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Vascular DiseaseNCT01957904

ArterX Safety and Efficacy Study for Cardiac Indications

A study testing ArterX Surgical Sealant in people with Vascular Disease, run by Tenaxis Medical, Inc. at 1 site in Germany.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The study is designed to confirm the acute safety and performance of the ArterX® Surgical Sealant as a hemostatic agent. The study will collect data in support of publications and future product labeling revisions, to provide additional clinical information on use and further details regarding product safety. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Vascular Disease
What is being tested?
ArterX Surgical Sealant
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
44 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
Jun 2013to Dec 2013
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • >18 years of age, Male or female If female, subject is post-menopausal, has no child bearing potential or has a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days of the index procedure and is practicing abstinence or a highly effective method of contraception for the duration of the study.
  • The subject or guardian must provide written Informed Consent using a form that is reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee.
  • The subject is willing and able to be contacted for 3 months follow-up and attend follow-up visits as needed per protocol.
  • The subject is determined by the surgeon to be at risk for poor hemostasis.

Who cannot join

  • Subject undergoing emergency surgery. Subject undergoing minimally invasive surgery. Subject has clinically significant medical, psychiatric, or cognitive illness or drug/alcohol abuse that in the opinion of the investigator would affect the subject's safety or compliance with study assessments or follow-up.
  • Subject has immune system disorders/immunodeficiency or immunosuppression. Subject has participated in another clinical study within 30 days prior to surgery or has received an investigational drug or device within the past 30 days.
  • Subject is pregnant, may become pregnant or is currently breast feeding
  • -

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Germany1 site
  • Krankenhaus Der Barmherzigen Bruder

    Trier

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About this study

Official title: Prospective, Multi-Center, Open-Label, Post-Market ArterX® Safety and Efficacy Study Protocol for Cardiac Indications

The study is designed to confirm the acute safety and performance of the ArterX® Surgical Sealant as a hemostatic agent. The study will collect data in support of publications and future product labeling revisions, to provide additional clinical information on use and further details regarding product safety.

Being tested
ArterX Surgical Sealant
Keywords
ArterX, surgical sealant
Medical subject headings
Vascular Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ArterX Surgical SealantDevice

Study groups in NCT01957904
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ArterX Surgical SealantOtherNot described
Receives: Device: ArterX Surgical Sealant

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of subjects with immediate sealing of suture/staple line

    Immediate sealing of the suture/staple line at point of use upon release of the clamps, as evidenced by an absence of clinically significant bleeding as determined by physician investigator in procedures completed using the ArterX device.

    Measured: during surgery

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Oct 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2013
  3. Primary completionSep 2013
  4. Study completionDec 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
44 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01957904
Sponsor's protocol ID
CLN-015
Status last verified
Nov 2015
First submitted
27 Sep 2013
Last updated
17 Nov 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Skorpil J, Paraforos A, Mandak J, Cohn WE, Hajek T, Friedrich I. Effective and rapid sealing of coronary, aortic and atrial suture lines dagger. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015 Jun;20(6):720-4; discussion 724. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivv061. Epub 2015 Mar 24.

    PubMed 25810290

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing ArterX Surgical Sealant in people with Vascular Disease, run by Tenaxis Medical, Inc. at 1 site in Germany.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Nov 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of subjects with immediate sealing of suture/staple line (time frame: during surgery). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01957904, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Nov 2015.

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