiovascular disease. The thirty-day mortality after amputation ranges from 6% to 16% depending on renal function. Two-year mortality after amputation is up to 40%.For dialysis patients, two year mortality was 58%.13 The five-year mortality after amputation in non-renal patients is 65%, while in dialysis patients five-year mortality is 83%. Patients who have undergone a major lower extremity amputation related to vascular disease are also at increased risk for losing their remaining lower extremity. The loss of the second lower extremity has a more profound impact on patients' ability to ambulate or function independently than the first amputation. Despite intensive initial rehabilitation, the use of prosthetics in bilateral amputees decreases rapidly over time. Contra-lateral amputations occur in up to 33%, after a mean of eight months. According to another study, 17% of diabetic initial amputees become bilateral amputees after a median time of less than one year for men and less than two years for women. According to a 2013 study, the majority of the subsequent contra-lateral amputations occur in the first year after the index amputation.
We hope to prove that that there is a role for IPC in vascular patients at high-risk for mortality and limb-loss with relatively low-cost compression therapy. We hope to learn more about which underserved patient categories are most likely to benefit from this and when to start the intervention.
- Conditions
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Being tested
- ArtAssist© Device
- Keywords
- non-traumatic lower limb amputation, AKA, BKA
- Medical subject headings
- Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
ArtAssist© DeviceDevice
Also called The ArtAssist© (model AA1000)
The study intervention will consist of one hour of IPC with the ArtAssist© device to the remaining leg, three times a day for a three month period. We will obtain the usage data from the device when the subject returns the device (the device has an internal device that stores the usage data) to evaluate subject compliance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Art Assist Device | Active comparator | The ArtAssist© (model AA1000) device is made by ACI Medical located in San Marcos, CA (http://acimedical.com/) and is cleared per FDA under K942530.The study intervention will consist of one hour of IPC with the ArtAssist© device to the remaining leg, three times a day for a three month period. We will obtain the usage data from the device when the subject returns the device (the device has an internal device that stores the usage data) to evaluate subject compliance. Receives: Device: ArtAssist© Device |
| Sham Device | Sham comparator | Sham devices look identical to the actual ArtAssist© devices, but provide low-pressure and differ only in number-coded tubing. The study "sham intervention" will consist of one hour of IPC with the sham ArtAssist© device to the remaining leg, three times a day for a three month period. We will obtain the usage data from the device when the subject returns the device (the sham device has an internal device that stores the usage data) to evaluate subject compliance. Receives: Device: ArtAssist© Device |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Amputation free survival
Measured: 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted4 Feb 2014 (estimated)
- Study startOct 2013
- Primary completionDec 2018 (estimated)
- Study completionFeb 2019 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Critical Limb IschemiaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- Quadruple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Temple University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Paul van Bemmelen, MD, PhD, Principal investigator, Temple University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02054416
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PVB012013
- Acronym
- ArtAssist
- Status last verified
- Oct 2016
- First submitted
- 31 Jan 2014
- Last updated
- 8 Nov 2016
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 Nov 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- External Compression Therapy for Secondary Prevention of Lower-Limb Loss and Cardiovascular Mortality in Underserved Philadelphia Patient Population: A Randomized Controlled Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02054416
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- ArtAssist / PVB012013
- Conditions
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Keywords
- non-traumatic lower limb amputation, AKA, BKA
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Temple UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Oct 2013
- Primary completion
- Dec 2018 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Feb 2019 (estimated)
- First posted
- 4 Feb 2014 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
In this clinical research study the investigators will test the efficacy of an innovative, non-invasive methodology to reduce mortality and lower limb loss among high-risk medically-underserved patients with cardiovascular disease in North Philadelphia.
Patients with cardiovascular disease and recent lower limb amputation will be treated with an intermittent compression device on the remaining lower limb to prevent dual amputation.
The study hypothesis is that the study intervention will protect against further lower limb-loss/death and reduce cardiovascular mortality in these patients (one year effect against limb-loss/death).
This study may result in better secondary prevention strategies for disadvantaged urban populations as well as the general population.
