10-Year look at aneurysm device: will it hold up?
NCT ID NCT06990048
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 2000 people who received the AFX2 system, a device to repair abdominal aortic aneurysms. Researchers will track complications like rupture, need for further procedures, and death over 5 to 10 years. The goal is to see how well the device performs in real-world use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AFX2 System (a device used to repair abdominal aortic aneurysms)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide real-world evidence on how well the AFX2 system works over the long term, helping doctors make better treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by factors other than the device. It does not test a new treatment, only gathers existing data.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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.
Who is studied
Approximately 20,000 patient data will be extracted from approximately 900 sites participating in the VQI EVAR registry in the US. A minimum of 2000 AFX2 System patients will be included.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * All patients implanted with the AFX2 System or the 3 most commonly used comparator devices who underwent EVAR as their first abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the VQI EVAR registry will be included in this study. Exclusion Criteria: * Ruptured AAA repair with the AFX2 or comparator device * Patients with AFX2 in AFX relining, or relined comparator grafts.
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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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The Dartmouth Institute
Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
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