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Arterial EmbolizationIdealeNCT02863133

Prospective Study to Assess the Safety and Performance of the Easyx Antia Liquid Embolic in Intracranial Interventions

A study testing Liquid Embolic in people with Arterial Embolization, run by Antia Therapeutics AG.

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Trial summary

The study is a prospective, multicenter, multinational study to assess the safety and performance of the Easyx (trade name) Antia Liquid Embolic during embolization of intracranial malformations and fistulas. The clinical trial will include patients already scheduled for neuroradiological interventions. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Arterial Embolization
What is being tested?
Liquid Embolic
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
65 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Oct 2016to Oct 2018
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

  • Subject is aged 18 years or over
  • Subject exhibits a DAVF or BAVM or tumor that has been selected for endovascular treatment
  • Subject has provided written consent for the procedure.
  • Subject agrees to all follow up visits required by the protocol
  • The Subject is clinically and neurologically stable for a minimum of 48 hours prior to embolization.

Who cannot join

  • The subject has a brain AVM with high flow arteriovenous fistula that the investigator has determined to be unsuitable for embolization.
  • The subject has had acute cerebral bleeding within the last 6 months.
  • The patient is participating in another research study involving another investigational device, procedure or drug.
  • The brain AVM or DAVF or tumor has been previously treated with another embolization agent.
  • The subject has a bleeding disorder.
  • The subject is female and has a positive pregnancy test.
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  • The subject has a life expectancy of less than 1 year.
  • Subject has a known allergy to contrast media used for radiography.
  • Subject has a known allergy to Dimethyl Sulfoxide - DMSO (solvent for the embolic product).
  • Subject has a condition that would prevent them attending follow up visits for up to 1 year.
  • -

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

Gert Andersen, B Sc contact

+4523600650

Gert.Andersen@antia.ch

Olivier Jordan, Doctor Phd contact

+41223796586

olivier.jordan@antia.ch

About this study

Official title: Prospective, Multicenter, Multinational Study to Assess the Safety and Performance of the Easyx Antia Liquid Embolic in Intracranial Interventions IDEALE Study

The study is a prospective, multicenter, multinational study to assess the safety and performance of the Easyx (trade name) Antia Liquid Embolic during embolization of intracranial malformations and fistulas. The clinical trial will include patients already scheduled for neuroradiological interventions. It is estimated that up to 8 sites will be required to collect the safety and performance data of the study material. Up to 65 patients will be enrolled in the study to achieve 53 evaluable patients. Each study centre will be required to treat 5 patients with a Dural arteriovenous fistula - DAVF before they can treat brain arteriovenous malformations - AVMs or brain tumours. Only experienced neuroradiologists will be invited to participate in this study.

Read the detailed description

Study Procedures Once the subject has agreed to participate in the study and has signed the consent form, the baseline visit can be performed. A full medical history will be taken and a physical exam will be done as per local routine practice for an embolization procedure. The Cognard scale will be performed to assess the grade of a DAVF and the Spetzler Martin grade will be assessed if a brain AVM is to be treated; these are standard scoring systems for brain DAVFs and AVMs. A neurological exam will be done and any abnormalities will be documented.

Procedure Embolization of the DAVF or BAVM or tumor will be done as per routine practice but using the Easyx product. The procedure to treat a BAVM or a tumor may be staged and complex DAVFs may require a second treatment to fully occlude the fistula. The plan for treatment will be noted at the procedure visit and subsequent planned interventions will not be classed as adverse events. All interventions up to the 12 month follow up visit will be recorded in the Case Report Forms - CRFs. If the preliminary angiogram immediately prior to treatment shows that the target area can no longer be treated with an embolic product, the patient will be withdrawn from the study at this point and alternative treatment as per routine practice will be planned. Procedure details will be noted and feedback from the treating interventionalist will be collected, to determine the ease of handling of the product.

If the DAVF occlusion is complete, an assessment of where occlusion has been performed will be noted. If the DAVF or BAVM occlusion or blockage of the supply to a tumor is incomplete, the reason for incomplete occlusion will be given. The subject will be asked to complete a visual analog scale immediately after the procedure to report on any pain. A neurological exam will be done post treatment to assess for any changes.

Discharge The subject's condition will be recorded at discharge. Adverse events will be reported as well as any subsequent imaging or interventions that occurred following the initial treatment. A neurological exam will be done and any changes will be recorded. The Rankin score will only be done if there has been a hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke; this is a well known stroke scale.

One Month Follow up A follow up visit will be done at the clinic one month after the initial treatment. Adverse events will be reported and any subsequent imaging or interventions that occurred following the initial treatment. A neurological exam will be done and any changes will be recorded. The Rankin score will only be done if there has been a hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke.

Three - Six Months Follow up A control cerebral imaging will be done as per local routine practice for an embolization procedure. This may include dynamic Magnetic Resonance MR-Angiography, CT or catheter angiography. Adverse events will also be reported. The Cognard score and the Martin Spetzler grade will be documented and a neurological exam will be done. The Rankin score will only be done if there has been a hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke.

