New coil technique aims to stop dangerous leaks after aneurysm surgery
NCT ID NCT05665101
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether adding metal coils to the aneurysm sac during standard endovascular repair (EVAR) can prevent type II endoleaks—a common complication where blood flows backward into the aneurysm. About 100 high-risk patients will be randomly assigned to receive EVAR alone or EVAR with coiling. The main goal is to see if coiling reduces endoleaks at 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
- coil embolization (procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could become a standard addition to EVAR for high-risk patients, reducing the need for invasive follow-up procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-phase trial (100 participants) and the benefit may not apply to all patients. Coiling adds procedural time and carries its own risks, such as coil migration or incomplete sealing.
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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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101 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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.
- 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 * Infrarenal AAA ≥50 mm maximum diameter * Indication for EVAR within IFU of company * Presence of one or both high risk criteria on CT-A: ≥5 patent efferent vessels (inferior mesenteric and/or lumbar artery, and/or median sacral artery) or \<40% thrombus at largest AAA diameter Exclusion Criteria: * Ruptured AAA * Fenestrated or branched EVAR * Concomitant iliac artery aneurysm * Non-ability to adhere to the FU protocol * Lack of consent * Pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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TUM Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Klinik und Poliklinik für Vaskuläre und Endovaskuläre Chirurgie
Munich, Bavaria, 81675, Germany
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