ISRCTN18315574.

Trial name or title	Minimal invasive balloon expansion versus bypass operation to treat complicated occlusions and stenoses of the femoral and popliteal arteries
Methods	Study design: prospective randomised parallel trial Primary study design: interventional Secondary study design: randomised controlled trial Trial setting: hospitals Trial type: treatment
Participants	Individuals with PAD of the lower extremity (disabling claudication or CLI)
Interventions	Bypass operation with ipsilateral greater saphenous vein Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with stent placement
Outcomes	Primary outcome measures: technical success, primary and secondary patency Secondary outcome measures: local complications, systemic complications, limb salvage rate, survival rate, costs
Starting date	March 2016
Contact information	Dr Klaus Linni Paracelsus Medical University Müllner Hauptstraße 48 Salzburg 5020 Austria +43 662 4482 53201 k.linni@salk.at
Notes	Sponsor: Paracelsus Medical University (PMU)