Endovascular Exclusion of Thoracoabdominal and/or Paravisceral Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00483249

Recruitment Status : Recruiting

First Posted : June 6, 2007

Last Update Posted : July 16, 2020

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Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Timothy Chuter, MD, University of California, San Francisco

Study Description

Brief Summary:

This is a study to assess the safety and effectiveness of endovascular treatment of thoracoabdominal (TAAA) and paravisceral abdominal (PVAAA) aortic aneurysms. The investigational operation involves placing a stent-graft over the aortic aneurysm.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Paravisceral Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	Device: Endovascular Branched Stent-Graft	Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

A TAAA or PVAAA is an abnormal enlargement of the aorta, the main artery in the chest and abdomen. The standard operation for TAAA of PVAAA is performed through a long incision extending down the side of the chest and the front of the abdomen. In the standard operation, the weak area of the aorta is replaced with a fabric sleeve (graft). The investigational operation is done making small incisions in both groins and the right arm and placing a graft in the aorta through tubes that are inserted through the femoral and brachial arteries, than fastening it in position with metal springs(stents). The combination of a stent and a graft is known as a stent-graft. Compared with standard operation, the potential advantages of endovascular TAAA/PVAAA repair include less pain, less disturbance of intestinal function, a lower risk of pulmonary or cardiac complications and shorter hospital stay. The main disadvantage of endovascular TAAA/PVAAA is an unknown success rate.

Study Design

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Study Type :	Interventional (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment :	250 participants
Allocation:	N/A
Intervention Model:	Single Group Assignment
Masking:	None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:	Treatment
Official Title:	Endovascular Exclusion of Thoracoabdominal and/or Paravisceral Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Study Start Date :	May 2005
Estimated Primary Completion Date :	December 2021
Estimated Study Completion Date :	June 2022

Resource links provided by the National Library of Medicine

MedlinePlus related topics: Aneurysms Aortic Aneurysm

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

U.S. FDA Resources

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Interventional Endovascular Branched Stent-Graft: The investigational operation is done making small incisions in both groins and the right arm and placing a graft in the aorta through tubes that are inserted through the femoral and brachial arteries, than fastening it in position with metal springs(stents).	Device: Endovascular Branched Stent-Graft Industry manufactured branched stent-graft for treatment of TAAA/PVAAA.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

Successful implantation of TAAA branched stent-graft. [ Time Frame: 1 month ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :

Long term success of TAAA branched stent-graft treatment. [ Time Frame: 5 years ]

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Aortic aneurysms:
- greater than or equal to 6 cm in diameter in men,
- greater than or equal to 5.5 cm in diameter in women,
- and/or larger than 5 cm in diameter and enlarging at a rate of more than 5 mm/year,
- and/or iliac aneurysms larger than 4 cm in diameter.
Anticipated mortality comparable to published rates with conventional surgical treatment.
Life expectancy more than 2 years.
Ability to give informed consent.
Willingness to comply with follow-up schedule.
Suitable arterial anatomy for endovascular repair.

Exclusion Criteria

Free rupture of the aneurysm.
Pregnancy.
Known allergy to Nitinol, stainless steel, or polyester.
Unwillingness or inability to comply with the follow up schedule.
Serious systemic or groin infection.
Uncorrectable coagulopathy.

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00483249

Contacts

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Contact: Linda M Reilly, MD	415 353 4366	linda.reilly2@ucsf.edu
Contact: Warren J Gasper, MD	415 750 2115	warren.gasper@ucsf.edu

Locations

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United States, California
Division of Vascular Surgery, SFVAMC	Recruiting
San Francisco, California, United States, 94121
Principal Investigator: Warren J Gasper, MD
Principal Investigator: Linda M Reilly, MD
Division of Vascular Surgery, UCSF	Recruiting
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
Principal Investigator: Linda M Reilly, MD
Principal Investigator: Warren J Gasper, MD
Sub-Investigator: Timothy AM Chuter, MD
Sub-Investigator: Jade S Hiramoto, MD
Sub-Investigator: Shant M Vartanian, MD

Sponsors and Collaborators

Timothy Chuter, MD

Investigators

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Principal Investigator:	Linda M Reilly, MD	University of California, San Francisco

More Information

Publications:

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Martin GH, O'Hara PJ, Hertzer NR, Mascha EJ, Krajewski LP, Beven EG, Clair DG, Ouriel K. Surgical repair of aneurysms involving the suprarenal, visceral, and lower thoracic aortic segments: early results and late outcome. J Vasc Surg. 2000 May;31(5):851-62.

Cambria RP, Davison JK, Carter C, Brewster DC, Chang Y, Clark KA, Atamian S. Epidural cooling for spinal cord protection during thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair: A five-year experience. J Vasc Surg. 2000 Jun;31(6):1093-102.

Walker SR, Yusuf SW, Wenham PW, Hopkinson BR. Renal complications following endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Endovasc Surg. 1998 Nov;5(4):318-22.

Thompson JP, Boyle JR, Thompson MM, Strupish J, Bell PR, Smith G. Cardiovascular and catecholamine responses during endovascular and conventional abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 1999 Apr;17(4):326-33.

Zarins CK, White RA, Schwarten D, Kinney E, Diethrich EB, Hodgson KJ, Fogarty TJ. AneuRx stent graft versus open surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: multicenter prospective clinical trial. J Vasc Surg. 1999 Feb;29(2):292-305; discussion 306-8.

May J, White GH, Yu W, Ly CN, Waugh R, Stephen MS, Arulchelvam M, Harris JP. Concurrent comparison of endoluminal versus open repair in the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms: analysis of 303 patients by life table method. J Vasc Surg. 1998 Feb;27(2):213-20; discussion 220-1.

