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CompletedNCT017182882bPILOTUpdated Oct 31, 2012

Optimization of Treatment in Patients With Severe Peripheral Ischemia (Fontaine Stage IIb)

A Phase 4 interventional study of iloprost and Standard Treatment (aspirin.....), in Peripheral Arterial Disease, sponsored by Fadoi Foundation, Italy. Completed at 14 sites in Italy. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-10-31.

Sponsored by Fadoi Foundation, Italy · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
150
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Evaluate the possibility of optimization of therapy with prostanoids (iloprost), in patients with Fontaine's stage IIb severe chronic ischemia, both in patients eligible for surgery both in patients for which it is only possible medical therapy

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The management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) stage IIb and pain-free walking distance (PFWD) less than 100 meters is a major clinical problem, in view of the significant cooling of the quality of life and evolution often severe that characterizes the clinical course of these patients. Revascularization Surgery is the treatment of choice, but about half of patients with severe PAD IIb is not eligible for surgery or endovascular treatment. The usefulness of use of vasodilators or hemorheological is controversial, and medical treatment of these patients is therefore heterogeneous understanding the various pharmacologic options (for the correction of risk factors, prevention of cardiovascular events, improvement of claudication), and rehabilitative programs. Iloprost, a synthetic analogue of prostacyclin, is effective in the treatment of patients with chronic critical ischemia, and its pharmacological profile (effective vasodilator, anti-platelet, and leukocyte activation) is particularly suitable to modulate multiple components pathogenesis of peripheral arterial disease. Specifically, in the treatment of patients with PAD IIb severe, the current state is available only a retrospective study that compared the use of iloprost with that of vasodilators. Aim of the study FADOI-2bPILOT is to evaluate prospectively and for an observation period of 13 months, if you can get a benefit on the pain-free walking distance and on clinical outcome from "anticipated" and additional use of iloprost, in patients with severe IIb stage PAD treated according to current "best medical practice".

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Conditions studied

  • Peripheral Arterial Disease

Keywords

  • PAD; iloprost; walking distance; cardiovascular events
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In context

Peripheral Arterial Disease

1,542 studies on the registry are indexed under Peripheral Arterial Disease; 282 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 150 is above the median of 74 across 1,066 interventional studies indexed under Peripheral Arterial Disease.

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Lead sponsor

Fadoi Foundation, Italy is the lead sponsor of 17 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: age > 18 years; pain-free walking distance (PFWD) \<100 meters on two occasions 10 days apart, with \<25% difference between each other; ankle blood pressure (BP) \<70 mmHg; big toe BP \< 30 mmHg (in case of diabetic patient).

Exclusion Criteria: pain at rest, trophic ulcers or gangrene (critical limb ischemia), if they were unable to cooperate, or one of the following conditions (contraindications or precautions for use of iloprost) was present: myocardial infarction or stroke in the previous 6 months; congestive heart failure NYHA class >II; unstable angina; uncontrolled severe arterial hypertension (systolic BP >180 mmHg or diastolic BP >110 mmHg) or hypotension (systolic BP \<90 mmHg); hyperkinetic ventricular arrhythmia; acute pulmonary edema or pulmonary congestion; bleeding diathesis; platelet count \<80,000 or > 500,000/mm3; renal failure requiring dialysis; liver cirrhosis; pregnancy or breast feeding; history of allergy, hypersensitivity or intolerance to iloprost or other prostanoids.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
150 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    iloprost + standard treat.(aspirin)

    1B - patients unsuitable to surgical or endovascular vascular therapy: treatment with iloprost intravenous infusions for 10 days every 3 months, in addition to conventional treatment

    Drug: iloprost · Drug: Standard Treatment (aspirin.....),

  • Active comparator
    Standard Treatment (aspirin....)

    1A - patients unsuitable to surgical or endovascular vascular therapy: conventional treatment Conventional Treatments:correction of concomitant risk factors, physical exercise, antiplatelet, standard heparin / low molecular weight heparin, hemorheological / vasodilators such as pentoxifylline / buflomedil, propionyl-L-carnitine, Defibrotide) but not prostanoids

    Drug: Standard Treatment (aspirin.....),

  • Experimental
    Vascular surgery patients + iloprost

    2B - patients suitable to vascular surgical or endovascular therapy: treatment with intravenous infusions iloprost for 10 days every 3 months, in addition to conventional treatment

    Drug: iloprost · Drug: Standard Treatment (aspirin.....),

  • Active comparator
    Vasc. Surg.+ standard treat. (aspirin..)

    2A - patients suitable to vascular surgical or endovascular therapy + standard treatment (aspirin...)

