New Clot-Busting device could save lives in pulmonary embolism
NCT ID NCT05907564
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial is testing a device called the Aventus Thrombectomy System, which suctions out blood clots from the lungs in people with acute pulmonary embolism. The study involves 130 participants aged 18 to 80. The goal is to see if the device is safe and effective at improving blood flow and reducing major complications like death or bleeding.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Aventus Thrombectomy System (a device that suctions out blood clots from the lungs)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a safer, faster way to remove dangerous blood clots from the lungs, potentially reducing death and serious complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 130 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Risks include bleeding, vessel injury, or the device not working as expected.
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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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120 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 to 80 years
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 80 years 2. Subject or legally authorized representative (LAR) is willing and able to provide written informed consent prior to receiving any non-standard of care protocol specific procedures 3. Subject is willing and able to comply with all protocol required follow-up visits 4. PE (pulmonary embolism) symptom(s) duration ≤ 14 days from index procedure 5. PE diagnosis ≤ 48 hours prior to index procedure 6. CTA (computed tomography angiography) evidence of proximal PE (filling defect in at least one main or lobar pulmonary artery based on Investigator determination) 7. CTA evidence of dilated RV (right ventricle) with an RV/LV (left ventricle) ratio of ≥ 0.9 at baseline based on Investigator determination 8. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 90 mmHg without need for vasopressors (initial SBP may be ≥ 80 mmHg if the pressure recovers to ≥ 90 mmHg with intravenous fluids prior to index procedure) 9. Stable heart rate \< 130 BPM prior to index procedure 10. Subject is deemed medically eligible for interventional procedure(s), per institutional guidelines and clinical judgment Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior PE ≤ 180 days from index procedure 2. Current hospitalization for other condition(s) 3. Thrombolytic use ≤ 14 days of baseline CTA 4. Pulmonary hypertension with peak pulmonary artery systolic pressure \> 70 mmHg by right heart catheterization 5. FiO2 requirement \> 40% or \> 6 LPM to keep oxygen saturation \> 90% 6. Hematocrit \< 28% within 6 hours of index procedure 7. Platelets \< 100,000/μL 8. Serum creatinine \> 1.8 mg/dL 9. International normalized ratio (INR) \> 3 10. Presence of intracardiac lead in the right ventricle or right atrium placed \< 180 days prior to index procedure 11. Cardiovascular or pulmonary surgery ≤ 7 days prior to index procedure 12. Actively progressing cancer treated by chemotherapeutics 13. Known bleeding diathesis or coagulation disorder 14. Left bundle branch block 15. History of severe or chronic pulmonary arterial hypertension 16. History of chronic left heart disease with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 30% 17. History of uncompensated heart failure 18. History of underlying lung disease that is oxygen dependent 19. History of chest irradiation 20. History of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) 21. Any contraindication to systemic or therapeutic doses of heparin or anticoagulants 22. Known anaphylactic reaction to radiographic contrast agents that cannot be pretreated 23. Imaging evidence or other evidence that suggests, in the opinion of the Investigator, the Subject is not appropriate for aspiration thrombectomy intervention such as the inability to navigate to target location, predominantly chronic clot or non-clot embolus 24. Life expectancy of \< 90 days, as determined by Investigator 25. Female who is pregnant or nursing 26. Current participation in another investigational drug or device treatment study that has not reached the primary endpoint or the Investigator feels would impact their ability to participate in this clinical trial 27. Subject has known residual Iliac Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) clot or clot in transit (right atrium and/or right ventricular) 28. Subject on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alexian Brothers Medical Center
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, 60007, United States
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Ascension Providence
Southfield, Michigan, 48075, United States
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Ascension Seton
Austin, Texas, 78705, United States
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Ascension St. John
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74006, United States
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Ascension St. Vincent
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States
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Centennial Medical Center (HCA)
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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CentraCare Heart and Vascular
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, 56303, United States
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El Camino Health
Mountain View, California, 94040, United States
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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Hartford Hospital
Hartford, Connecticut, 06102, United States
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Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Holy Name Medical Center
Teaneck, New Jersey, 07666, United States
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Honor Health
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258, United States
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Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10019, United States
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McLaren Health Care
Bay City, Michigan, 48708, United States
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Medstar
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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MemorialCare
Long Beach, California, 90806, United States
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NorthBay Medical Center
Fairfield, California, 94533, United States
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Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Ochsner Health
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States
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OhioHealth Research Institute
Columbus, Ohio, 43214, United States
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ProMedica - Jobst Vascular
Toledo, Ohio, 43606, United States
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Sutter Health
Sacramento, California, 95816, United States
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The Miriam Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States
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University Hospitals
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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