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CompletedNCT03395236BTK PMSUpdated Jan 24, 2024

ILLUMENATE Below-The-Knee (BTK) Arteries: a Post Market Clinical Study

A Phase 4 interventional study of StellarexTM 0.014" Over-The-Wire Drug-coated Angioplasty Balloon in Peripheral Arterial Disease, sponsored by Spectranetics Corporation. Completed at 10 sites in 3 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-01-24.

Sponsored by Spectranetics Corporation (part of Philips) · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Aug 2023, 3 years 2 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
49
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The objective of this prospective, multi-center, single arm study is to obtain further data on the safety and performance of the StellarexTM 0.014" OTW Drug-coated Angioplasty Balloon in the treatment of lesions in "below the knee" popliteal (P3 segment) and infra-popliteal arteries according to the Instructions for Use in Rutherford-Becker Classification (RCC) 3, 4 and 5 patient populations. This study will be conducted in Europe across up to 10 centers in up to 75 subjects. Office visits will occur at 30 days, 6, 12, and 24 months post-index procedure.

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There is a significant amount of evidence that the use of Paclitaxel-coated balloons in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) has demonstrated favorable outcomes when used to treat lesions in the superficial femoral and popliteal arteries. For subjects with lesions in the infrapopliteal arteries, which includes lesions in the mid to distal popliteal artery and below, a smaller profile balloon is necessary. Typically, lesions in the SFA and proximal popliteal arteries are treated by larger diameter balloons and larger sized guidewires (most commonly 0.018" or 0.035") which are too large for vessels below-the-knee. For this reason, the Stellarex™ 0.014" OTW Drug-coated Angioplasty Balloon was developed as a line extension to the Stellarex™ 0.035" device in order to accommodate the treatment of these smaller vessels. The Stellarex™ 0.014" balloon has the same drug concentration and is manufactured using a similar method as the Stellarex™ 0.035" device. Additionally, the Stellarex™ 0.035" and 0.014" balloon share a common balloon diameter of 4 mm, a size which was used to treat lesions throughout the popliteal artery in the previous Stellarex 0.035" studies. For the reasons noted above, equivalence between the two devices has been demonstrated. Furthermore, it is believed that the 0.014" device will not demonstrate any performance differences nor change the anticipated or residual risks.

In conclusion, the current study has been developed in agreement with post-market requirements as per the Post Market Clinical Follow up (PMCF) plan. The prospective design of the study, the sample size and the selected outcomes will be able to provide the additional clinical information to support the safe use and performance of the Stellarex 0.014" device in the intended population of patients with below-the-knee arterial disease.

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Conditions studied

  • Peripheral Arterial Disease

Keywords

  • Critical Limb Ischemia
  • CLI
  • Claudication
  • PAD
  • BTK
  • Below The Knee
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In context

Peripheral Arterial Disease

1,377 studies on the registry are indexed under Peripheral Arterial Disease; 275 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 49 is below the median of 70 across 927 interventional studies indexed under Peripheral Arterial Disease.

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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 after Spectranetics Corporation became part of Philips.

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Subjects intended to be treated with the Stellarex 0.014" Drug-Coated Balloon for de-novo or restenotic lesions in native "below the knee" popliteal (P3 segment) and infra-popliteal arteries ending at the tibiotalar joint (ankle), as per the Instruction for Use (IFU).
  2. Rutherford-Becker clinical category classification (RCC) 3 patients with claudication or RCC 4 or 5 subjects with documented Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) defined as 2.1 RCC 3 subjects: subjects with severe claudication 2.2 RCC 4 subjects: subjects with persistent, recurring ischemic rest pain requiring analgesia for at least two weeks or 2.3 RCC 5 subjects: subjects with minor tissue loss of the foot or toes or
  3. Age ≥18 years old.
  4. Reconstitution of the target vessel at the ankle and run-off into a patent dorsalis pedis or plantar arteries defined as \<50% stenosis by visual estimate.
  5. Is able and willing to provide written and comply with all required follow-up evaluations within the defined follow-up visit windows prior to enrollment in the study.
  6. > 1 year.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects with any medical condition that would make him/her inappropriate for treatment with the Stellarex balloon as per the Instructions for Use (IFU) or in the opinion of the investigator.
  2. Has impaired renal function defined as serum creatinine >2.5 mg/dl that cannot be adequately pre-treated or subjects on dialysis.
  3. Subjects already enrolled in other (interventional) studies that would interfere with study endpoints.
  4. Subjects that in the judgment of the investigator would require treatment of the contralateral limb within 3 days prior to the index procedure or 30 days after. Note: Unless contralateral treatment is required to facilitate adequate access to the target lesion (e.g. contralateral iliac).
  5. Previous or planned surgical or catheter-based procedure within 3 days before or 30 days after the index procedure. Note: This excludes successful inflow artery treatment within the same hospitalization or a documented preplanned minor amputation.

    • Successful inflow artery treatment is defined as attainment of residual diameter stenosis ≤ 30% without major vascular complication (e.g. absence of flow-limiting dissection, embolic event). These inflow arteries must be treated without the need for laser, atherectomy, thrombectomy, cryoplasty, brachytherapy and cutting/scoring balloons. Treatment with a Stellarex DCB of the inflow lesion, if according to its intended use, is allowed.
  6. Prior endovascular treatment of the target lesion within three (3) months of the index procedure.
  7. Prior stent placement in the target lesion(s).
  8. Single focal lesion \< 4cm in length in the absence of additional treatable popliteal or infra-popliteal lesions.
  9. Subjects confined to bed that are completely non-ambulatory.
  10. For RCC 5 subjects: Non-arterial ulcers such as venous ulcers, neurotrophic ulcers, heel pressure ulcers, ulcers potentially involving calcaneus region or ulcers in the proximal one-half of the foot or higher (from mid-foot and higher going up the leg).
  11. Subjects scheduled to undergo a planned major amputation.
  12. Presence of concentric calcification that precludes adequate vessel preparation per IFU.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
49 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treatment

    StellarexTM 0.014 OTW Drug-coated Angioplasty Balloon (Stellarex Balloon)

    Combination Product: StellarexTM 0.014" Over-The-Wire Drug-coated Angioplasty Balloon

Interventions

  • Combination productStellarexTM 0.014" Over-The-Wire Drug-coated Angioplasty Balloon

    The Stellarex balloon (0.014") is indicated for the treatment of de-novo or re-stenotic lesions in the lower extremities to establish blood flow and to maintain vessel patency.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Primary Safety Endpoint-Composite Major Adverse Limb Events (MALE) + perioperative death (POD); the composite is the number of participants who do not have MALE or POD at 30 days

    Major Adverse Limb Event (MALE) is defined as the composite of either major amputation or major re-intervention through 30 days of the index procedure. Major re-intervention is defined as creation of a new surgical bypass graft, the use of thrombectomy or thrombolysis or a major surgical graft revision such as a jump graft or an interposition graft. This is a single endpoint as it is a composite only subjects who do not have MALE or POD will be counted toward this endpoint MALE is defined as the composite of either major amputation or major re-intervention through 30 days of the index procedure. Major re-intervention is defined as creation of a new surgical bypass graft, the use of thrombectomy or thrombolysis or a major surgical graft revision such as a jump graft or an interposition graft. POD is all-cause death through 30 days of the index procedure.

    Time frame: 30 days

  2. Primary Performance Endpoint-Composite patency + limb salvage through 6 months; the composite is the number of participants with patency and limb salvage at 6 months

    Patency defined as freedom from occluded target lesions (flow/no flow) verified by duplex ultrasound and clinically-driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR) Freedom from major amputation in the Target Limb This is a single endpoint as only subjects with both patency and limb salvage will be considered for this endpoint.

