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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 2.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2020 Mar 4;91:105975. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.105975

Table 3:

GPAD-3 Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria
  • 176 males or females ≥21 and ≤85 years of age. Female subjects must be (a) post-menopausal, (b) surgically sterile, or (c) use adequate birth control and have a negative pregnancy test within 3 days prior to administration of study drug and should not be breastfeeding

  • Documented symptomatic PAD

  • Clinically stable (≥2 months) history of intermittent claudication or walking impairment (Rutherford Class <II) with no change in symptom severity in the 2 months prior to screening

  • Statin therapy use for previous 3 months, unless statin intolerant

  • PWT between 1 and 12 minutes on a standardized Gardner treadmill protocol or less than 12 minutes on a modified Bruce protocol in case PWT on Gardner protocol is more than 12 minutes

  • Doppler-derived ABI <0.90 in the symptomatic limb after 10 minutes of rest at screening. For subjects with an ABI of >1.3 (non-compressible arteries) a TBI <0.70 must be obtained for subject qualification, or if ABI is >0.9 to 1.0, and a reduction of 20% in ABI measured within 1 minute of treadmill testing

  • On appropriate and stable medical therapy for atherosclerosis for ≥2 months.

  • Diabetes patients with a dilated eye exam excluding proliferative retinopathy in the previous 12 months

  • Ability to give informed consent

  • Recent or current active infections treated with antibiotics

  • Recent (6 months) or current active cancer undergoing treatment

  • Recent (3 months) change in statin or cilostazol therapy

  • Critical limb ischemia either chronic (Rutherford Class ≥II) or acute ischemia manifested by rest pain, ulceration, or gangrene

  • Lower extremity vascular surgery, angioplasty or lumbar sympathectomy within 3 months of enrollment

  • Planned participation in a structured exercise treatment protocol in the future or within period of study

  • Prior myeloid malignancy

  • Unstable angina, myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack, stroke or revascularization in the preceding 4 months

  • Severe heart failure (NYHA Class III or IV) or heart muscle disease

  • Limitation on exercise for symptoms other than intermittent claudication such as arthritis or dyspnea

  • Below- or above-knee amputation; wheelchair confinement

  • Use of a walking aid other than a cane

  • Walking impairment for reasons other than PAD e.g. Parkinson’s disease

  • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (defined as HbA1c >10.0%)

  • Chronic renal disease (creatinine >2.5 mg/dl) or hepatic disease (>3X elevations in AST and ALT)

  • Ophthalmologic conditions associated with a neo-vascular response

  • Alcohol or drug abuse, or any other disease process that, in the opinion of the principal investigator, will interfere with the ability of the patient to participate in the study

  • Inability to attend study visits

Abbreviations: PAD = peripheral arterial disease, PWT = peak walk time, ABI = ankle-brachial index, TBI = toe-brachial index, NYHA = New York heart association, HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin, AST = aspartate aminotransferase, ALT = alanine aminotransferase