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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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