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. 2020 May 5;2020(5):CD002785. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002785.pub2

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