New device aims to fix dangerous belly aneurysms without major surgery
NCT ID NCT03298477
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a device called the Nellix system to repair a bulging blood vessel (aneurysm) in the belly without open surgery. 98 people with large or growing aneurysms took part. The goal was to see if the device is safe and works well at keeping the aneurysm from bursting or needing more procedures over 2 years.
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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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98 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2017
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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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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 A patient who meets all of the following criteria potentially may be included in the study: 1. Male or female at least 18 years old; 2. Informed consent form understood and signed 3. Patient agrees to all follow-up visits; 4. Abdominal aortic aneurysm with sac diameter ≥5.0cm, or ≥4.5cm which has increased by ≥0.5cm within the last 6 months, or or which exceeds 1.5 times the transverse dimension of an adjacent non-aneurysmal aortic segment. No AAA \<4 cm will be included. 5. Anatomically eligible for the Nellix System (per Instructions For Use): 1. Adequate iliac/femoral access compatible with the required delivery systems (diameter ≥6 mm); 2. Aneurysm blood lumen diameter ≤60mm; 3. Proximal non-aneurysmal aortic neck: length ≥10mm; diameter 18 to 28mm; angle ≤60° to the aneurysm sac; 4. Most caudal renal artery to each hypogastric artery length ≥100mm; 5. Common iliac artery lumen diameter between 9 and 35mm; 6. Distal iliac artery seal zone with length of ≥10mm and diameter range of 9 to 25mm; 7. Ability to preserve at least one hypogastric artery. 8. Ratio of maximum aortic aneurysm diameter to maximum aortic blood lumen diameter \<1.40 EXCLUSION CRITERIA A patient who meets none of the following criteria potentially may be included in the study: 1. Life expectancy \<2 years as judged by the Investigator; 2. Psychiatric or other condition that may interfere with the study; 3. Participating in another clinical study; 4. Known allergy or contraindication to any device material; 5. Coagulopathy or uncontrolled bleeding disorder; 6. Ruptured, leaking or mycotic aneurysm; 7. Serum creatinine (S-Cr) level \>2.0 mg/dL; 8. CVA or MI within three months of enrollment/treatment; 9. Aneurysmal disease of the descending thoracic aorta; 10. Clinically significant mural thrombus within the proximal landing zone (minimum 10mm) of the infrarenal non-aneurysmal neck (\>5mm thickness over \>50% circumference); 11. Connective tissue diseases (e.g., Marfan Syndrome); 12. Unsuitable vascular anatomy that may interfere with device introduction or deployment; 13. Pregnant (female of childbearing potential only).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AMITA Health
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, 60007, United States
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AdventHealth Orlando
Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Aspirus Research Institute
Wausau, Wisconsin, 54401, United States
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Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic
Memphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States
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Christie Clinic
Champaign, Illinois, 61820, United States
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Coastal Vascular & Interventional
Pensacola, Florida, 32503, United States
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Inova Research Center
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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McLaren Bay Region
Bay City, Michigan, 48708, United States
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MedStar Health Research Institute
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute (MCVI)
Miami, Florida, 33176, United States
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Midwest Aortic & Vascular Institute
Kansas City, Missouri, 64116, United States
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New Mexico Heart Institute
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102, United States
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Northeast Ohio Vascular Assoc (NEOVA)
Willoughby, Ohio, 44095, United States
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OU College of Medicine
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74135, United States
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Palmetto Health- University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States
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Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States
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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Portland, Oregon, 97213, United States
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Regents of the University of California (UCLA)
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46290, United States
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The Cooper Health System
Camden, New Jersey, 08103, United States
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UC Health-Memorial Hospital
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80909, United States
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Valley Vascular Consultants
Huntsville, Alabama, 35801, United States
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Veterans Medical Research Foundation
San Diego, California, 92161, United States
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Wellmont CVA Heart Institute
Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660, United States
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