Tailored stents show promise for Hard-to-Treat aneurysms
NCT ID NCT03295682
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 47 people with thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (a bulge in the main artery in the chest and belly). They received a custom-made stent graft (a fabric-covered metal tube) designed to fit their unique anatomy. The goal was to see if the aneurysm size stayed stable or shrank one year after the procedure. The approach aims to offer a treatment option for aneurysms that standard devices can't fix.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- multi-branch stent graft
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safe, personalized treatment option for complex aortic aneurysms that can't be treated with standard devices.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed registry (47 patients) without a control group, so results may not apply to everyone. Risks include device-related complications or aneurysm rupture.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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47 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2017
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- 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.
Who is studied
A total number of 40 male and female patients with asymptomatic thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, treated with a multi-branch stent graft system.
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Patients must have a thoracoabdominal aneurysm type Crawford type I, II, III, IV, or V * Patients must have a suitable proximal landing area * Patients must have a suitable distal landing area in the abdominal aorta or the iliac arteries * Patients must have suitable access vessels * Patients must be available for the appropriate follow-up times for the duration of the study * Patients have signed the informed consent before intervention Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with infectious aneurysm * Patients with inflammatory aneurysm * Patients with ruptured or symptomatic aneurysm * Patients with traumatic aneurysm * Patients with aortic dissection * Patients who have a congenital degenerative collagen disease or connective tissue disorder * Patients with thrombocytopenia * Patients with an eGFR \< 45ml/min/1.73m2 before the intervention * Patients with untreated hyperthyroidism * Patients with malignancy needing chemotherapy or radiation * Patients that will be treated or are treated with iliac branch devices * Patients pre-treated with Nellix (Endologix) or Ovation (Endologix) or Altura (Lombard Medical) stent grafts * Patients who are enrolled in another clinical study * Patients with life expectancy of less than 36 months
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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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Uniklinikum Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40225, Germany
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