New device aims to seal brain aneurysms without surgery
NCT ID NCT07339358
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a device called the World Diverter, which is placed inside blood vessels to block blood flow to brain aneurysms (weak spots in artery walls). The goal is to safely seal the aneurysm and prevent rupture. About 72 adults aged 22–80 with unruptured aneurysms in a specific part of the brain artery will be enrolled. The device is not yet proven, so this trial checks its safety and how well it works.
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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 72 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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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22 to 80 years
- 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: * Age 18 22 to 80 years * Subject, or subject's legal representative provided informed consent * Subject agrees to the requirements of the study, including returning for required follow-up visits * Parent artery diameter of 2.0-5.5 mm distal and proximal to the target IA * Subject has a single target IA in the index procedure with the following characteristics: (1) Unruptured; (2) Located in the ICA from the petrous through the superior hypophyseal segments; and (3) Is a fusiform or saccular wide-necked IA with one of the following characteristics: (a) Small (\< 5 mm) or medium (\>5-10 mm) size with a neck width ≥ 4.0 mm or a dome-to-neck ratio of \< 2; OR (b) Large (\>10-25 mm) or giant (\>25 mm) size Exclusion Criteria: * A subarachnoid or intracerebral hemorrhage in the 60 days preceding the index procedure * A bleeding disorder or a platelet count of less than 100x103/mm3 or INR \>1.5 * A contraindication to or inability to tolerate antiplatelet therapy * An allergy to radiographic contrast agents * An allergy to  nickel, titanium, platinum, tungsten, or stainless steel * An allergy to local or general anesthesia * A history of untreated atrial fibrillation, untreated/uncontrollable hypertension, or other stroke risk factors * A history of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism * A history of heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy, or congenital heart conditions * Hypercoagulopathy or a hemorrhagic or coagulation deficiency refractory to medical therapy or subject refuses treatment with blood products * Suffered a stroke within 180 days preceding the index procedure * Had major surgery within the 30 days preceding or planned for the 180 days following the index procedure, including but not limited to intracranial stenting or coiling * Target aneurysm has been previously treated with clipping, coiling, or flow diversion * Had previous stenting of or implant in parent artery proximal to the target aneurysm that could interfere with delivery or performance of study device * Asymptomatic extradural aneurysms requiring treatment * Contraindication to computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR) * An unstable neurological deficit (i.e., worsening of a clinical condition within the 30 days preceding the index procedure) * Evidence of an active systemic infection (including COVID-19) at index procedure * Dementia or other cognitive condition limiting their ability to participate in the study * A condition that may limit survival to less than 12 months post-index procedure * Serum creatinine ≥2.5 mg/dL * Had radiation or chemotherapy treatment either currently or within the 60 days preceding the index procedure * Current enrollment in a separate clinical trial * Another condition(s) that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could interfere with the ability to perform a safe or effective procedure * Current pregnancy or plan to become pregnant within the 12 months following the index procedure, or be currently breastfeeding Angiographic Exclusion Criteria: * Anatomy not amenable to endovascular treatment, including but not limited to severe vessel tortuosity or stenosis * Parent vessel stenosis is \>50% in the target area * Extracranial stenosis of the carotid artery \>50% * An intracranial mass * More than one vessel segment requiring IA treatment in the 12 months following the index procedure * Target aneurysm is mycotic or dissecting * Target aneurysm is at bifurcation * Target aneurysm will require coiling in addition to flow diversion, in Investigator's opinion
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Spain
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