New stent could improve safety in aortic aneurysm surgery
NCT ID NCT07529275
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new type of stent called iCover, used during a procedure to repair complex abdominal aortic aneurysms. The stent helps keep blood flowing to vital organs. Researchers will check if the stent stays open and prevents complications over one year. About 165 people will take part across multiple European centers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- iCover balloon-expandable covered stent (a mesh tube used to keep arteries open)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this stent could offer a safer, more durable option for repairing complex aortic aneurysms, reducing the need for repeat procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 165 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Stents can fail over time, and there are risks like blockage or rupture.
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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 165 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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.
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55 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: 1. Patient suitable for treatment of a juxta, para-renal, suprarenal or thoracoabdominal aneurysm with a fenestrated endoprosthesis in accordance with current indications and guidelines for the management of abdominal aortic aneurysms (aneurysm \> 5 centimetres for women and \> 5.5 centimetres for men and/or growth \> 5 mm in 6 months or 1 centimetre in 1 year). 2. The fenestrated endograft must be designed in a way that positions the fenestrations directly in front of the orifice of the target vessel, ensuring that the distance between the fenestration and the orifice of the target vessel does not exceed 5 mm. 3. Anatomy and patient strictly in accordance with the Instructions For Use (IFU) of the fenestrated endograft chosen to be implanted: 1. Cook Medical: Zenith Fenestrated AAA Endovascular Graft 2. Terumo Aortic: TREO and Anaconda Fenestrated Stent Grafts 3. JOTEC (part of Artivion): E-xtra design engineering. 4. Additional iCover stent, if necessary, could be placed in the same target artery (2 iCovers stents max as bridging stent for each fenestration). 5. Landing zone in the target vessel of at least 10 mm. 6. Target arteries (renal arteries, superior mesenteric artery, celiac trunk) with a diameter between 5 and 10 mm. 7. Angulation of the aorta at the level of the target vessels \< 45 degrees. 8. No early significant branching from the target vessel with a potential risk of coverage and subsequent significant risk of target organ infarctions. 9. Age \> 55 years. 10. Patient having notified his consent to this study and willing to comply with specified follow-up evaluations at the specified times. 11. Patient affiliated to or benefiting from a social security system. 12. Patient with life expectancy \> 12 months. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients contraindicated for anti-platelet therapy. 2. Patients with uncontrolled haematological disorders or heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. 3. Chronic or acute aortic dissection. 4. Patients refusing treatment. 5. Patients who are pregnant or wish to become pregnant. 6. Patients scheduled for major or life-saving surgery within 30 days of the fenestrated stent procedure. 7. Patients considered hemodynamically unstable or requiring emergency treatment. 8. Patients with severe arteriopathy leading to adverse outflow, which may impair bridging stent patency on the targeted artery. 9. Thrombus in the aortic sealing zone and target arteries with thickness \> to 3 mm. 10. Stenosis (\>50%) or occlusion of target arteries or distal disease resulting in poor iCover stent outflow. 11. Patients allergic to stent materials (L605) and/or PTFE. 12. Patients requiring a hybrid aortic technique with branches, semibranches or chimneys. 13. Patient who has been implanted with any stent type or brand other than iCover as a bridging stent in any target artery. 14. Patients with infectious/mycotic aneurysms. 15. Angulation between renal artery and aortic wall \< 30 degrees. 16. Patients with complex iliac accesses out the IFUs of the fenestrated endograft chosen to be implanted (COOK Medical / Terumo Aortic/Jotec-Artivion) with the iCover Bridging stent. 17. Patient is currently participating in another investigational drug or device study that has not completed the entire follow up period that may interfere with the results of this study. 18. Myocardial infarction or stroke within 3 months prior to the procedure. 19. Patients with an unstable angina pectoris or heart insufficiency NYHA 3 or 4. 20. Patients with ASA classification 5 or higher. 21. Patients with physician modified endografts or in situ laser FEVAR.
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Conditions
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The places running it
24 sites in 5 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Locations
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APHM- Hôpital De La Timone
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMarseille, 13005, France
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Amsterdam UMC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAmsterdam, 1105, Netherlands
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Asklepios Klinik St. Georg
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHamburg, 20099, Germany
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CHU BORDEAUX-Hopital Tripode
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33076, France
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CHU BREST- la Cavale Blanche
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBrest, 29200, France
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CHU LILLE- Institut Cœur Poumon
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLille, 59000, France
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CHU TOULOUSE- Hôpital Rangueil
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGToulouse, 31400, France
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Chu Liege
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLiège, B-4000, Belgium
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Grand hopital Saint Josep
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGilly, 6060, Belgium
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Hospital Clinic - University of Barcelona
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hôpital St Joseph
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMarseille, 13008, France
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Hôpital privé de Villeneuve d'Ascq
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGVilleneuve-d'Ascq, 59650, France
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Imelda Ziekenhuis
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBonheiden, 2820, Belgium
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Jessa Hasselt
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHasselt, 3800, Belgium
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LMU München Campus Großhadern
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMünchen, 81377, Germany
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Maria Middelares GENT
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGhent, 9000, Belgium
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Nouvel Hôpital Privé les Franciscaines
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNîmes, 30000, France
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TUM Munich
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMünchen, 81675, Germany
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UZ GENT
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGhent, 9000, Belgium
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Uni-Klinikum Leipzig
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLeipzig, 04103, Germany
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University Hospital Cologne
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCologne, 50937, Germany
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University Medical Center Groningen
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGroningen, 9700, Netherlands
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Universitätsklinik Hamburg Eppendorf
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHamburg, 20246, Germany
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ZOL GENK
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGenk, 3600, Belgium
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