New Stent-Like device aims to seal brain aneurysms without surgery
NCT ID NCT05409989
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a device called FRED X, a small mesh tube placed inside an artery to block blood flow to a brain aneurysm. The goal is to see if it works as well as the earlier FRED device in preventing strokes and sealing the aneurysm. About 154 participants with a single aneurysm in the internal carotid artery are being followed for 12 months. The study is already done enrolling and is now in the follow-up phase.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- FRED X device (a stent-like implant placed in the artery to block blood flow to the aneurysm)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that the FRED X device is a safe and effective option for treating brain aneurysms, offering a less invasive alternative to open surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a post-approval study, not a new breakthrough. The device is already approved, so the main risk is that it may not perform as well as the earlier version. Complications like stroke or incomplete aneurysm closure are possible.
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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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About 154 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Expected to finish
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May 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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22 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: Subjects for this study must meet ALL the following criteria: 1. Subject has single target aneurysm in the internal carotid artery from petrous segment to the terminus of the internal carotid artery. 2. The parent artery diameter must be 2.0 - 5.0 mm distal and/or proximal to the target intracranial aneurysm. 3. Negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) in a female subject who has had menses in the last 18 months. 4. Subject commits to return to the investigational site for the 30- day, 6-month, 12-month, 2-year, 3-year, and 5-year follow-up evaluations. 5. The subject or his/her authorized representative must sign the IRB-approved written informed consent form prior to the start of any study procedures. 6. The subject has a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) ≤ 2. 7. The subject has a wide-necked ( ≥4mm or dome-to-neck ratio \<2) saccular or fusiform aneurysm. Exclusion Criteria: Subjects shall be excluded from the study if ANY of the following conditions exist: 1. Subject who suffers from a subarachnoid hemorrhage in the last 60 days. 2. Subject who suffers from intracranial hemorrhage in the last 30 days. 3. Subject who presents with an intracranial mass or currently undergoing radiation therapy for carcinoma of the head or neck region. 4. Subject with symptomatic extracranial or intracranial stenosis of the parent artery (\>50%) proximal to the target aneurysm. 5. Subject with an irreversible bleeding disorder, a platelet count \< 100 x 103 cells/mm3 or known platelet dysfunction or a contraindication to or inability to tolerate anticoagulants/antiplatelet agents or thrombolytic drugs. 6. Subject with history of major bleeding disorder (based on coagulation profile and platelet count) and/or subject presents with signs of active bleeding. 7. Subject with known hypersensitivity to any component of the treatment device that cannot be medically controlled. 8. Subject with documented contrast allergy, or other condition that prohibits imaging. 9. Evidence of active bacterial infection at the time of treatment. 10. Presence of any of the following unequivocal cardiac sources of embolism: chronic or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, mitral stenosis, mechanical valve, endocarditis, intracardiac clot or vegetation, myocardial infarction within 3 months, dilated cardiomyopathy, left atrial spontaneous echo contrast, ejection fraction less than 30%. 11. Subject with a pre-existing stent in place at the target aneurysm. 12. Subject who is unable to complete the required follow-ups. 13. Subject who is pregnant, breastfeeding, or of childbearing potential and unwilling to prevent pregnancy during their participation in the study. 14. Subject has a serious or life-threatening comorbidity that could confound study results and/or prevent completion of 5-year followup. 15. Subject is enrolled in another device or drug study in which participation could confound study results. 16. Subject has absent femoral pulses or other condition preventing femoral access, or is planned to be treated using a radial access approach.
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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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Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York, 12208, United States
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Baptist Healthcare System
Louisville, Kentucky, 40207, United States
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Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Massachusetts General Brigham Incorporated
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Memorial Healthcare Systems
Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Northwell Health
Manhasset, New York, 11030, United States
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Norton Healthcare
Louisville, Kentucky, 40241, United States
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Ochsner Health
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States
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Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Orlando Health
Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
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ProMedica Toledo Hospital
Toledo, Ohio, 43606, United States
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Queen's Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States
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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
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The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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UMass Memorial Health
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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