Actively Recruiting
Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy in Critical Limb Ischemia
Led by Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami · Updated on 2024-08-21
50
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
328 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
TACT3a is a double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial to test a novel therapy, edetate disodium-based chelation of environmentally acquired toxic metals, to reduce cardiovascular events including amputation in high-risk diabetic patients.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy in Critical Limb Ischemia
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 50 years or older
- History of diabetes confirmed by medical records or current use of insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents, or fasting blood glucose ≥ 126 mg/dL, or HbA1c ≥ 6.5%
- Significant narrowing (≥ 75%) of two or more infra-popliteal arteries in the affected limb verified by imaging within 6 months
- Moderate or high-risk critical limb ischemia (Rutherford Clinical Severity Score 4 or 5) with rest pain or non-healing ulcers lasting at least 2 weeks plus severely reduced tissue blood flow
- Not a candidate or has failed surgical or catheter-based revascularization
- Able to give informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Less than 7 days since lower extremity, carotid, or coronary revascularization
- Arterial insufficiency caused by non-atherosclerotic disorders
- Active infection such as cellulitis, osteomyelitis, deep ulcers exposing bone or tendon, or extensive heel ulcers
- Extensive gangrene above the metatarsophalangeal joint
- Severe uncontrollable rest pain
- More than 1 intravenous chelation infusion in past 5 years or oral chelation in past 2 years
- Allergy to any study drug components
- Planned leg revascularization within 1 month
- Symptomatic or clinical acute heart failure or heart failure hospitalization within 3 months
- Blood pressure over 160/100 mmHg
- No available venous access
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than 30 mL/min/1.73 m2
- Known or suspected acute kidney injury
- Platelet count below 100,000/mm3
- Smoking within last 3 months
- Liver disease or liver enzyme levels over twice normal without clearance by study doctor
- Diseases affecting copper, iron, or calcium metabolism (except mild bone loss or simple iron deficiency) without evaluation by study doctor
- Unable to tolerate required fluid intake
- Other serious medical conditions likely to affect survival within 3 years
- Women who can become pregnant
- Any factor suggesting inability to follow study protocol
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 33140
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
F
Francisco Ujueta, MD
CONTACT
B
Beatriz Acevedo
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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