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SuspendedNCT03175744ILLUMENATE-BTKUpdated Jun 22, 2023

Stellarex DCB Versus Standard Balloon Angioplasty for Treatment of Below-The-Knee (BTK) Arteries

An interventional study of Stellarex DCB and PTA Catheter in Critical Limb Ischemia, sponsored by Spectranetics Corporation. Suspended at 21 sites in 5 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-06-22.

Sponsored by Spectranetics Corporation (part of Philips) · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was suspended
Patient enrollment impacted by COVID-19 pandemic and other business challenges. Patient enrollment discontinued, but follow-ups will continue according to protocol.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
82
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the Stellarex DCB for the treatment of stenosis or occlusions of below-the-knee arteries.

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Conditions studied

  • Critical Limb Ischemia
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In context

Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia

356 studies on the registry are indexed under Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia; 71 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 82 is above the median of 40 across 239 interventional studies indexed under Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia.

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Lead sponsor

Spectranetics Corporation is the lead sponsor of 19 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 5 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 4 (80%) have results posted.

First submitted before Spectranetics Corporation became part of Philips.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Rutherford Clinical Category 4-5
  • > 1 year
  • Significant stenosis ≥70%
  • Patent inflow artery
  • Target vessel(s) diameter between 2 and 4 mm
  • Target vessel(s) reconstitute(s) at the ankle

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant or planning to become pregnant
  • History of stroke within 3 months
  • Planned major amputation
  • \<30
  • Acute limb ischemia
  • Prior stent placement in target lesion
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Life expectancy

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GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
82 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Stellarex DCB

    Spectranetics Stellarex Drug Coated Balloon

    Device: Stellarex DCB

  • Active comparator
    PTA Catheter

    Standard Uncoated Balloon Angioplasty Catheter

    Device: PTA Catheter

Interventions

  • DeviceStellarex DCB

    Intervention with the Stellarex DCB

  • DevicePTA Catheter

    Intervention with an uncoated Standard PTA

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Freedom from Major Adverse Limb Event (MALE)

    Composite of major amputation or major reintervention on a per patient basis

    Time frame: 30 days

  2. Freedom from Perioperative Death (POD)

    Death on a per patient basis

    Time frame: 30 days

  3. Patency

    Freedom from target lesion occlusion and clinically driven target lesion reintervention and freedom from major amputation on a per patient basis

    Time frame: 6 months

  4. Limb Salvage

    Freedom from target lesion occlusion and clinically driven target lesion reintervention and freedom from major amputation on a per patient basis

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Clinically-driven target lesion revascularization

    Rate of clinically-driven target lesion revascularization

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Major adverse event rates

    Composite rate of all-cause death, major amputation and clinically driven target lesion reintervention

    Time frame: 6 months

  3. Patency rate

    Absence of target lesion occlusion and freedom from clinically-driven target lesion reintervention

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

21 sites
  • St. Joseph Hospital
    Orange, California 92868, United States
  • Bradenton Cardiology Center
    Bradenton, Florida 34205, United States
  • Cardiovascular Institute of the South
    Houma, Louisiana 70360, United States
  • Hackensack University Medical Center
    Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, United States
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    New York, New York 10029, United States
  • University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center
    Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
  • Bryn Mawr Hospital
    Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010, United States
  • Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute
    Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania 17043, United States
  • Greenville Health System
    Greenville, South Carolina 29615, United States
  • Flinders Medical Center
    Bedford Park, Australia
  • Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
    Perth, Australia
  • LKH Universitatsklinik Graz
    Graz, Austria
  • Medizinische Universitat Wien
    Vienna, Austria
  • Imelda Ziekenhuis
    Bonheiden, Belgium
  • ZOL St. jan
    Genk, Belgium
  • University Hospital Gent
    Gent, Belgium
  • Klinikum Hoschsauerland GmbH
    Arnsberg, Germany
  • Universitats-Herzzentrum Freiburg-Bad Krozingen
    Bad Krozingen, Germany
  • SRH Klinikum Karlsbad
    Karlsbad, 76307, Germany
  • Universitatsklink Leipzig
    Leipzig, Germany
  • University Hospital of Tuebingen
    Tuebingen, Germany
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 22, 2023, 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
NCT03175744
Collaborators
Philips Healthcare
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 5, 2017
Start date
May 24, 2017
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2022
Completion
Oct 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 22, 2023

Study contacts

William Gray, MD
principal investigator · Lankenau Heart Institute
Mahmood K Razavi, MD
principal investigator · Vascular and Interventional Specialists of Orange
Dierk Scheinert, MD
principal investigator · University of Leipzig

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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