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Clinical Trials

 

Clinical Research to Improve Blood Flow in Legs

 

Durability II Study - www.legpainstudy.com Study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a particular stent combined with balloon angioplasty as compared to balloon angioplasty alone to improve blood flow in the leg. DEFINITIVE™ Ca++ Study – www.legpaintrial.com Study to evaluate the use of the SilverHawk™ Plaque Excision System and the SpiderFX Embolic Protection Device in the endovascular treatment of moderate to severely calcified femoropopliteal artery lesions. DEFINITIVE™ LE Study A study designed confirm the value of plaque excision with the SilverHawk™ System.

Clinical Research Study for Patients with Intermittent Claudication

 

Study of the investigational drug trans sodium crocetinate (TSC) in patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) and leg pain with walking (intermittent claudication).

Critical Limb Ischemia Research Study

Study on the use of using stem cells for Critical Limb Ischemia.

 

CLEVER Study

Claudication: Exercise Versus Endoluminal Revascularization (CLEVER): The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is sponsoring a trial for patients with cardiovascular diseases, peripheral vascular diseases, or atherosclerosis to compare the effectiveness of aortic stent surgery versus exercise therapy.

 

To learn about more clinical trials, please visit the Vascular Disease Foundation's Clinical Trials Resource Center:  www.vdf.org/clinical

This information is included for patient information only. The Vascular Disease Foundation does not endorse any clinical research studies.