Chuter TA, Reilly LM, Faruqi RM, Kerlan RB, Sawhney R, Canto CJ, LaBerge JM, Wilson MW, Gordon RL, Wall SD, Rapp J, Messina LM. Endovascular aneurysm repair in high-risk patients. J Vasc Surg. 2000 Jan;31(1 Pt 1):122-33.

Mitchell RS, Miller DC, Dake MD, Semba CP, Moore KA, Sakai T. Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair with an endovascular stent graft: the "first generation". Ann Thorac Surg. 1999 Jun;67(6):1971-4; discussion 1979-80.

Kinney EV, Kaebnick HW, Mitchell RA, Jung MT. Repair of mycotic paravisceral aneurysm with a fenestrated stent-graft. J Endovasc Ther. 2000 Jun;7(3):192-7.

Iwase T, Inoue K, Sato M, Yoshida Y, Ueno K, Tanaka H, Tamaki S. Transluminal repair of an infrarenal aortoiliac aneurysm by a combination of bifurcated and branched stent grafts. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 1999 Aug;47(4):491-4.

Chuter TA, Gordon RL, Reilly LM, Goodman JD, Messina LM. An endovascular system for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Endovasc Ther. 2001 Feb;8(1):25-33.

Anderson JL, Berce M, Hartley DE. Endoluminal aortic grafting with renal and superior mesenteric artery incorporation by graft fenestration. J Endovasc Ther. 2001 Feb;8(1):3-15.

Chuter TA, Buck DG, Schneider DB, Reilly LM, Messina LM. Development of a branched stent-graft for endovascular repair of aortic arch aneurysms. J Endovasc Ther. 2003 Oct;10(5):940-5.

Chuter TA, Rapp JH, Hiramoto JS, Schneider DB, Howell B, Reilly LM. Endovascular treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2008 Jan;47(1):6-16. Epub 2007 Nov 5.

Chuter TA, Hiramoto JS, Park KH, Reilly LM. The transition from custom-made to standardized multibranched thoracoabdominal aortic stent grafts. J Vasc Surg. 2011 Sep;54(3):660-7; discussion 667-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.03.005. Epub 2011 Jul 23.

Chuter T, Greenberg RK. Standardized off-the-shelf components for multibranched endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther. 2011 Sep;23(3):195-201. doi: 10.1177/1531003511430397. Review.

Reilly LM, Rapp JH, Grenon SM, Hiramoto JS, Sobel J, Chuter TA. Efficacy and durability of endovascular thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair using the caudally directed cuff technique. J Vasc Surg. 2012 Jul;56(1):53-63; discussion 63-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.01.006. Epub 2012 May 3.

Gasper WJ, Reilly LM, Rapp JH, Grenon SM, Hiramoto JS, Sobel JD, Chuter TA. Assessing the anatomic applicability of the multibranched endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm technique. J Vasc Surg. 2013 Jun;57(6):1553-8; discussion 1558. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.12.021. Epub 2013 Feb 6.

Premprabha D, Sobel J, Pua C, Chong K, Reilly LM, Chuter TA, Hiramoto JS. Visceral branch occlusion following aneurysm repair using multibranched thoracoabdominal stent-grafts. J Endovasc Ther. 2014 Dec;21(6):783-90. doi: 10.1583/14-4807R.1.

Sobel JD, Vartanian SM, Gasper WJ, Hiramoto JS, Chuter TA, Reilly LM. Lower extremity weakness after endovascular aneurysm repair with multibranched thoracoabdominal stent grafts. J Vasc Surg. 2015 Mar;61(3):623-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.10.013. Epub 2014 Nov 25.

Fernandez CC, Sobel JD, Gasper WJ, Vartanian SM, Reilly LM, Chuter TA, Hiramoto JS. Standard off-the-shelf versus custom-made multibranched thoracoabdominal aortic stent grafts. J Vasc Surg. 2016 May;63(5):1208-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.11.035. Epub 2016 Jan 24.

Ramanan B, Fernandez CC, Sobel JD, Gasper WJ, Vartanian SM, Reilly LM, Chuter TA, Hiramoto JS. Low-profile versus standard-profile multibranched thoracoabdominal aortic stent grafts. J Vasc Surg. 2016 Jul;64(1):39-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.01.038. Epub 2016 Mar 22.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Werlin EC, Kaushik S, Gasper WJ, Hoffman M, Reilly LM, Chuter TA, Hiramoto JS. Multibranched endovascular aortic aneurysm repair in patients with and without chronic aortic dissections. J Vasc Surg. 2019 Nov;70(5):1419-1426. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.02.048. Epub 2019 Jul 18.

Walker J, Kaushik S, Hoffman M, Gasper W, Hiramoto J, Reilly L, Chuter T. Long-term durability of multibranched endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal and pararenal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2019 Feb;69(2):341-347. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.04.074.

Chang CK, Chuter TA, Niemann CU, Shlipak MG, Cohen MJ, Reilly LM, Hiramoto JS. Systemic inflammation, coagulopathy, and acute renal insufficiency following endovascular thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2009 May;49(5):1140-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.11.102.

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Responsible Party:	Timothy Chuter, MD, Professor Emeritus of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00483249
Other Study ID Numbers:	10-02810
First Posted:	June 6, 2007 Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted:	July 16, 2020
Last Verified:	July 2020

Keywords provided by Timothy Chuter, MD, University of California, San Francisco:


Thoracoabdominal Paravisceral Aneurysm	Endovascular Stent-Graft Aorta

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

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Aneurysm Aortic Aneurysm Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic	Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Aortic Diseases

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