New device aims to improve survival and reduce hospital stays for lung clot patients

NCT ID NCT06055920

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This study compares a device called FlowTriever (used with blood thinners) to blood thinners alone for people with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (blood clots in the lungs). About 1,200 adults with clots in major lung arteries and signs of heart strain will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. The goal is to see if the device reduces death, worsening symptoms, hospital readmission, and shortness of breath within 30 days.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • AHN Saint Vincent Hospital

    Erie, Pennsylvania, 16505, United States

  • AP-HM Hopital La Timone

    Marseille, France

  • Aarhus University Hospital

    Aarhus, 8200, Denmark

  • AdventHealth Orlando

    Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States

  • Allegheny Health Network Research Institute

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States

  • Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States

  • Aurora Saint Luke's Medical Center

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215, United States

  • Baylor Scott & White - Temple

    Temple, Texas, 76508, United States

  • Brookwood Medical Center

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35243, United States

  • CCB Frankfurt

    Frankfurt, Germany

  • CHU Lille

    Lille, France

  • Charité Campus Virchow Clinic - Klinik fuer Radiologie

    Berlin, Germany

  • Charleston Area Medical Center

    Charleston, West Virginia, 25304, United States

  • Elisabeth Hospital GmbH

    Essen, Germany

  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • HCA FL Largo Medical Center

    Largo, Florida, 33770, United States

  • HCA Tristar

    Brentwood, Tennessee, 37027, United States

  • Helios Kliniken Schwerin

    Schwerin, Germany

  • HerzZentrum Dresden Universitaetsklinik

    Dresden, Germany

  • Hopital Clinico Universitario San Carlos

    Madrid, Spain

  • Huntington Memorial Hospital

    Pasadena, California, 91105, United States

  • Hôpital Louis Pradel

    Lyon, France

  • Hôpital Nord Marseille

    Marseille, France

  • Inova Fairfax

    Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States

  • Jamaica Hospital

    Queens, New York, 11418, United States

  • John Paul II Hospital

    Krakow, Poland

  • Klinikum rechts der Isar (TUM)

    Munich, Germany

  • Ludwig Maximilians-University

    Munich, Germany

  • Luzerner Kantonsspital

    Lucerne, Switzerland

  • McLaren Greater Lansing

    Lansing, Michigan, 48910, United States

  • Mercy Hospital Springfield

    Springfield, Missouri, 65804, United States

  • Methodist Main Hospital

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

  • Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68105, United States

  • Northwell Health

    New York, New York, 10075, United States

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Ohio State University - Wexner Medical Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • Onze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis

    Aalst, Belgium

  • Parkland Hospital

    Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States

  • Royal Columbian Hospital

    New Westminster, British Columbia, V3L 3W7, Canada

  • SUNY, The University of Buffalo/Gates Vascular

    Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States

  • Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64111, United States

  • Schwarzwald-Baar-Klinikum

    Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany

  • Sentara Vascular Specialists

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States

  • St. Luke's University Hospital

    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18015, United States

  • Stony Brook University Hospital

    Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States

  • Surrey Memorial Hospital

    Surrey, British Columbia, V3V 1Z2, Canada

  • Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital

    Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States

  • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • The University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19144, United States

  • UAB Division of Cardiovascular Disease

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35205, United States

  • UPMC Hamot

    Erie, Pennsylvania, 16507, United States

  • UPMC Harrisburg

    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17101, United States

  • UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • UTMC Knoxville

    Knoxville, Tennessee, 37920, United States

  • Unfall Krankenhaus Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

  • Universitaetsklinikum Dὒsseldorf

    Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Universitaetsklinikum Essen

    Essen, Germany

  • Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf

    Hamburg, Germany

  • Universitaetsspital Basel

    Basel, Switzerland

  • University Hospital - Heidelberg

    Heidelberg, Germany

  • University Hospital Augsburg

    Augsburg, Germany

  • University Hospital Cologne

    Cologne, Germany

  • University Hospital Regensburg

    Regensburg, Germany

  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

  • University of Colorado, Denver

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • University of Rochester Medical Center

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • University of Washington

    Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

  • Universitäts-Herzzentrum Bad Krozingen

    Bad Krozingen, Germany

  • Universitätsspital Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

  • Vancouver General Hospital

    Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada

  • Virtua Health

    Camden, New Jersey, 08103, United States

  • Wellspan York Hospital

    York, Pennsylvania, 17403, United States

  • West Virginia University Ruby Memorial Hospital

    Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States

  • Westpfalz Klinikum

    Kaiserslautern, Germany

  • Yale University

    New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

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