Twelve Months Follow up A final follow up visit will be done at 12 months to determine if any adverse events have occurred. A neurological exam will be done and any changes will be recorded. The Rankin score will only be done if there has been a hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke. Subjects may be brought back as late as 14 months post procedure, to fit in with routine follow up.

Risks

The clinical risks associated with the use of of Easyx™ and the procedure to place the device are the same as any other marketed embolic product. These risks of the procedure include:

  • Headache
  • Too much blood sugar
  • Infection
  • Bleeding from access point for delivery catheter
  • Bleeding in the brain or a blood clot in the brain leading to stroke
  • Low or high blood pressure
  • Inability to get to the area to be treated
  • Difficulty to remove the delivery catheter, entrapment of the catheter, rupture of the catheter
  • Rupture of a blood vessel due to mishandling of the catheter or due to an attempt to free a catheter that has become stuck to the embolic agent
  • Abnormal heart rhythm
  • A tear in the wall of the blood vessel
  • Respiratory failure
  • Seizures
  • Spasm of the blood vessels
  • Fainting

The specific risks associated with the delivery of the embolic product itself are:

  • Inability to clearly see the embolized area
  • Allergic reaction related to placement of the embolic product
  • Spasm of the blood vessels due to the solvent in the embolic product
  • Low platelet count
  • Reflux or migration of the embolic product
  • Bleeding events related to product delivery
  • Pain after the procedure, related to product delivery

The risks associated with the delivery system include:

  • Catheter entrapment
  • Catheter clogging
  • Catheter rupture

The risks associated with the delivery of the embolic product into the incorrect target area are:

  • Damage to the function of the cranial nerve vessels
  • Symptoms of stroke associated with product being in the wrong brain vessels
  • Tissue damage in the surrounding area of the embolic product
  • Incorrect placement in the venous system

Benefits The liquid embolic EasyxTM has proved to be feasible and safe for endovascular embolization in animal AVM and hypervascular animal models. The main advantages of the material are its even consistency, strongly bound iodine providing high visibility under x-ray, the non stick properties in relation to the delivery catheter and the adhesive properties in relation to easy placement of the product in the target vessel. Also, the product is ready to use and so does not need any preparation prior to placement in the target vessel. These advantages show that Easyx is easy to use in comparison to other products already on the market. EasyxTM has been shown to be biocompatible. The solvent is quickly dispersed in the surrounding tissue allowing the embolic product to quickly precipitate in situ and provide a solid cast in a target vessel lumen.

Being tested
Liquid Embolic

What participants receive

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

  • Liquid EmbolicDevice

    Also called Easyx

    The Easyx liquid embolic, manufactured by Antia AG, is intended to occlude hypervascular lesions in the brain such as tumors, arteriovenous malformations (a tangle of abnormal and poorly formed blood vessels) and dural arteriovenous fistulas (abnormal connection of blood vessels).

Study groups in NCT02863133
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Easyx Liquid EmbolicExperimentalembolization of intracranial malformations and fistulas and brain tumours with Easyx Liquid Embolic
Receives: Device: Liquid Embolic

What is being measured

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

  1. Device related adverse events

    The incidence of adverse events related to the device and procedure at 1 month follow up to ensure that the rate is equivalent to other products already on the market.

    Measured: 1 month

  2. Technical Success

    The primary technical success endpoint is measured by evaluating the percentage achieved obliteration degree of the DAVF vascular lesion target or planned AVM region or vascular supply to a tumor. The assessment is done by means of a questionnaire

    Measured: immediate

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Status of the lesion

    Comparison of Cognard score (I, IIa, IIb, III, IV, V) for DAVFs and Spetzler Martin Grade (0, I, II, III, IV, V) for BAVMs pre and post treatment and at 3-6 months.The measures will be recorded in tables identifying and separating the scores

    Measured: 3 and 6 months

  2. Useability

    Analysis of usability by a procedure questionnaire on the handling of the Easyx product

    Measured: immediate

  3. Neurological changes

    A qualitative assessment if neurological changes appears at 1 month, 6 months and 12 months. If yes the changes will be itemized and described individually in a table

    Measured: 1, 6 and12 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted11 Aug 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2016
  3. Primary completionOct 2017 (estimated)
  4. Study completionOct 2018 (estimated)

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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
65 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02863133
Sponsor's protocol ID
028
Acronym
Ideale
Status last verified
Aug 2016
First submitted
1 Aug 2016
Last updated
11 Aug 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Liquid Embolic in people with Arterial Embolization, run by Antia Therapeutics AG.

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 5 inclusion and 11 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Aug 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Gert Andersen, B Sc (+4523600650, Gert.Andersen@antia.ch), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Device related adverse events (time frame: 1 month). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 11 Aug 2016.

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