TACT3a.
Study name | Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy in Critical Limb Ischemia (TACT3a) |
Methods | Phase 3, double‐blind, RCT |
Participants | 50 participants with diabetes and critical limb ischaemia |
Interventions | Drug: edetate disodium: (chelation) solution contains up to 3 g of edetate disodium adjusted based on creatinine clearance, 2 g of magnesium chloride, 100 mg of procaine hydrochloride, 2500 U of heparin, 7 g of ascorbate, 2 milliequivalent (mEq) potassium chloride (KCl), 840 mg sodium bicarbonate, 250 mg pantothenic acid, 100 mg of thiamine, 100 mg of pyridoxine, and sterile water to complete 500 mL. Placebo infusions consist of 500 mL normal saline. Treatment will consist of 40 active or placebo infusions over 30 weeks. |
Outcomes | Coronary revascularization, stroke, MI, death (all‐cause), or major amputation during an average 1.25 years of follow‐up |
Starting date | 19 March 2019 |
Contact information | Francisco Ujueta, MD, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, Florida, United States |
Notes | Expected completion in 2022 |
EDTA: ethylene diamine tetra‐acetic acid OMVM; oral multi vitamins/minerals RCT: randomised controlled trial