Clinical trials: Coiling Therapy
Intracranial Aneurysm, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
PRET: Patients Prone to Recurrence After Endovascular Treatment
The PRET study aims at comparing two types of coils used in the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms. The first type made of platinum has been used for more than 15 years.
- Trial name
- PRET (NCT00626912)
- Testing
- endovascular coil embolization
- Where
- 32 sites in United States, Canada and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 447 people
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Wide-neck, Saccular Intracranial Aneurysms
The Penumbra Liberty Trial: Safety and Effectiveness in the Treatment of Wide-Neck Intracranial Aneurysms
To assess the safety and effectiveness of the Penumbra Liberty Stent System as adjunctive treatment to embolic coils for wide-neck, saccular, intracranial aneurysms in the internal carotid artery (ICA).
- Trial name
- NCT01636453
- Testing
- Stent assisted coiling with the Liberty Stent
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Penumbra Inc.