New device aims to seal heart hole and prevent second strokes
NCT ID NCT07380490
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares two medical devices used to close a small hole in the heart called a PFO, which can cause strokes. About 1,260 adults who have had a stroke or mini-stroke in the past year will be randomly assigned to receive either the Cocoon PFO Occluder or the Amplatzer PFO Occluder. The main goal is to see if the Cocoon device is as safe and effective as the Amplatzer at preventing another stroke, mini-stroke, or death within 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cocoon PFO Occluder (device) versus Amplatzer PFO Occluder (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that the Cocoon device is a safe and effective alternative to the Amplatzer device for closing a hole in the heart to prevent future strokes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a non-inferiority trial, meaning it aims to show the Cocoon device is not worse than the Amplatzer, not necessarily better. The results may not apply to all patients, and device-related risks like blood clots or device migration are possible.
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Study facts
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- 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 1,260 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
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 65 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: * Patients with \>18 years of age and \<65 years of age, regardless of gender * Patients with normal or aneurysm type PFO confirmed by imaging examination \[Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)/ Transesophageal Echocardiography (TOE) or Intracardiac Echocardiography\], and who exhibit spontaneous right-to-left shunting or right-to-left shunting during Valsalva maneuver. * Patients with history of cryptogenic embolic stroke or transient ischemic attack in the previous 12 months \[stroke is defined as acute focal neurological deficit presumed to be due to focal ischemia, and either 1) symptoms persisting 24 hours or greater, or 2) symptoms persisting less than 24 hours but associated with MR or CT findings of a new, neuroanatomically relevant, cerebral infarct. Transient Ischemic Attack is defined as acute focal neurological deficit (defined as focal motor deficit, aphasia, difficulty walking, hemisensory deficit, amaurosis fugax, blindness, or focal visual deficit) presumed due to focal ischemia, lasting between 5 minutes and 24 hours, that is not associated with MR or CT findings of a new cerebral infarct\]. The diagnosis of cryptogenic embolic stroke or TIA has to be confirmed by a neurologist. * The size of PFO must be amenable to selection of a Cocoon PFO Occluder or Amplatzer PFO closure device. * Patients are informed of the nature of the trial and agree to all requirements for participation in the trial, signed the informed consent form, and agreed to complete the follow-up and follow-up examination Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have definite causes of stroke or transient ischemic attack unrelated to the PFO * RLS caused by other causes, such as atrial septal defect or pulmonary arteriovenous shunt * Patients with atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (chronic or intermittent) Intracardiac thrombus or tumor * Patients with mitral or aortic valve stenosis or severe regurgitation * Mitral or aortic valve vegetation or prosthesis * Active endocarditis or other untreated infectious diseases * Dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<35% * Left ventricular aneurysm or akinesis Myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris within 12 months * Previous intracardiac surgery or percutaneous PFO-closure * Atherosclerosis or arteriopathy of intra- or extracranial vessels with \>50% diameter stenosis in the artery supplying the infarcted territory. * Patients with non-embolic cryptogenic stroke (for example lacunar stroke) or with other identifiable causes of stroke, including but not limited to aortic arch plaques (protruding \>4 mm into the lumen), large artery atherosclerotic disease, an established cardioembolic source, small-vessel occlusive disease, or arterial dissection * Glomerular filtration rate \< 30 ml/min/1.73 m2 or with any history of renal dialysis or renal transplantation * Severe liver function impairment (alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal value) * Severe pulmonary disease including pulmonary hypertension (clinical diagnosis) * Uncontrollable hypertension or diabetes mellitus * Contraindications to anticoagulants or antiplatelet drugs, either before or after the PFO closure procedure * Active or planned (within 12 months) pregnancy, or lactating female patients * Patients with hypercoagulable states * Patients diagnosed with a neurological disease that causes progressive neurological dysfunction * Malignant tumors or other serious diseases resulting in a life expectancy of less than 12 months * Anatomy in which the device would interfere with intracardiac or vascular structures * Psychiatric conditions that may interfere with medical compliance and compliance with follow-up * Patient is currently participating in another investigational drug or device study that has not reached its primary endpoint yet * Patient with any medical condition that would make him/her inappropriate for treatment as per the current IFU of respective devices or in the opinion of the Investigator * Inability to obtain Informed Consent from patient or legally authorized representatives * Stroke with poor outcome at time of enrollment (Modified Rankin score \>3) * Subjects who will not be available for follow up for the duration of the trial
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