New Radiation-Free catheter could make aortic surgery safer
NCT ID NCT06549348
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new guidance system called LumiGuide that uses light instead of X-rays during a complex aortic aneurysm repair procedure (FEVAR). The goal is to see if it reduces the time patients and doctors are exposed to radiation. About 182 adults needing this surgery will be randomly assigned to either LumiGuide or standard X-ray guidance. The main measure is how long X-rays are used during the procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- LumiGuide (fiber-optic guided catheter system)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make aortic aneurysm repair safer by reducing radiation exposure for patients and medical staff.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 182 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The new system might not work as well as traditional X-ray guidance in complex cases.
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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 182 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
- 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: * Subject will be undergoing a primary Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair (FEVAR) procedure (including subjects with prior infrarenal EVAR or open repair) that includes the incorporation of visceral arteries into the repair. * Subject is able to give informed consent and is 18 years of age or older, or of legal age to give informed consent per state or national law. * Subject has a life expectancy of at least 2 years * Target vessels to be included are the Celiac Trunk, Superior Mesenteric Artery and Renal Arteries Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects undergoing an endovascular procedure that include branches or iliac branched devices (IBD) in the repair * Subject treated for re-intervention / staged procedure post-primary FEVAR procedure * Subjects intended to be treated for more than 4 target vessels (not counting the contralateral gate) * Subject treated for an emergent (\<24hrs after emergence) procedure * Subject with connective tissue disorder eg, Marfan's or Ehlers Danlos Syndrome * Subject with contrast allergies * Subject participates in a potentially confounding drug or device trial during the course of the study. Co-enrollment in concurrent trials may be allowed provided that pre-approval is obtained from Philips. * All vulnerable subjects such as immuno-compromised subjects, subjects lacking the capacity to provide consent, patients in emergency situations, pregnant or breast-feeding women, or any other subject who meets an exclusion criteria, according to applicable national laws, if any. * Subject unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol unable to understand verbal and/or written informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
11 sites in 6 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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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
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Guys & St Thomas
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
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Hôpital Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière
RECRUITINGParis, France
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Rigshospitalet University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCopenhagen, Denmark
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UMC Maastricht
RECRUITINGMaastricht, Netherlands
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UZ Gent
RECRUITINGGhent, Belgium
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University Medical Center Utrecht
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUtrecht, 3508GA, Netherlands
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University of Alabama
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35249, United States
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University of Massachusetts
RECRUITINGWorcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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