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NCT Number: NCT06112171

Comparison of a Lithotripsy vs Standard Preparation Followed by Stenting With Supera Stent in Femoropopliteal Lesions

This study is an investigator-initiated, prospective, single-center, 1:1 randomized pilot study.

The trial evaluates the safety and efficacy of intravascular lithotripsy in comparison to standard lesion preparation using standard and/or high-pressure balloon angioplasty in patients with femoropopliteal artery disease. All patients will receive subsequent Supera stent implantation at the operator's discretion. Additional standard nitinol bare metal stent (BMS), drug-eluting stent or covered stent implantation is at the operator's discretion.

Patients will be stratified for total occlusions.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Clinic Leipzig

Leipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Andrej Schmidt, PD Dr.

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

Dierk Scheinert, Prof. Dr.

SUB_INVESTIGATOR

Janin Lenzer

CONTACT

[email protected]

+49-341-97 ext. 18774

Sabine Steiner, Prof. Dr.

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

About this study

All enrolled subjects will be followed up through 60 months. At 6, 12, 24, 36 MFU after index procedure the incidence of restenosis will be assessed by DUS.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Subject age ≥ 18
  • Subject has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to participate, and has signed a Medical Ethics Committee approved inform consent form
  • Subject understands the duration of the study, agrees to attend follow-up visits, and agrees to complete the required testing
  • Rutherford Classification 2-5
  • Subject has a de novo or restenotic lesion in SFA and/or PPA not exceeding the medial femoral epicondyle with ≥ 70% stenosis documented angiographically
  • No previous stent in the target lesion, if target vessel was previously stented the stent should be at least 3cm apart
  • Target lesion length is ≥ 10cm, no maximum lesion length limit
  • Severe calcification on fluoroscopy defined by PACSS Grade 4: 1) bilateral calcification and 2) extending ≥50mm in length
  • Multiple lesions with max. 3cm healthy vessel segment in between lesions can be considered at the discretion of the operator as one lesion
  • Reference vessel diameter (RVD) ≥ 4 mm and ≤ 6.5 mm by visual estimation
  • Patency of at least one infrapopliteal artery to the ankle (< 50% diameter stenosis) in continuity with the native femoropopliteal artery
  • A guidewire has successfully traversed the target treatment segment (both intraluminal and subintimal crossing allowed)

Exclusion criteria

  • Failure to successfully cross the target lesion
  • Presence of fresh thrombus in the lesion
  • Presence of aneurysm in the target vessel/s
  • Presence of a stent in the target lesion, at least 3cm from any previously stent in target vessel
  • Prior vascular surgery of the target lesion
  • Stroke or heart attack within 3 months prior to enrollment
  • Enrolled in another investigational drug, device or biologic study that has not reached the primary endpoint
  • Life expectancy of less than one year
  • Known allergies or sensitivity to heparin, aspirin, other anticoagulant/ antiplatelet therapies or contrast media that cannot be adequately pre-treated prior to index procedure
  • Rutherford Classification of 0, 1, or 6
  • Significant gastrointestinal bleeding or any coagulopathy that would contraindicate the use of anti-platelet therapy
  • Receiving immunosuppressant therapy
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding females
  • History of major amputation (defined as amputation above ankle joint) in the same limb as the target lesion

Treatment and study plan

Intravascular lithotripsy

Procedure

Lesion preparation with Shockwave Medical Peripheral Lithotripsy System

Standard lesion preparation

Procedure

Lesion preparation with Standard and/or High-Pressure Balloon Angioplasty

Primary outcomes

  1. Primary efficacy

    Time frame: During the Procedure

    Procedural success defined as residual stenosis ≤ 30% without flow-limiting dissection (≥Grade D) in the final angiogram and without the need of additional stent implantation.