    Drug: Standard Treatment (aspirin.....),

Interventions

  • Drugiloprost

    The study, consists of two substudies, which deal with patients susceptible to medical therapy alone (substudy 1) or treated with classical surgical therapy (substudy 2). For each substudy, pts will be divided into two groups, one that will receive conventional treatments but not prostanoids, other conventional treatments with addition of iloprost. The 4 groups: 1A. Pts unsuitable to surgical or endovascular vascular therapy: conventional treatment 1. B. Pts unsuitable to surgical or endovascular vascular therapy: treatment with iloprost plus conventional treatment 2. A. Pts suitable to vascular surgical or endovascular therapy: conventional treatment 2B. Pts suitable to vascular surgical or endovascular therapy: treatment with iloprost plus conventional treatment

    Also known as: ENDOPROST*0,05MG/0,5ML 1F

  • DrugStandard Treatment (aspirin.....),

    The standard treatment, as has already been explained in the submission is the best treatment that the guidelines suggest for that specific type of patient with those complications and with stage 2b severe PAD. correction of concomitant risk factors, physical exercise, antiplatelet, standard heparin /low molecular weight heparin, hemorheological/vasodilators such as pentoxifylline/buflomedil, propionyl-L-carnitine, Defibrotide) but not prostanoids

    Also known as: aspirin, antiplatelet, statins,hemorheological/vasodilators

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Measure of PFWD(pain-free walking distance)in patients with 2b stage PAD

    Aim of this multicenter, randomized, controlled study was prospectively evaluate the effects of iloprost, added to standard therapy, in patients with 2b stage PAD and PFWD (pain-free walking distance) less than 100 metres, eligible and non-eligible for surgical revascularization. A treadmill test 3-6-9-12 months (before iloprost cycle for patients group 1B and 2B). A final evaluation 13 months (for one month to the conclusion of the 12 months treatment of iloprost for patients group 1B and 2B, and after 13 months from enrolling for patients in the study group 1A and 2A)

    Time frame: 13 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Assessing changes in endurance

    A clinical evaluation 3-6-9-12 months (before iloprost cycle for patients group 1B and 2B). A final evaluation 13 months (for one month to the conclusion of the 12 months treatment of iloprost for patients group 1B and 2B, and after 13 months from enrolling for patients in the study group 1A and 2A)

    Time frame: 13 months

  2. The possible occurrence of major complications

    The study reported the number of events during all the study (13 months). The major complication were: Ischemic cardiopathy, critical limb ischemia, cerebrovascular event, critical limb ischemia

    Time frame: 13 months

  3. Quality of life

    For the Quality of life, the study used a specific questionnaire administrated to all patients enrolled in the study (13 months of observation): IQOLA (International Quality of Life Assessment),SF-36 Italian Version 1.6

    Time frame: 13 months

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Study locations

14 sites
  • Angiology, Hospital "G. Fucito"
    Mercato San Severino, Salerno 84085, Italy
  • Internal Medicine, Hospital "Policlinico"
    Bari, 70124, Italy
  • Angiology, Hospital "Ferrarotto - Alessi"
    Catania, 95100, Italy
  • Internal Medicine, Hospital "Pugliese - Ciaccio"
    Catanzaro, 88100, Italy
  • Internal Medicine, Hospital of Fermo
    Fermo, 63900, Italy
  • Vascular Surgery, Hospital "Galliera"
    Genoa, 16128, Italy
  • Internal Medicine, Hospital Civile
    Legnano, 20025, Italy
  • Internal Medicine, "Madonna delle Grazie" Hospital
    Matera, 75100, Italy
  • Internal Medicine, Hospital "Fatebenefratelli"
    Naples, 80123, Italy
  • Surgery Dept., Hospital " San Giovanni Bosco"
    Naples, 80144, Italy
  • Internal Medicine, Hospital "Bianchi Melacrino Morelli"
    Reggio Calabria, 89100, Italy
  • Internal Medicine, Hospital Policlinico Campus Biomedico
    Rome, 00155, Italy
  • Internal Medicine, Hospital "Fondazione Circolo Macchi"
    Varese, 21100, Italy
  • Internal Medicine, Hospital "Jazzolino"
    Vibo Valentia, 89900, Italy
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 31, 2012, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01718288
Lead sponsor
Fadoi Foundation, Italy
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 31, 2012
Start date
Nov 2006
Primary completion
Mar 2011
Completion
Apr 2012
Last update
Oct 31, 2012

Study contacts

Gualberto Gussoni, MD, PhD
study director · Fadoi Foundation

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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