Effect of a Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Device, SX-1001, on Clinical Symptoms in Buerger Disease With Limb Ischemia

Int Heart J. 2015;56(6):632-8. doi: 10.1536/ihj.15-191. Epub 2015 Nov 9.

Abstract

Buerger disease is a rare disease of unknown etiology and cannot be treated by bypass surgery or percutaneous re-endovascularization. Although the need for effective limb ischemia prevention strategies is increasingly being recognized, effective preventative strategies are insufficient. The aim of this study using a new pulsed ultrasound device, SX-1001, is to determine whether treatment using SX-1001 can mitigate rest pain and improve blood supply to ischemic legs in patients with Buerger disease. This study is a multicenter, double-blinded, parallel randomized clinical trial testing the efficacy and safety of SX-1001. Treatment using SX-1001 is expected to result in reduction of the visual analog scale score for pain in Buerger disease patients who have Fontaine stage III. A total of 44 patients from 20 hospitals in Japan will be enrolled. The primary endpoint of the trial is a change in rest pain intensity on the visual analog scale score from baseline to 24 weeks. This trial will be the first to show the safety and efficacy of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound using SX-1001 for clinical symptoms in patients with Buerger disease. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound may be a new therapy for limb ischemia. Ethical approval has been obtained from each of the participating institutes. Study findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals and at scientific conferences.This study is registered at UMIN Clinical Trial Registry (UMIN000014757).

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Extremities / blood supply*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ischemia* / etiology
  • Ischemia* / therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain Management / methods
  • Pain Measurement
  • Thromboangiitis Obliterans* / complications
  • Thromboangiitis Obliterans* / diagnosis
  • Thromboangiitis Obliterans* / physiopathology
  • Thromboangiitis Obliterans* / therapy
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonic Therapy* / adverse effects
  • Ultrasonic Therapy* / methods
  • Ultrasonic Waves*
  • Walking*