CRATOS - Evaluation of Cratos™ Branch Stent Graft System in Treatment of Descending Aorta Lesions
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Cratos™ Stent Graft.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Aortic Dissection Type B, Intramural Hematoma, Penetrating Aortic Ulcer. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Switzerland
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Evaluation of Cratos™ Branch Stent Graft System in Treatment of Descending Aorta Lesions
Overview
The goal of this prospective, interventional, multicentre, single-arm performance objective study is to evaluate efficacy and safety of Cratos™ Branch Stent Graft System in treatment of lesions (dissection, IMH and PAU in descending aorta. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * 30-day all-cause Mortality rate * Composite of the following events from the time of enrolment through 12-month: * Device Technical Success * Absence of: Aortic rupture, Lesion-related mortality, Disabling Stroke, Permanent paraplegia, Permanent paraparesis, New onset renal failure requiring permanent dialysis, Additional unanticipated post-procedural surgical or interventional procedure related to the device, procedure, or withdrawal of the device system Participants will come for hospital office visits 1, 6, 12, 24-, 36-, 48- and 60-months post-procedure for the following, but not limited to assessments: * Physical examination * Modified Rankin scale * Tarlov scoring scale * CTA
Interventions
- Device Cratos™ Stent Graft
Cratos™ Stent Graft TEVAR procedure for the treatment of aortic lesions.
Primary outcome measures
- Mortality [Time frame: 30-day]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Presence of thoracic aortic pathology (Dissection, including IMH and ULP; and PAU) deemed to warrant surgical repair which requires proximal graft placement in Zone 2
- Age ≥18 years at time of informed consent signature
- Informed Consent Form (ICF) is signed by Subject or legal representative
- Must have appropriate proximal aortic landing zone, defined as:
- Landing zone inner diameters between 23-41 mm
- The length of landing zone ≥15mm
- Landing without heavily calcified or heavily thrombosed
- Dissection Patients: Primary entry tear must be distal to LSA, and proximal extent of the proximal landing zone must not be dissected.
- For patients with prior replacement of the ascending aorta and/or aortic arch by a surgical graft, there must be at least 2 cm of landing zone proximal to the most distal anastomosis site.
- Must have appropriate LSA landing zone, defined as:
- Inner diameters of LSA 5-14 mm
- Minimum length of Left subclavian artery is 25 mm
- Target branch vessel landing zone must be in native aorta that cannot be severely tortuous , aneurysmal, dissected, heavily calcified, or heavily thrombosed.
- Must have appropriate distal aortic landing zone, defined as:
- Aortic inner diameters between 18-44 mm
- Landing zone cannot be heavily calcified, or heavily thrombosed.
- For isolated PAU, outer curvature length must be ≥ 2cm proximal to the celiac artery
- Landing zone in native aorta
Exclusion criteria
- Concomitant disease of the ascending aorta or aneurysm of the abdominal aorta requiring repair
- Previous endovascular repair of the ascending aorta
- Infected aorta, active systemic infection
- Surgery within 30 days prior to enrolment with the exception of placement of vascular conduit for access .
- Life expectancy <1 years
- Myocardial infarction within 6 weeks prior to treatment
- Stroke within 6 weeks prior to treatment.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding female
- Patient has an active systemic infection (e.g., infection requiring treatment with parenteral anti-infective medication) that may place the patient at increased risk of endovascular infection.
- Degenerative connective tissue disease, e.g., Marfan's or Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Participation in another drug or medical device study within one year of study enrolment
- Known history of drug abuse within one year of treatment
- Tortuous or stenotic iliac and/or femoral arteries preventing introducer sheath insertion and the inability to use a conduit for vascular access
- Planned coverage of celiac artery
- Allergic to contrast agents, anaesthetics and delivery materials
- Previous instance of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia type 2 (HIT-2) or known hypersensitivity to heparin
- Patient with a history of a hypercoagulability disorder and/or is currently in a hypercoagulability state
- Persistent refractory shock (systolic blood pressure <90 mm Hg)
- Renal failure defined as patients with an estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) <30 (ml/min/1.73 m2) or currently requiring dialysis
- Contraindications to antiplatelet drugs and anticoagulants
- Investigator judged that not suitable for interventional treatment.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Switzerland · 1 center
- University Hospital Zurich — Zurich
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05874206 · ENDO_E23-01