Active clinical trials for "Peripheral Vascular Diseases"

To test the hypothesis that increased risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, and cancer is related to diets high in saturated fat, animal protein, and hydrogenated vegetable oil, and low in polyunsaturated fat, fiber, vitamins A, C, and E, calcium, selenium, and chromium.

This study is intended to help establish standard procedures for use of FFR in the peripheral arterial system and to evaluate the correlation of post-procedural FFR values and clinical outcomes in Superficial Femoral artery (SFA) interventions in subjects ages 18 to 79 with PAD.

Near-infrared spectroscopy can be used to determine the relative oxygen saturation in tissues up to 2cm below the skin. It has been investigated, with success, in cerebral, gastrointestinal, and muscle tissue, and shows promise in numerous indications involving tissue ischemia. In the current study, we propose to examine one hundred patients requiring either bypass or angioplasty due to chronic critical limb ischemia resulting from peripheral arterial disease. We intend to challenge patients before and after the intervention, using either an inflated blood pressure cuff or toe raises, to determine if oxygen saturation recovery time in the affected limb is correlated with symptom resolution (i.e. treatment success). Near-infrared spectroscopy will be performed using the ODISsey tissue oximeter developed by ViOptix, Inc. The proposed study will take approximately one year to complete enrolment, and has a follow-up period of 6 months post-intervention. Study Hypothesis: Knowledge of tissue oxygen saturation enhances clinical decision making in patients with chronic critical limb ischemia.

The specific aims of the project are as follows: To determine whether catheter-based revascularization procedures improve functional capacity and quality of life among patients with intermittent claudication. To investigate whether improvements in walking ability result in a less sedentary lifestyle and improvement of the cardiovascular risk profile.

This research project is investigating the relationship between body weight and function of the leg veins using a special non-invasive technique known as venous plethysmography.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether an intensified multifactorial intervention program about cardiovascular risk factors in subjects with peripheral arterial disease (with and without diabetes mellitus), can improve the control of these factors (mainly hypercholesterolemia and hypertension) in relation to the habitual care

Interventional strategies aim to restore tissue perfusion. However, despite the simple reopening of a narrowed artery they affect endothelial function, perpetuating dysfunctional vascular homeostasis. PTA and atherectomy might alter the endothelial function but the mechanisms are incompletely understood. The primary goal of atherectomy is vessel preparation and improving compliance, which could aid in preserving vessel functions. Aim of this study is to determine safety, efficacy, patency and vessel functions in the femoropopliteal artery following atherectomy and DCB.

The peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common atherosclerotic disease manifestation and its prevalence increase with age and with the simultaneous presence of cardiovascular risk factors. PAD patients are usually treated, as a first line treatment, with the exercise therapy, combined with the pharmacological antiplatelet therapy. In the case of first line therapy failure, PAD patients usually undergoing to invasive revascularization procedures. After a peripheral stent has been located, the major follow-up problem is the restenosis rate. Published studies describe how, in a large amount of patients, can be recognised an high residual platelet activity. These data about PAD patients at the moment are lacking . The authors would evaluate the incidence of PAD patients with an high residual platelet activity.

to investigate the effect of high tone external muscle stimulation (HTEMS) on endothelial dysfunction and walking parameters in peripheral vascular disease.

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is characterized by poor circulation in the lower extremities that often provokes claudication (leg pain, numbness, and heaviness) with physical exertion. The aim of this research protocol is to determine the effect of two non-invasive treatment modalities on leg blood flow and exercise capacity in those with PAD. Specifically, we are measuring popliteal artery blood flow (Doppler ultrasound), toe oxygen saturation, ankle-brachial index (ABI), and 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) in men and women who have intermittent claudication (Fontaine Stage II; Rutherford Category 1-2) in response to 15 or 45 minutes of lower limb heating and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS).