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Prostaglandin E1 in Outpatients With Intermittent Claudication

NCT01263925 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 561

Last updated 2014-10-27

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Summary

Investigate, under outpatient conditions, both the effect of 4 weeks of daily treatment with Prostaglandin E1 and that of 4 weeks of interval treatment (two infusions per week) on the pain-free walking distance in patients with Intermittent Claudication.

Conditions

  • Stage II Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
  • Intermittent Claudication Fontaine Stage II PAOD

Interventions

DRUG

Alprostadil (Prostaglandin E1)

4-week Daily Treatment Period 1: 4 weeks of 1 x daily intravenous infusion of 3 ampoules (20 µg) of Prostaglandin E1 (total 60 µg) in 50 - 250 ml physiological saline solution over 2 hours. 4-week Interval Treatment Period 2: 4 weeks of 2 x weekly intravenous infusion of 3 ampoules (20 µg) of Prostaglandin E1 (total 60 µg) in 50 - 250 ml physiological saline solution over 2 hours.

DRUG

Pentoxifylline

4-week Daily Treatment Period 1: 4 weeks of 2 x daily (including weekends) 600 mg Pentoxifylline tablets. 4-week Interval Treatment Period 2: 4 weeks of 2 x daily (including weekends) 600 mg Pentoxifylline tablets.

DRUG

Placebo to Pentoxifylline oral

4-week Daily Treatment Period 1: 4 weeks of 2 x daily (including weekends) matching Placebo to Pentoxifylline tablets. 4-week Interval Treatment Period 2: 4 weeks of 2 x daily (including weekends) matching Placebo to Pentoxifylline tablets.

DRUG

Placebo to Alprostadil (Prostaglandin E1) intravenous

4-week Daily Treatment Period 1: 4 weeks of 1 x daily intravenous infusion of Placebo in 50 - 250 ml physiological saline solution over 2 hours. 4-week Interval Treatment Period 2: 4 weeks of 2 x weekly intravenous infusion of Placebo in 50 - 250 ml physiological saline solution over 2 hours.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • UCB Pharma

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • UCB Clinical Trial Call Center · +1 877 822 9493 (UCB)

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-04-30
Completion
2011-04-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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