New device aims to seal brain aneurysms without open surgery
NCT ID NCT04852783
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a device called the Contour System to treat brain aneurysms (weak spots in blood vessels that can burst). The device is placed inside the aneurysm to block blood flow and prevent rupture. The trial involves 250 adults aged 18-75 with a specific type of aneurysm. The goal is to see if the device is safe and effective at sealing the aneurysm, reducing the risk of stroke or death.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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250 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2030
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 75 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. Patient is 18-75 years of age at the time of screening. 2. Patient has a single ruptured or unruptured IA requiring treatment. If the patient has an additional IA requiring treatment, the additional IA must not require treatment within 60 days of the index procedure. 3. The target IA must have the following characteristics: * Saccular morphology * Located at a bifurcation in the anterior or posterior circulation * Aneurysm neck diameter between 2 and 10 mm and aneurysm equatorial diameter between 2 and 10.5 mm * Wide-necked, defined as neck size ≥ 4 mm or a dome/neck ratio \< 2 4. Patient may be treated with Contour without the use of additional implanted devices. 5. Patient is able to comply with all aspects of the screening, evaluation, treatment, and the post-procedure follow-up schedule. 6. Patient or legally authorized representative has signed and dated an institutional review board (IRB)/Ethics Committee (EC)-approved written informed consent prior to initiation of any study procedures. FOR PATIENTS WITH UNRUPTURED ANEURYSM 7. Patient meets the criteria outlined in the "Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms" as published by the AHA/ASA FOR PATIENTS WITH RUPTURED ANEURYSM 8. Patient meets the criteria outlined in the "Guidelines for the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association" as published by the AHA/ASA. 9. Patient must be neurologically stable with Hunt \& Hess Score of I, II or III. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Anatomy or physiology considered unsuitable for endovascular treatment with the Contour device by the implanting physician and/or the Patient Selection Committee 2. Target IA contains other devices/implants (e.g., coils) that could interfere with the correct placement of the Contour device 3. Subject has a known, untreatable hypersensitivity to contrast dye, iodine, or any component of the treatment device. 4. Contraindication to anticoagulants or anti-platelet medications 5. Stenosis of the target IA's parent vessel is \>50% 6. Anticoagulation medications (e.g., warfarin) that cannot be discontinued 7. Acute / chronic renal failure (unless on dialysis) and/or creatinine \> 2.00 mg/dl or \> 182 μmol/L 8. Vascular disease or other vascular anomaly that precluded the necessary access to the aneurysm for use of the study device. 9. Clinical, angiographic or CT evidence of vasospasm, vasculitis, an intracranial tumor (except small meningioma) or any other intracranial vascular malformations on presentation. 10. Conditions placing them at high risk for ischemic stroke or had exhibited ischemic symptoms such as transient ischemic attacks, minor strokes, or stroke-in-evolution within the prior 60-days. 11. Any circulatory, neurovascular, cardiovascular, or neurologic conditions that can result in unstable neurological symptoms (e.g., multiple sclerosis, established seizure disorder). 12. modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score ≥ 2 prior to presentation or rupture (as applicable). 13. SAH from a non-index aneurysm or any other intracranial hemorrhage within 90 days. 14. Physical, neurologic or psychiatric conditions which precluded his/her ability to comply with all aspects of the screening, evaluation, treatment, and the post-procedure follow-up schedule. 15. Pregnant, breastfeeding or planning pregnancy in the next 2 years 16. Subject is enrolled in another device or drug study in which participation could confound study results. 17. Life expectancy of less than 2 years due to an illness or condition other than the index intracranial aneurysm.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advocate Aurora Health
Park Ridge, Illinois, 60068, United States
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Alejandro Spiotta
Charelston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Baptist Health
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Medical City Plano
Plano, Texas, 75075, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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NC Heart and Vascular Research LLC
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607, United States
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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Semmes-Murphy Clinic
Memphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States
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Stony Brook Medicine
Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
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Swedish Medical Center
Englewood, Colorado, 80113, United States
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Swedish Neuroscience Institute
Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States
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The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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UMASS Medical Center
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
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University at Buffalo Neurosurgery
Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, New York, 10595, United States
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