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A Randomized Trial Comparing Polymer Versus Suture-Based Vascular Closure Devices for Arterial Closure Following Lower-Limb Arterial Endovascular Revascularization

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Abstract

Purposes

The primary objective of this study (STEP trial) was to compare the efficacy of the polymer-based FemoSeal® vascular closure device (VCD) and the suture-based ProGlide® VCD in achieving hemostasis at the femoral access site after lower-limb arterial endovascular revascularization.

Materials and Methods

STEP was a multicenter randomized clinical trial including patients undergoing lower-limb arterial endovascular revascularization. The primary endpoint was technical success 5 h after the VCD intervention, defined as achievement of hemostasis without the need for a follow-up intervention at the access site and without a 2-g/dL drop in hemoglobin.

Results

Between December 2017 and April 2019, 113 patients were assigned to the FemoSeal® group (FS) and 117 to the ProGlide® group (PG). VCD interventions were technically successful for 90 FS patients (80%) and 58 PG patients (50%) (odds ratio, 3.98; 95% CI, 2.22 to 7.14; p < 0.0001). This difference in success rates between FS and PG is partly explained by more frequent recourse to manual compression (FS: n = 19; PG: n = 45) and an additional VCD (FS: n = 0; PG: n = 23) in the latter group. After 5 h, 87% of FS patients and 69% of PG patients resumed ambulation (odds ratio: 3.07; 95% CI: 1.93 to 6.15; p = 0.0016).

Conclusions

In patients undergoing lower-limb arterial endovascular revascularization, FemoSeal® was superior to ProGlide® in terms of technical success.

Clinical Trial Registration

Step trial was registered on http://ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03192033).

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Abbreviations

FS:

= FemoSeal study arm

MC:

Manual Compression

PG:

ProGlide study arm

VCD:

Vascular Closure Device

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank clinical research assistants Patrice Chauveau, Sandrine Renaud, and Julie Jaulin for their excellent technical support in monitoring data. Language editing of the first version of this manuscript was provided by Jason Miller of SQUID Translation, funded by the Center Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes (Nantes teaching hospital).

Funding

This study was funded by a grant from the French Ministry of Health (PHRC-IR 2017-A00894-49; ref: RC16_0466). The funder of the study had no role in study design; data collection, analysis, or interpretation; or drafting of this report.

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  1. Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Paris Saint Joseph Hospital, Paris, France

    Yann Gouëffic

  2. Laboratoire de Physiopathologie de La Résorption Osseuse, INSERM–UN UMR 957, Nantes, France

    Yann Gouëffic

  3. Department of Vascular Surgery, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France

    Jean Picquet

  4. Department of Vascular Surgery, Poitiers University Hospital, Poitiers, France

    Fabrice Schneider

  5. Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France

    Adrien Kaladji

  6. Department of Vascular Surgery, La Roche-sur-Yon Hospital, La Roche-sur-Yon, France

    Olivier Marret

  7. Department of Vascular Surgery, Cholet Hospital, Cholet, France

    Laurent Muller

  8. Institut du Thorax, Nantes University Hospital/INSERM/CNRS/Nantes University, Nantes, France

    Béatrice Guyomarc’h

  9. Division of Health Product Development and Economic Evaluation, Department of Partnerships and Innovation, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France

    Valéry-Pierre Riche

  10. Department of Vascular Surgery, Institut du Thorax, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France

    Philippe Chaillou & Marie Guillou

  11. Department of Vascular Surgery, Brest University Hospital, Brest, France

    Bahaa Nasr

  12. Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire, CHU Brest, 29200, Brest, France

    Bahaa Nasr

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Dr. Gouëffic reports research funding from Bard, Medtronic, Terumo, and W.L. Gore; and personal fees and grants from Abbott, Bard, Biotronik, Boston Scientic, Medtronic, Terumo, Vygon, and W.L. Gore (modest). Dr. Schneider reports personal fees from W.L. Gore (modest). Dr. Kaladji reports personal fees from W.L. Gore (modest). Dr. Nasr reports personal fees from Medtronic, Biotronik, and W.L. Gore (modest). All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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Gouëffic, Y., Picquet, J., Schneider, F. et al. A Randomized Trial Comparing Polymer Versus Suture-Based Vascular Closure Devices for Arterial Closure Following Lower-Limb Arterial Endovascular Revascularization. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 44, 1883–1892 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-021-02940-z

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