New study to determine best value treatment for major artery aneurysm
NCT ID NCT07096388
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This observational study will look back at past cases and follow new patients to compare two surgical methods for repairing aorto-iliac aneurysms (a bulge in the main artery in the belly and pelvis). One method uses a standard surgical graft, the other uses a special stent that preserves blood flow to the pelvis. The goal is to see which approach works better and costs less over time. About 300 adults will take part, and the study will track complications, reoperations, and overall costs.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors and health systems choose the most effective and cost-efficient procedure for treating aorto-iliac aneurysms.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by patient selection. It is not designed to prove one treatment is better, only to compare real-world outcomes and costs.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
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.
Who is studied
Patients affected by an aorto-iliac aneurysm
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients affected by an aorto-iliac aneurysm who received an elective open surgical repair (aneurysmectomy and aortic reconstruction with a surgical graft) or endovascular repair (with Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis) * Adult patients ≥18 years * Patients able to understand and sign the informed consent approved by the Ethics Committee of San Raffaele Hospital Exclusion Criteria: * Patients treated with a hybrid approach (concomitant open surgical and endovascular treatment) * Patients treated with other endovascular techniques besides branched technology (e.g., physician-modified endografts, parallel grafts) * Patients already submitted to prior open or endovascular repair for aorto-iliac aneurysm/prior aorto iliac aneurysm sac embolization * Patients treated in urgent/emergent setting
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
RECRUITINGMiano, Italy, 20132, Italy
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