NCT04419727

Brief Summary

It is estimated that \>200 million people have Peripheral artery disease (PAD) worldwide. PAD is related to increased morbidity or mortality in affected patients. More severe forms of PAD are surgically managed. Estrogen receptors (ERs) are strictly linked with vascular disease, and may be involved also in PAD onset and progression. This study will explore the expression of ERs, (ER-alpha, ER-beta,and a G protein-coupled of estrogen receptor -GPER-) in vessel wall of arteries of operated PAD patients, through the entire clinical spectrum of PAD.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2020

Shorter than P25 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 2, 2020

Completed
5 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 3, 2020

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 5, 2020

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2020

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 2, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

June 5, 2020

Status Verified

June 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

June 3, 2020

Last Update Submit

June 3, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

Peripheral artery diseaseEstrogens receptorsGPER

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Expression of ER-alpha, ER-beta,and GPER

    The expression of ER-alpha, ER-beta,and GPER will be quantified by real-tome PCR using Step One ™ sequence detection system (Applied Biosystems Inc. Milan, Italy) following the manufacturer's instruction

    at month 6th

Interventions

Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) will undergo arterial reconstructive open surgery. Samples obtained from diseased arteries of lower limbs of patients undergoing arterial reconstructive open surgery will be collected and immediately preserved at -80°. Briefly, the arterial tissues will be excised, homogenized with a motor-driven homogenizer and total RNA will be isolated using Trizol reagent (Invitrogen, Milan Italy), according to the manufacturer's instructions. The expression of ER-alpha, ER-beta,and GPER will be quantified by real-time PCR using the Step One ™ sequence detection system (Applied Biosystems Inc. Milan, Italy), following the manufacturer's instruction

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) eligible to receive arterial reconstructive open surgery

You may qualify if:

  • Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) eligible to receive arterial reconstructive open surgery.

You may not qualify if:

  • malignancy
  • estrogen therapy

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

CIFL- Interuniversity Center of Phlebolymphology

Catanzaro, 88100, Italy

RECRUITING

Related Publications (6)

  • Criqui MH, Aboyans V. Epidemiology of peripheral artery disease. Circ Res. 2015 Apr 24;116(9):1509-26. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.303849.

    PMID: 25908725BACKGROUND
  • Serra R, Gallelli L, Perri P, De Francesco EM, Rigiracciolo DC, Mastroroberto P, Maggiolini M, de Franciscis S. Estrogen Receptors and Chronic Venous Disease. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2016 Jul;52(1):114-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.04.020. Epub 2016 May 21.

    PMID: 27220899BACKGROUND
  • Barton M, Prossnitz ER. Emerging roles of GPER in diabetes and atherosclerosis. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Apr;26(4):185-92. doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2015.02.003. Epub 2015 Mar 9.

    PMID: 25767029BACKGROUND
  • Boese AC, Kim SC, Yin KJ, Lee JP, Hamblin MH. Sex differences in vascular physiology and pathophysiology: estrogen and androgen signaling in health and disease. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2017 Sep 1;313(3):H524-H545. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00217.2016. Epub 2017 Jun 16.

    PMID: 28626075BACKGROUND
  • Kublickiene K, Svedas E, Landgren BM, Crisby M, Nahar N, Nisell H, Poston L. Small artery endothelial dysfunction in postmenopausal women: in vitro function, morphology, and modification by estrogen and selective estrogen receptor modulators. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Nov;90(11):6113-22. doi: 10.1210/jc.2005-0419. Epub 2005 Aug 30.

    PMID: 16131583BACKGROUND
  • Kalicinska E, Wojtas K, Majda J, Zacharski M, Skiba J, Sliwowski J, Banasiak W, Ponikowski P, Jankowska EA. Expression of sex steroid receptors and aromatase in adipose tissue in different body regions in men with coronary artery disease with and without ischemic systolic heart failure. Aging Male. 2020 Jun;23(2):141-153. doi: 10.1080/13685538.2018.1494144. Epub 2018 Sep 7.

    PMID: 30193537BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

AtherosclerosisArteriosclerosisArterial Occlusive DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesPeripheral Vascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Raffaele Serra, M.D., Ph.D.

    University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Raffaele Serra, M.D., Ph.D.

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 3, 2020

First Posted

June 5, 2020

Study Start

January 2, 2020

Primary Completion

September 1, 2020

Study Completion

November 2, 2020

Last Updated

June 5, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations