Nectero EAST System Clinical Study
Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial (RCT) of the Nectero EAST System for Small to Mid-Sized Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) StaBiLization: Evaluation of Efficacy.
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- Nectero Medical, Inc.
- Enrolment target
- 400
- Started
- 25 October 2023
- Main results due
- 30 June 2028
- Study sites
- 42
- Registry updated
- 28 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Ages 21 years to 85 years.
- Open to any sex.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
These are the headline rules only. Every study has a longer list, and whether you are eligible is decided by the research team at the site — never by this page.
Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Males and females ≥21 to ≤85 years of age. Females must be of non-childbearing potential (menopause or sterilization). 2. Subject understands the purpose of the trial, agrees to voluntarily participate in the trial, signs the informed consent and is willing to complete the follow-up according to the requirements of the protocol. 3. Infrarenal atherosclerotic fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm from 3.5 cm to 5.0 cm (male) and 3.5 cm to 4.5 cm (female). 4. Infrarenal aortic neck ≥ 15 mm in length and ≤ 29 mm in diameter. 5. Overall AAA treatment length (distal renal to distal inferior margin of the aneurysm) not to exceed 130 mm. 6. Iliac and femoral artery access, vessel size and morphology allow endovascular access of 14F (or larger) introducer sheaths and catheters. 7. Subject meets American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) grade 1 through 3 criteria, inclusive. 8. Subject has \> three-year life expectancy. 9. Subject is able and willing to comply with all required follow-up clinic visits including CT scans (pre-randomization, 6, 12, 18, 24 months and annually up to 5 years) and blood draws. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subject has an acutely ruptured, leaking, dissecting or emergent aneurysm. 2. Subject has a symptomatic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. 3. Subject has a mycotic or infected aneurysm. 4. Subject has current vascular injury due to trauma. 5. Subject's aneurysm is thoracic, suprarenal or juxtarenal. 6. Previous surgical or endovascular aneurysm repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm. 7. Subject has anatomy of diffuse, ulcerated, or extensive (shaggy) thrombus in the neck of the AAA, that in the opinion of the vascular surgeon/investigator, could result in embolization of the thrombus. 8. Subject has anatomy of calcification, and/or plaque within the ilio-femoral arteries or severe infrarenal neck angulation that may compromise or does not allow delivery of the Introducer Sheath or the delivery catheter of the Nectero EAST System. 9. Subject has had a myocardial infarction within six (6) months prior to enrollment or elevated CK enzymes or troponin indicative of an evolving MI prior to procedure. 10. Subject has current angina, unstable angina, or other active cardiac condition such as congestive heart failure III and IV, atrial arrhythmia, ventricular arrhythmia, or valvular disease, requiring intervention. 11. Subject has undergone other major surgery within the 30 days prior to enrollment. 12. Subjects with any transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke within 3 months. 13. Known allergy to contrast material that cannot be adequately premedicated, delivery system materials (i.e., nylon, polyurethane) and/or pentagalloylglucose (PGG). 14. Subject is morbidly obese or has other clinical conditions that severely inhibit X-ray visualization of the aorta. 15. Subject has connective tissue/collagen disorder (e.g., Marfan syndrome, vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, Eaton Syndrome, Bessel-Hagen disease, etc.). 16. Known contraindication to undergoing angiography or receiving systemic anticoagulation during the procedure. 17. Subject has active systemic infection. 18. Subject is participating in another research trial that could interfere with the results of the trial (e.g., drug trial). 19. Subject has other medical, social, or psychological problems that, in the opinion of the investigator, preclude them from participation in the trial and to undergo the procedures and evaluations pre- and post-treatment. 20. Subject has dialysis dependent renal failure or baseline serum creatinine level \>2.5mg/dL or eGFR \< 45 mL/min/1.73m2. 21. Subjects with aminotransferase (ALT and/or AST) which is ≥1.5x upper limit of normal (ULN) or TB that is our of normal range for the evaluating laboratory. 22. Subjects that may not tolerate the lowering of their systolic blood pressure to approximately 100mmHg, should not be considered for this study or treated using the Nectero EAST System. 23. Subjects that may not be able to tolerate transient occlusion of the aorta should not be considered for this study. 24. Subjects with saccular AAA. 25. Subjects with rapidly expanding AAA (previous diameter increases of ≥0.5 cm in 6-months or ≥1 cm in 1 year) as these should be evaluated for immediate repair. 26. Subjects who are not suitable for the Nectero EAST System treatment, as determined by the investigator. 27. Subjects with INR out of normal range for the evaluating laboratory for a subject not on anti-coagulant therapy; or INR \>3 for a subject on anti-coagulant therapy. 28. Subjects with active/acute or a history of unstable chronic liver disease or current liver disease including but not limited to liver transplant, known genetic disorders such as Gilbert syndrome or other liver diseases. 29. Subjects with cirrhosis (e.g., known history or new clinical diagnosis by elastography with a fibrosis score of F3 or F4 and/or steatosis grade of S3). 30. Subjects with uncontrolled alcohol use disorder or current alcohol use putting them at risk of liver disease: including consumption of above one standard drink per day for women and two standard drinks per day for men. 31. Subjects with known right-sided heart failure or pathologically dilated inferior vena cava or hepatic veins indicative of congestive hepatopathy.
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to treat patients with small to mid-sized abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), maximum diameter of 3.5 cm to 5.0 cm, using a locally delivered, single-dose endovascular treatment. The main question the study aims to answer is to demonstrate efficacy of the product for stabilization of these small to mid-sized AAA.The study will compare the treatment group to the typical standard of care for these patients, surveillance. All subjects will be followed at designated intervals at 30/60 days, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months with continued follow-up annually for up to 5 years.
Study sites(42)
Honor Health Scottsdale Shea Medical Center
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Recruiting
University of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Active, not recruiting
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Recruiting
Prime Vascular Institute
Delray Beach, Florida, United States
Recruiting
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia, United States
Recruiting
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Recruiting
Ascension Alexian Brothers
Elk Grove, Illinois, United States
Not yet recruiting
MaineMed Vascular Surgery
Scarborough, Maine, United States
Recruiting
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Recruiting
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Recruiting
University of Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Recruiting
Beaumont Health
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Recruiting
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Recruiting
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Recruiting
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Recruiting
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States
Recruiting
Stony Brook Medicine
Stony Brook, New York, United States
Not yet recruiting
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Recruiting
The Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Recruiting
University Hospitals Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Recruiting
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Recruiting
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Recruiting
Ohio Health Riverside
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Recruiting
Oklahoma Heart Institute
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Recruiting
Portland VA Medical Center
Portland, Oregon, United States
Recruiting
St. Luke's University Health Network
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Recruiting
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Recruiting
Jefferson Clinical Research Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Recruiting
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Recruiting
Prisma Health
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Recruiting
North Central Heart - A Division of Avera Heart Hospital
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Recruiting
VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Not yet recruiting
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Recruiting
Houston Healthcare
Houston, Texas, United States
Recruiting
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
Plano, Texas, United States
Recruiting
University of Utah Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Recruiting
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Inova Health Systems
Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Recruiting
Sentara Health
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Recruiting
University of Washington at Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States
Recruiting
Bellin Memorial Hospital
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
Recruiting
Prince of Wales Private Hospital- POW Vascular Institute
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Recruiting
Auckland City Hospital
Auckland, New Zealand
Recruiting
Showing 42 of 42 sites. 38 of the 42 sites on this study are recruiting right now — a site can stop enrolling while the study as a whole is still open.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06001918. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.
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