  2. Rate of primary outcome events

    Time frame: 12 month

    Composite endpoint defined as freedom from device and procedure-related death, freedom from both target limb major amputation and clinically-driven target lesion revascularization

Secondary outcomes

  1. Rate of vessel rupture

    Time frame: During the Procedure

    Rate of vessel rupture

  2. Need of additional stent implantation

    Time frame: During the Procedure

    Need of additional stent implantation

  3. Procedure Time (min)

    Time frame: During the Procedure

    Procedure Time (min)

  4. Fluoroscopy Duration (min)

    Time frame: During the Procedure

    Fluoroscopy Duration (min)

  5. Radiation dose area product

    Time frame: During the Procedure

    Radiation dose area product

  6. Additional need of intra-procedural pain medication

    Time frame: During the Procedure

    Additional need of intra-procedural pain medication

  7. Perception of procedural pain evaluated using a numerical rating scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (severest pain)

    Time frame: During the Procedure

    Perception of procedural pain evaluated using a numerical rating scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (severest pain)

  8. Rate of any dissections after lesion preparation and in the final angiogram

    Time frame: During the Procedure

    Rate of any dissections after lesion preparation and in the final angiogram

  9. Rate of primary patency

    Time frame: 6, 12, 24 and 36 months

    Rate of primary patency

  10. Rate of Duplex-defined binary restenosis (PVR >2.4) of the target lesion

    Time frame: post-procedure until discharge from hospital (up to 48 hours) and at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months or at any time of re-intervention

    Rate of Duplex-defined binary restenosis (PVR >2.4) of the target lesion

  11. Rate of Clinically-driven Target lesion revascularization

    Time frame: 30 days, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months

    Rate of Clinically-driven Target lesion revascularization

  12. Rate of Freedom from Major Adverse Event (defined as death, Target lesion revascularization, Target vessel revascularization and target limb major amputation)

    Time frame: 30 days, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months

    Rate of Freedom from Major Adverse Event (defined as death, Target lesion revascularization, Target vessel revascularization and target limb major amputation)

  13. Rate of All-cause mortality

    Time frame: 30 days, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months

    Rate of All-cause mortality

  14. Ankle-brachial index (ABI)

    Time frame: 6, 12, 24 and 36 months

    The ABI is calculated by dividing the highest of the dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pressures in each leg by the highest of the brachial pressures.

    Value less than 0.90 indicates a diagnosis of PAD.

  15. Rutherford Classification

    Time frame: 6, 12, 24 and 36 months

    Rutherford Classification Scale from 0=Asymptomatic, 1=Mild claudication, 2=Moderate claudication, 3=Severe claudication, 4=Ischemic rest pain, 5=Minor tissue loss up to worst classification 6=Major tissue loss

  16. Walking Impairment Questionnaire (WIQ)

    Time frame: 6, 12, 24 and 36 months

    The products are summed and divided by the maximum possible score to obtain a percent score, ranging from 0 (representing the inability to perform any of the tasks) to 100 (representing no difficult with any of the tasks).

  17. EQ-5D-5L questionnaire

    Time frame: 6, 12, 24 and 36 months

    The EQ-5D-5L descriptive system comprises the following five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Each dimension has 5 levels: o problems, slight problems, moderate problems, severe problems and extreme problems.

  18. EQ VAS

    Time frame: 6, 12, 24 and 36 months

    The EQ VAS records the patient's self-rated health on a vertical visual analogue scale where the endpoints are labelled 100% 'Best imaginable health state' and 0% 'Worst imaginable health state'.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Janine Brunotte

CONTACT

[email protected]

+49-341-97 ext. 18770

Sabine Steiner, Prof. Dr.

CONTACT

[email protected]

+49-341-97 ext. 18770

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Leipzig

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Performance of the Shockwave Medical Peripheral Lithotripsy System vs Standard Balloon Angioplasty for Lesion Preparation Prior to Supera Stent Implantation in the Treatment of Symptomatic Severely Calcified Femoropopliteal Lesions in PAD

Acronym: CRACK-IT

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2032
First posted
Nov 1, 2023
Registry last updated
May 6, 2026

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