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Last
chance for patients to enroll in clinical study for foot and leg
ulcers
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[February 23, 2009]
LIBERTYVILLE -- Americans are living
longer, but living longer means our aging population is at greater
risk for acquiring disease. For those with high cholesterol,
diabetes and high blood pressure, peripheral artery disease is of
particular concern.
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During the past few months, Nicolas Shammas, M.D., of
Midwest Cardiovascular Research
Foundation, has recruited patients in the Lincoln area to
participate in a new investigational research study that seeks to
find a new treatment for peripheral artery disease, one of the more
challenging diseases associated with the aging process. The research
study is now under way throughout the United States.
Why is this study important? Adults with peripheral artery
disease often develop severe ulcers of the feet or legs, a condition
called critical limb ischemia. There are no prescription drugs
currently available to effectively treat critical limb ischemia and
only very limited treatments to delay or prevent amputation.
Peripheral artery disease, or PAD, often described as "poor
circulation," is diagnosed when the large arteries of the leg
narrow, thereby restricting blood flow. The tissues then become
starved of the blood, nutrients and oxygen they need, and in the
most advanced form of the condition, skin ulcers begin to develop
and the health threat is serious. In advanced stages, peripheral
artery disease can lead to amputation and in extreme cases, even
death.
While these facts present a grim outlook, there is hope with the
research being conducted by Shammas on the disease at the stage of
critical limb ischemia with foot or leg ulcers. It is anticipated
that the investigational study medication may promote new blood
vessel growth and may delay the time to amputation or death.
The research study is currently seeking qualified participants.
Individuals must be 50 years of age or older with stable skin ulcers
or noninfected gangrene on a foot or leg; must be diagnosed with
peripheral arterial disease at the stage of critical limb ischemia;
and be unsuitable for bypass or revascularization. Additional
criteria also apply.
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If you or someone you know suffers with skin ulcers due to
peripheral artery disease at the stage of critical limb ischemia,
call 1-888-853-4656 to determine eligibility or visit
www.tamarisstudy.com.
Today's research touches our future, and there is a possibility
that the information obtained in this study may help in the
development of a new therapy for those who suffer from critical limb
ischemia with foot or leg ulcers.
For more information, contact Hal Coxon at 847-919-1005 or
halcoxon@axmarketing.com.
[Text from file received
from Hal Coxon,
Axiom
Accelerated Clinical Patient Recruitment]
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