Detailed description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a non-invasive intervention for 3 months with an intermittent compression device (ArtAssist®) in a high risk patient group reduces the risk of subsequent one-year limb-loss and/or death (e.g. one-year amputation-free survival and overall survival.) Survival after an amputation is markedly decreased due to generalized cardiovascular disease. The thirty-day mortality after amputation ranges from 6% to 16% depending on renal function. Two-year mortality after amputation is up to 40%.For dialysis patients, two year mortality was 58%.13 The five-year mortality after amputation in non-renal patients is 65%, while in dialysis patients five-year mortality is 83%. Patients who have undergone a major lower extremity amputation related to vascular disease are also at increased risk for losing their remaining lower extremity. The loss of the second lower extremity has a more profound impact on patients' ability to ambulate or function independently than the first amputation. Despite intensive initial rehabilitation, the use of prosthetics in bilateral amputees decreases rapidly over time. Contra-lateral amputations occur in up to 33%, after a mean of eight months. According to another study, 17% of diabetic initial amputees become bilateral amputees after a median time of less than one year for men and less than two years for women. According to a 2013 study, the majority of the subsequent contra-lateral amputations occur in the first year after the index amputation.
We hope to prove that that there is a role for IPC in vascular patients at high-risk for mortality and limb-loss with relatively low-cost compression therapy. We hope to learn more about which underserved patient categories are most likely to benefit from this and when to start the intervention.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- Quadruple blind (participant, care provider, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Art Assist Device | Active comparator | Device: ArtAssist© DeviceThe ArtAssist© (model AA1000) device is made by ACI Medical located in San Marcos, CA (http://acimedical.com/) and is cleared per FDA under K942530.The study intervention will consist of one hour of IPC with the ArtAssist© device to the remaining leg, three times a day for a three month period. We will obtain the usage data from the device when the subject returns the device (the device has an internal device that stores the usage data) to evaluate subject compliance. |
| Sham Device | Sham comparator | Device: ArtAssist© DeviceSham devices look identical to the actual ArtAssist© devices, but provide low-pressure and differ only in number-coded tubing. The study "sham intervention" will consist of one hour of IPC with the sham ArtAssist© device to the remaining leg, three times a day for a three month period. We will obtain the usage data from the device when the subject returns the device (the sham device has an internal device that stores the usage data) to evaluate subject compliance. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 21 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Male and Female ages ≥ 21years old
- Able and willing to provide informed consent
- Status post amputation of lower limb
- IPC treatment can be initiated within 30 days post lower limb amputation
- Ankle-brachial index in the remaining extremity of less than 0.80, or toe- brachial index less than 0 .60 (obtained within last 6 months)
Key exclusion criteria (12 listed)
- Patients who have no demonstrable peripheral artery disease by ankle-pressure and/or toe-pressure in the remaining limb (initial amputations were mostly precipitated by diabetic neuropathy, deformity, infection, or acute embolization. Amputations resulting from the late effects of trauma, burns, frostbite, etc. are also excluded.
- Patients who are not able to consent due to their mental status, or who are not willing or able to perform the compression therapy in a sitting position
- Contracted nursing-home patients with index amputations resulting from largely pressure-related tissue-loss decubitus
- Patients with infected gangrene or osteomyelitis present in the contra-lateral extremity (which would need to be compressed) at the time of the index amputation
- Patients with active dry gangrene on the leg that is to be compressed
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| ArtAssist© DeviceAlso: The ArtAssist© (model AA1000)The study intervention will consist of one hour of IPC with the ArtAssist© device to the remaining leg, three times a day for a three month period. We will obtain the usage data from the device when the subject returns the device (the device has an internal device that stores the usage data) to evaluate subject compliance. | Device | Art Assist Device, Sham Device |
Primary outcome
Amputation free survival
Time frame: 1 year
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 Nov 2016.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Paul van Bemmelen, MD, PhD principal investigator
Temple University
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing ArtAssist© Device in people with Critical Limb Ischemia, run by Temple University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Nov 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Paul van Bemmelen, MD, PhD (215-707-3622, Paul.vanBemmelen@tuhs.temple.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Amputation free survival (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Nov 2016; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 6 Nov 2026.