About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
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.
Disqualifiers
Free rupture of the aneurysm.
Pregnancy.
Known allergy to Nitinol, stainless steel, or polyester.
Unwillingness or inability to comply with the follow up schedule.
Trial design
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Endovascular Branched Stent-Graft
DeviceIndustry manufactured branched stent-graft for treatment of TAAA/PVAAA.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Successful implantation of TAAA branched stent-graft.
Secondary outcomes
Long term success of TAAA branched stent-graft treatment.
Sponsors and contacts
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Warren J. Gasper, MD
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Sponsor institution