New study tests better ways to fix dangerous aortic bulges
NCT ID NCT04503395
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two advanced, less invasive surgical methods to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (a bulging blood vessel) in people with a short neck area. About 204 adults will be randomly assigned to one of the two procedures. The goal is to see which approach is safer and more effective at preventing complications like leaks or the need for repeat procedures.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 204 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Subject is \>18 years old * Subject is scheduled for primary treatment of the abdominal aortic aneurysm with a non-aneurysmal infrarenal aortic sealing zone proximal to the aneurysm that is sufficiently healthy for a proximal neck length that is at least 4mm and not more than15 mm and has a circumferential minimum sealing zone length of 8 mm * Subject is not a candidate for safe, effective and durable standard EVAR due to challenging anatomical criteria as confirmed by the Core Lab screening * Subject is able and willing to comply with the protocol and to adhere to the follow-up requirements. * Subject has provided written informed consent CT Angiographic Inclusion Criteria * Subject meets the other anatomical requirements according to the locally applicable Endurant II/IIs stent graft system, Heli-FX EndoAnchor system, Terumo Fenestrated Anaconda (available in EU only) and/or Cook Zenith Fenestrated Graft Instructions for Use * Proximal neck length of the aorta within 4-15mm and a minimum circumferential sealing zone of 8mm * Aortic neck diameter from 19 to 31mm * Infrarenal neck angulation ≤45° Exclusion Criteria: * Subject is participating in a concurrent study which may confound study results * Subject has a life expectancy \<2 year * Subject is female of childbearing potential in whom pregnancy cannot be excluded * Subject with eGFR \<30 mL/min/m2 (KDOQI classification - exclude class IV and above) and or on dialysis * Subject with a MI or CVA within 3 months prior to index procedure * Subject with known Connective Tissue Disease * Subject has a known hypersensitivity or contraindication to anticoagulants, antiplatelets, or contrast media, which is not amenable to post-treatment * Subject who has undergone prior endovascular or open surgical treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm * Subject requires emergent aneurysm treatment, for example, trauma or rupture * Subject has a known hypersensitivity or allergies to study device implant material * Subject has an aneurysm that is: * Suprarenal, pararenal, or thoracoabdominal * Mycotic * Inflammatory * Pseudoaneurysm * Subject is presenting with thrombus or calcification of the proximal aneurysm neck: circumferential \>50% * Pre-op stenosis of the renal arteries \> 50% * Subject has active infection or history of COVID-19. History of COVID-19 is defined as availability of positive COVID-19 test with sequelae or hospitalization for treatment of COVID-19.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
32 sites in 10 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Allegheny General Hospital
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 14212, United States
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Amrois Paré Hospital (APHP)
RECRUITINGBoulogne, France
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Az. Ospedaliera San Martino, Genova
RECRUITINGGenova, 16132, Italy
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Az.Osped.Univers.S.Giovanni, Turin
RECRUITINGTurin, 10154, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata di Verona
RECRUITINGVerona, Italy
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CRC thoracic Vascular Surgery, ZOL Genk
RECRUITINGGenk, 3600, Belgium
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Catharina Ziekenhuis
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEindhoven, Netherlands
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes
RECRUITINGRennes, France
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Corewell Health (Spectrum)
RECRUITINGGrand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
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HOSPITAL CLINICO UNIVERSITARIO Valladolid
RECRUITINGValladolid, 47003, Spain
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Hospices Civils de lyon - Hôpital Edouard Herriot
RECRUITINGLyon, France
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Hospital Ottakring, Institute for Vascular Surgery
RECRUITINGVienna, 1160, Austria
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Hospital Ramon Y Cajal
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Chirurgia Vascolare
RECRUITINGMilan, 20132, Italy
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Inselspital Bern, Universitätsklinik für Gefässchirurgie
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBern, 3010, Switzerland
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Jessa Ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGHasselt, 3500, Belgium
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Klinikum der Technischen Universität München
RECRUITINGMünchen, 81675, Germany
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Martin Austermann
COMPLETEDMünster, 48145, Germany
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Mount Sinai Hospital
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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National Institute of Cardiology Warzwa
RECRUITINGWarsaw, 04-628, Poland
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Oklahoma Heart
RECRUITINGTulsa, Oklahoma, 74104, United States
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Providence Portland Medical Center
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97213, United States
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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
RECRUITINGNorfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
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Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire et Endovasculaire CHU Gabriel-Montpied 58 rue Montalembert
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, 63003, France
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Stanford University
RECRUITINGStanford, California, 94305, United States
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UCSD Medical Center Hillcrest
RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, Thoracale en vasculaire heelkunde
RECRUITINGGhent, 9000, Belgium
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University Hospital Leipzig
RECRUITINGLeipzig, 04109, Germany
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University Hospital RWTH Aachen
RECRUITINGAachen, 52074, Germany
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University of Bologna, IRCCS S. Orsola Hospital,
RECRUITINGBologna, 40138, Italy
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University of Florida
RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32608, United States
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VUMC Amsterdam
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Vascular Endovascular Surgery University of Perugia;
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPerugia, 06100, Italy
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