Status:

COMPLETED

Prostaglandin E1 in Outpatients With Intermittent Claudication

Lead Sponsor:

UCB Pharma

Conditions:

Stage II Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease

Intermittent Claudication Fontaine Stage II PAOD

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Investigate, under outpatient conditions, both the effect of 4 weeks of daily treatment with Prostaglandin E1 and that of 4 weeks of interval treatment (two infusions per week) on the pain-free walkin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects with Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease (PAOD) of the lower extremity in Fontaine stage II
  • Maximum walking distance on the treadmill (12 %, 3 km/h) between 30 and 150 m
  • Stable Intermittent Claudication of at least 6 months standing with no acute shortening of walking distance over the past 3 months
  • Stenoses or occlusions below the Femoral Bifurcation (above-knee or below-knee type) confirmed by duplex US or angiography
  • Ankle/brachial index ≤ 0.90 with a decrease in systolic ankle pressure of ≥ 10 % after maximum loading (maximum walking distance on the treadmill at 3 km/h, 12 %)
  • The patient is physically and mentally capable of participating in the trial
  • Patient age \> 40 years, male and female
  • Patient is informed and given ample time and opportunity to think about her/his participation and has given her/his written informed consent
  • Patient is willing and able to comply with all trial requirements

Exclusion

  • Surgical or other interventional measures performed on the affected extremity and Prostaglandin treatment within the 6 months immediately prior to the trial
  • Rest pain and Necroses
  • Systolic ankle pressure less than 50 mmHg
  • Change in maximum walking distance during the one-week Run-in Phase of more than ± 25 % of Baseline
  • Successful physical walking training within the 6 months immediately prior to the trial
  • Inflammatory vascular diseases
  • Polyneuropathy in Diabetes Mellitus
  • Diseases limiting walking distance (Arthrosis, inflammatory diseases of the joints, neurological disease, diseases of the Vertebral Column, cardiopulmonary diseases)
  • History of Pulmonary Oedema
  • Myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • Pregnancy or nursing
  • Known hypersensitivity to any components of the trial medication or comparative drug
  • Renal insufficiency, compensated retention (creatinine \> 2.0 mg/dL)
  • Severe retinal Haemorrhage
  • Massive Haemorrhage
  • Known existing malignant diseases
  • Vasoactive concomitant medication (e.g. Naftidrofuryl, Pentoxifylline, Buflomedil, Cilostazol), or other Prostaglandins
  • Untreated or uncontrolled Hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥ 180 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure ≥ 110 mmHg)
  • Previous participation of the patient in the present trial
  • Participation of the patient in a trial with the same objectives within the past 6 months, or is currently participating in another trial
  • Illness of the patient due to alcohol or drug-abuse within the past 6 months
  • Serious illness of the patient that the investigator considers to compromise his/her participation in the trial

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2001

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

561 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01263925

Start Date

April 1 2001

End Date

April 1 2011

Last Update

October 27 2014

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Aachen, Germany

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Bad Säckingen, Germany

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Berlin, Germany

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Bottrop, Germany