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Completed Phase 1 Interventional

VEGF Gene Transfer for Critical Limb Ischemia

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00304837

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Brief summary

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The purpose of this gene therapy study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intramuscular gene transfer using Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) or placebo in patients with moderate to high-risk Critical Limb Ischemia (a condition in which there is poor blood circulation in the leg). This trial will assess whether VEGF improves rest pain and/or heals ulcers in the legs of patients with peripheral artery disease (blockages in leg arteries.) VEGF is DNA, or genetic material that will be injected into the leg muscles on three separate occasions, each 2 weeks apart. Once the DNA is in the leg, it directs the cells of the artery wall to increase its production of VEGF, which has been shown to cause new blood vessels to grow. This experimental therapy is designed to grow new blood vessels around blockages in the leg arteries. The total length of participation in this study is approximately 1 year and will require approximately 8 clinic visits within that year. Following enrollment in the study, testing may be done for cancer screening, blood work, physical exams, vascular testing and eye exams. There is no charge for any testing or office visits required by the study. This study has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00304837
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Lead sponsor
Losordo, Douglas, M.D.
Individual
Enrollment
Not listed

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
21 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Not listed

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Not listed
Primary completion
Not listed
Completion
Mar 31, 2008
Last update posted
Oct 18, 2010

Ends 2008

United States locations

U.S. sites
3
U.S. states
3
U.S. cities
3
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Cardiology PC Birmingham Alabama 35211
Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Boston Massachusetts 02135
The Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis Minnesota 55407

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