New device aims to tackle deadly lung clots
NCT ID NCT06588634
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study is testing a device called FlowTriever that removes blood clots from the lungs in people with a severe, high-risk pulmonary embolism. About 200 participants will be randomly assigned to get either the device or standard care. The goal is to see if the device reduces death, cardiac arrest, major bleeding, and the need for life support.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- FlowTriever System (a device that removes blood clots from the lungs)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more effective treatment for high-risk pulmonary embolism, potentially reducing death and complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively early-stage study with 200 participants. The device may not prove better than standard care, and there are risks like major bleeding or need for additional procedures.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
-
Feb 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age at enrollment ≥18 years 2. Objective evidence of a proximal filling defect in at least one main or lobar pulmonary artery 3. High-risk class of acute PE 4. RV dysfunction, as defined RV/LV ratio ≥1.0 5. Willing and able to provide informed consent, or if unable, through a Legal Authorized Representative, with permitting research without prior consent as a third option (for Europe and UK sites only), provided compliance with IRB/EC approvals and adherence to regulatory, ethical and national standards Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prolonged cardiac arrest with loss of consciousness associated with neurological deficit. 2. Imaging evidence or other evidence that suggests, in the opinion of the Investigator, the patient is not appropriate for catheter-based intervention 3. Known pre-existing CTEPH, or CT signs of chronic PE that may point to pre-existing CTEPH 4. Recent stroke (\<14 days) 5. Recent cranial or spinal surgery (\<14 days) 6. Life-threatening active bleeding or hemorrhage into a critical area 7. Known intracranial tumor 8. End-stage medical condition with life expectancy \<3 months (irrespective of the severity of acute PE), as determined by the Investigator 9. Known sensitivity to radiographic contrast agents that, in the Investigator's opinion, cannot be adequately pre-treated 10. Inability to anticoagulate the patient, or known to have heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) 11. Current participation in another drug or device study that may interfere with the conduct of this trial 12. Ventricular arrhythmias refractory to treatment at the time of enrollment 13. Subject has any condition for which, in the opinion of the investigator, participation would not be in the best interest of the subject (e.g., compromise the well-being or that could prevent, limit, or confound the protocol-specified assessments), including a contraindication to use of FlowTriever System per local approved labeling 14. Subject is part of a vulnerable population (e.g., currently pregnant, breastfeeding or incarcerated) per local definitions 15. Subject was previously enrolled in this study 16. Subject has received prior thrombolytic (systemic or catheter-directed) therapy for any reason or thrombectomy (surgical or catheter-based) therapy for index PE, within 30 days prior to randomization
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Pulmonary embolism are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
29 sites in 6 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
AdventHealth Orlando
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32803, United States
-
Allegheny General Hospital
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States
-
Besançon University Hospital
RECRUITINGBesançon, 25030, France
-
CHU Grenoble Alpes
RECRUITINGLa Tronche, 38700, France
-
CHU Nîmes Caremeau
RECRUITINGNîmes, France
-
Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
-
HCA Medical City Heart & Spine
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75039, United States
-
HCA Methodist Health San Antonio
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
-
HCA Tristar/Centennial
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
-
Hopital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier
RECRUITINGMontpellier, France
-
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
-
Hospital Universitario La Paz Madrid
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28046, Spain
-
Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, Paris
RECRUITINGParis, France
-
Klinikum Chemnitz
RECRUITINGChemnitz, Germany
-
Munich LMU
RECRUITINGMünchen, Germany
-
Northwell Health
RECRUITINGBay Shore, New York, 11706, United States
-
Orlando Health Regional Medical Center
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32806, United States
-
Royal Free Hospital London
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
-
SUNY, The University at Buffalo
RECRUITINGBuffalo, New York, 14203, United States
-
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGSarasota, Florida, 34239, United States
-
Summa Akron
RECRUITINGAkron, Ohio, 44304, United States
-
UPHS Penn Health System
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
-
UPMC
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 152123, United States
-
University Hospital Basel
RECRUITINGBasel, 4031, Switzerland
-
University of Mississippi Medical Center
RECRUITINGJackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
-
Universitätsklinik Regensburg
RECRUITINGRegensburg, Germany
-
Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus an der TU Dresden
RECRUITINGDresden, Germany
-
Universitätsmedizin Mainz
RECRUITINGMainz, 55131, Germany
-
Yale University
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can electronic alerts and patient teaching stop deadly clots after cancer surgery?
- Can a new Five-Category system predict which pulmonary embolism patients will crash?
- A new exercise plan aims to get pulmonary embolism survivors back on their feet
- Spotting hidden blood clots in scarred lungs: a study hunts for clues
- Decades-Long study of 121,700 nurses aims to uncover hidden heart disease triggers
- Massive chest pain registry reveals gaps between guidelines and real-world care in china