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. 2016 Aug 4;2016(8):CD011319. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011319.pub2

Advance 18PTX Balloon Catheter Study.

Trial name or title Advance® 18PTX® Balloon Catheter Study: Treatment of Lesions in Superficial Femoral Artery/Popliteal Artery with a Paclitaxel‐coated Balloon.
Methods Randomized controlled trial
Participants Country: Germany and Russia
Setting: 3 hospitals in Germany and 1 hospital in Russia
Number of participants: 150
Inclusion criteria:
  • Age > 18 years

  • Able to provide informed consent

  • Has at least 1 de novo or restenotic lesion(s) with > 70% stenosis documented angiographically of the SFA or PA. If > 1 lesion requires intervention, only 1 should be treated as a study lesion


Exclusion criteria:
  • Significant stenosis (> 50%) or occlusion of inflow tract (proximal ipsilateral, iliofemoral, or aortic lesions) not successfully treated before this procedure

  • Lack of at least 1 patent runoff vessel with < 50% stenosis throughout its course

  • Lesions in target area requiring atherectomy (or ablative devices), cutting balloons, cryoplasty balloons, or any other advanced device to facilitate angioplasty balloon or stent delivery

Interventions Uncoated balloon angioplasty device: Advance® 18LP catheter
DEB device: Advance 18PTX catheter
Drug used: paclitaxel
Outcomes Primary:
Late lumen loss.
Secondary:
No information provided on secondary outcomes
Starting date October 2008
Contact information None provided
Notes Sponsor: Cook