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Table 1 Study schedule

From: Bare metal stent versus paclitaxel eluting stent for intermediate length femoropopliteal arterial lesions (BATTLE trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Procedure/Test

Baseline (within 60 days)

Procedure

4 weeks (±2 weeks) office visit

6 months (±1 month)

12 months (±1 month) office visit

24 months (±1 month) office visit

Unschedul d visits

Patient medical/Clinical history

      

Patient informed consent (for Swiss centers)

      

General inclusion/Exclusion criteria

      

Rutherford classification

 

Quality of life questionnaire

 

 

 

Preoperative angiography, CT scan or MRA

      

Angiographic/Anatomic inclusion/exclusion criteria

      

Peripheral angiogram with runoff

 

1

     

Ankle brachial index (ABI)/Toe brachial index if ABI >1.3 or not able to be reliably measured

 

 

Duplex ultrasound

 

(within the first 4 weeks)

 

Stent radiography

  

 

 

Per protocol medications2

 

Concomitant medications

Adverse events/Device deficiencies/Adverse product experiences

 

  1. 1Peripheral angiogram (procedural/post-procedure) for all patients.
  2. 2Aspirin ≥75 mg daily must be given for a minimum of 2 months, and clopidogrel 75 mg daily to be taken throughout the length of the study (2 years) post-procedure.
  3. CT, computed tomography.
  4. MRA, magnetic resonance angiogram.