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Major adverse event (MAE) rate at 6,12, and 24 months post index procedure

    Defined as a composite rate of all-cause death, target limb major amputation and CD-TLR

    Time frame: 6 Months

  2. Major adverse event (MAE) rate at 6,12, and 24 months post index procedure

    Defined as a composite rate of all-cause death, target limb major amputation and CD-TLR

    Time frame: 12 months

  3. Major adverse event (MAE) rate at 6,12, and 24 months post index procedure

    Defined as a composite rate of all-cause death, target limb major amputation and CD-TLR

    Time frame: 24 months

  4. Rate of CD-TLR at 6, 12 and 24 months

    Rate of CD-TLR

    Time frame: 6 months

  5. Rate of CD-TLR at 6, 12 and 24 months

    Rate of CD-TLR

    Time frame: 12 months

  6. Rate of CD-TLR at 6, 12 and 24 months

    Rate of CD-TLR

    Time frame: 24 months

  7. Patency rate at 6, 12 and 24 months, defined as the presence of target lesion flow (absence of occlusion or no flow) as determined by Duplex Ultrasound (DUS) and freedom from CD-TLR

    Patency rate

    Time frame: 6 months

  8. Patency rate at 6, 12 and 24 months, defined as the presence of target lesion flow (absence of occlusion or no flow) as determined by Duplex Ultrasound (DUS) and freedom from CD-TLR

    Patency rate

    Time frame: 12 months

  9. Patency rate at 6, 12 and 24 months, defined as the presence of target lesion flow (absence of occlusion or no flow) as determined by Duplex Ultrasound (DUS) and freedom from CD-TLR

    Patency rate

    Time frame: 24 months

  10. Rate of procedural complications defined as occurrence of all-cause death, stroke, myocardial infarction, emergent surgical revascularization, significant distal embolization in target limb, or thrombosis of target vessel through the end of the procedure

    Rate of procedural complications

    Time frame: through study completion, approximately 5 years

  11. Rate of device or procedure related death at 30 days

    Rate of device or procedure related death

    Time frame: 30 days

  12. Rate of major target limb amputation at 6 months post-procedure

    Rate of major target limb amputation

    Time frame: 6 months

  13. Rate of major target limb amputation at 12 months post-procedure

    Rate of major target limb amputation

    Time frame: 12 months

  14. Rate of major target limb amputation at 24 months post-procedure

    Rate of major target limb amputation

    Time frame: 24 months

  15. Rate of clinically driven target vessel revascularization through 6 months

    Rate of clinically driven target vessel revascularization

    Time frame: 6 months

  16. Rate of clinically driven target vessel revascularization through 12 months

    Rate of clinically driven target vessel revascularization

    Time frame: 12 months

  17. Rate of clinically driven target vessel revascularization through 24 months

    Rate of clinically driven target vessel revascularization

    Time frame: 24 months

  18. Lesion success:

    Achievement of a final in-lesion residual diameter stenosis of \<50% (as determined by the angiographic core laboratory), using allowed pretreatment devices after guidewire passage through the lesion

    Time frame: Through study completion, approximately 5 years

  19. Technical success:

    Achievement of a final in-lesion residual diameter stenosis of \<50% (as determined by the angiographic core laboratory), using the Stellarex 0.014" Drug-Coated Balloon without a device malfunction after a guidewire passage through the l

    Time frame: Through study completion, approximately 5 years

  20. Change in waveforms/TcPO2 from pre-procedure to 30 days

    Change in waveforms/TcPO2 from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 30 days

  21. Change in waveforms/TcPO2 from pre-procedure to 6 months

    Change in waveforms/TcPO2 from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 6 months

  22. Change in waveforms/TcPO2 from pre-procedure to 12 months

    Change in waveforms/TcPO2 from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 12 months

  23. Change in waveforms/TcPO2 from pre-procedure to 24 months

    Change in waveforms/TcPO2 from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 24 months

  24. Change in ankle-brachial index (ABI) from pre-procedure to 30 days

    Change in ankle-brachial index (ABI) from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 30 days

  25. Change in ankle-brachial index (ABI) from pre-procedure to 6 months

    Change in ankle-brachial index (ABI) from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 6 months

  26. Change in ankle-brachial index (ABI) from pre-procedure to 12 months

    Change in ankle-brachial index (ABI) from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 12 months

  27. Change in ankle-brachial index (ABI) from pre-procedure to 24 months

    Change in ankle-brachial index (ABI) from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 24 months

  28. Change in toe pressures (TP) from pre-procedure to 30 days

    Change in toe pressures (TP) from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 30 days

  29. Change in toe pressures (TP) from pre-procedure to 6 months

    Change in toe pressures (TP) from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 6 months

  30. Change in toe pressures (TP) from pre-procedure to 12 months

    Change in toe pressures (TP) from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 12 months

  31. Change in toe pressures (TP) from pre-procedure to 24 months

    Change in toe pressures (TP) from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 24 months

  32. Change in Rutherford-Becker Classification (RCC) from pre-procedure to 30 days

    Change in Rutherford-Becker Classification (RCC) from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 30 days

  33. Change in Rutherford-Becker Classification (RCC) from pre-procedure to 6 months

    Change in Rutherford-Becker Classification (RCC) from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 6 months

  34. Change in Rutherford-Becker Classification (RCC) from pre-procedure to 12 months

    Change in Rutherford-Becker Classification (RCC) from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 12 months

  35. Change in Rutherford-Becker Classification (RCC) from pre-procedure to 24 months

    Change in Rutherford-Becker Classification (RCC) from pre-procedure

    Time frame: 24 months

  36. Change in EQ-5D from pre-procedure to 30 days

    Change in EQ-5D-5L (EuroQual-5 Dimension scale set and Visual Analog Scale score) from pre-procedure. Dimension score reporting will be determined at time of reporting and VAS score will be reported based on subject indicated scale from 0 to 100, where higher scores indicate positive outcome improvement.

    Time frame: 30 days

  37. Change in EQ-5D from pre-procedure to 6 months

    Change in EQ-5D-5L (EuroQual-5 Dimension scale set and Visual Analog Scale score) from pre-procedure. Dimension score reporting will be determined at time of reporting and VAS score will be reported based on subject indicated scale from 0 to 100, where higher scores indicate positive outcome improvement.

    Time frame: 6 months

  38. Change in EQ-5D from pre-procedure to 12 months

    Change in EQ-5D-5L (EuroQual-5 Dimension scale set and Visual Analog Scale score) from pre-procedure. Dimension score reporting will be determined at time of reporting and VAS score will be reported based on subject indicated scale from 0 to 100, where higher scores indicate positive outcome improvement.

    Time frame: 12 months

  39. Change in EQ-5D from pre-procedure to 24 months

    Change in EQ-5D-5L (EuroQual-5 Dimension scale set and Visual Analog Scale score) from pre-procedure. Dimension score reporting will be determined at time of reporting and VAS score will be reported based on subject indicated scale from 0 to 100, where higher scores indicate positive outcome improvement.

    Time frame: 24 months

  40. In RCC 5 subjects, percentage of wounds healed from baseline to 30 days post-procedure as reported by the Investigator at the Investigative site

    In RCC 5 subjects, percentage of wounds healed from baseline

    Time frame: 30 days

  41. In RCC 5 subjects, percentage of wounds healed from baseline to 6 months post-procedure as reported by the Investigator at the Investigative site

    In RCC 5 subjects, percentage of wounds healed from baseline

    Time frame: 6 months

  42. In RCC 5 subjects, percentage of wounds healed from baseline to 12 months post-procedure as reported by the Investigator at the Investigative site

    In RCC 5 subjects, percentage of wounds healed from baseline

    Time frame: 12 months

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Study locations

10 sites
  • Cardiologisches Centrum Bethanien
    Frankfurt, Germany
  • Asklepios Kliniken Hamburg GmbH
    Hamburg, Germany
  • Klinik Immenstadt, Herz und GefaSzentrum Immenstadt
    Immenstadt Im Allgäu, Germany
  • Universitatsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz
    Mainz, Germany
  • RoMed Klinikum Rosenheim
    Rosenheim, Germany
  • Albert Schweitzer Hospital
    Dordrecht, Netherlands
  • St. Antonius Hospital
    Nieuwegein, Netherlands
  • Cambridge University Hospital
    Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • Guys and St. Thomas Hospital
    London, United Kingdom
  • The Royal Free Hospital
    London, United Kingdom
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 24, 2024, 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
NCT03395236
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 10, 2018
Start date
Apr 20, 2018
Primary completion
Aug 23, 2023
Completion
Aug 23, 2023
Last update
Jan 24, 2024

Study contacts

Gunnar Tepe, MD
principal investigator · Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, RoMed Klinikum Rosenheim

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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