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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT00596752
Date of registration: 21/12/2007
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: UCB BIOSCIENCES GmbH
Public title: Alprostadil in Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease (PAOD) Stage IV ESPECIAL
Scientific title: Multinational, Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Groups Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Prostaglandin E1 in Subjects With Critical Limb Ischemia (Fontaine Stage IV)
Date of first enrolment: March 2004
Target sample size: 840
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00596752
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator).  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Czech Republic Czechia Germany Mexico Poland Russian Federation Ukraine
Contacts
Name:     UCB Clinical Trial Call Center
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  +1 877 822 9493 (UCB)
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Subject is at least 45 years of age

- Subjects with macro-angiopathy, proven PAOD Stage IV with up to 2 ischaemic skin
lesions for more than 2 weeks

- Subject has a complete angiography of pelvis, thigh and calf within one month of
inclusion

- Systolic ankle pressure = 70 mmHg in subjects without media sclerosis of the lower
limb artery or systolic big toe pressure = 50 mmHg in diabetics with media sclerosis
of the lower limb artery

- Subject is not in the position to be primarily revascularized or refuses surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

- Imminent or foreseeable amputation

- Major amputation on the affected extremity

- History of chronic alcohol or drug abuse

- More than two ischemic ulcerations

- One ulcer = 6 cm^2, both ulcers = 1 cm^2 or at least one ulcer affecting the bone or
tendons

- Acute ischemia and peripheral vascular disorders of inflammatory or immunologic origin

- Neuropathic or venous ulcers

- Buerger's disease

- Septic gangrene

- Use of vasoactive medication or prostaglandins

- Treatment with prostanoids within 3 months prior to inclusion

- Surgical or interventional measures performed on the affected extremity within 3
months prior to study drug treatment



Age minimum: 45 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: Alprostadil
Other: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Complete Healing of Ischemic Necroses and Ulcerations at 12 Weeks After the End of Study Drug Treatment [Time Frame: At 12 weeks after the end of study drug treatment]
Occurrence of Major Amputations at 24 Weeks After the End of Study Drug Treatment [Time Frame: At 24 weeks after the end of study drug treatment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Cardiovascular Mortality During the Course of the Study (up to 196 Days) [Time Frame: During the course of the study (up to 196 days)]
All-cause Mortality During the Course of the Study (up to 196 Days) [Time Frame: During the course of the study (up to 196 days)]
Minor Amputations at 24 Weeks After the End of Study Drug Treatment [Time Frame: At 24 weeks after the end of study drug treatment]
Cardiovascular Morbidity During the Course of the Study (up to 196 Days) [Time Frame: During the course of the study (up to 196 days)]
Consumption and Type of Analgesic Medication During the Course of the Study (up to 196 Days) [Time Frame: During the course of the study (up to 196 days)]
Complete Healing of Ischemic Necroses and Ulcerations at 24 Weeks After the End of Study Drug Treatment [Time Frame: At 24 weeks after the end of study drug treatment]
Intensity of Rest Pain Induced by Ischemic Lesions at 24 Weeks After the End of Study Drug Treatment [Time Frame: At 24 weeks after the end of study drug treatment]
Increase/Decrease in Ulcer Area of = 50 % at 24 Weeks After the End of Study Drug Treatment [Time Frame: At 24 weeks after the end of study drug treatment]
Systolic Pressure at Ankle Level at 24 Weeks After the End of Study Drug Treatment [Time Frame: At 24 weeks after the end of study drug treatment]
Revascularization Procedures at 24 Weeks After the End of Study Drug Treatment [Time Frame: At 24 weeks after the end of study drug treatment]
Secondary ID(s)
2005-001970-29
SP0777
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Aptiv Solutions
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 12/08/2014
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00596752
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