New study aims to make emergency lung clot removal safer
NCT ID NCT07509541
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study watches 100 adults with severe pulmonary embolism (blood clots in the lungs) during a procedure to remove the clots. The goal is to learn when and why heart or breathing problems happen during the procedure, so doctors can better prevent them and improve patient safety.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients with high-risk or intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism undergoing percutaneous pulmonary thrombectomy in routine clinical practice.
- 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: * Patients (aged ≥18 years) with high-risk or intermediate-high-risk pulmonary embolism * Patients undergoing percutaneous pulmonary thrombectomy as part of routine clinical care Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years * Low-risk pulmonary embolism * Patients not undergoing percutaneous pulmonary thrombectomy * Patients presenting with refractory shock upon arrival to the interventional suite
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR)
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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