Clinical Research Directory

The Efemoral Vascular Scaffold System (EVSS) for the Treatment of Patients With Symptomatic Peripheral Vascular Disease From Stenosis or Occlusion of the Femoropopliteal Artery

To evaluate the safety and performance of the EVSS in patients with symptomatic peripheral vascular disease from stenosis or occlusion of the femoropopliteal artery

Targeting Real World Usage In Stroke Treatment

TRUST Registry is an observational, prospective, long-term, post-market surveillance registry of subjects treated with WallabyPhenox flow modulation devices, stent systems, bifurcation aneurysm implants including their HPC variants (Hydrophilic Polymer Coating) where applicable as well as coil systems, and other adjunctive medical devices. The overarching purpose of this registry is to carry out a proactive gathering, recording, and analysis of data on the safety, performance and usability of the devices as applied within the routine practice of the participating registry sites.

Transcatheter Fontan Stenting: Impact on Hepatic Stiffness and Exercise Capacity

The goal of this observational study is to assess the clinical impact following Fontan stent placement for extracardiac Fontan conduit (EFC) stenosis in patients with single-ventricle Fontan-palliated patients ages 12-21 years old. The main question it aims to: -Assess changes in exercise capacity by cardiopulmonary exercise testing and liver stiffness assessed by shear wave elastography before and after EFC stenting. Participants will undergo two cardiopulmonary exercise tests and three shear wave elastography scans.

Beacon Tip Sizing Catheter and Slip-Cath Beacon Tip Catheter Study

This prospective observational post-market clinical study will collect data in the United States to primarily support the re-launch of the re-designed Beacon Tip Sizing Catheter and Slip-Catheter Beacon Tip Catheter \& Shuttle Select Slip-Catheter (Visceral and Cerbral) for a Conformité Européenne (CE) Mark application in the European Union (EU). Additionally, the data from this study may be used to support regulatory approval in other countries/regions. The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate the safety and performance of these catheters in accordance with the Intended Use through the end of index procedure, and through 30 days post procedure, (as applicable as data is available) to ensure an acceptable benefit:risk ratio.

Prevalence and Etiologies of Intracranial Stenosis in Patients With Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an important cause of young stroke which could result in major disability. Cohort studies suggested that 17% of young ischemic stroke were accountable by APS (1). Although warfarin has been the mainstay of treatment in APS for the past decades, recurrent thromboembolism occurred up to 10% of warfarinized patients with APS (2, 3). These observations call for an in-depth understanding of disease mechanisms secondary to antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). Contrary to traditional understanding, recent evidence suggested mechanisms of cerebrovascular ischemia in APS are far more complex than hypercoagulability alone. In the proposed cross-sectional study, we aim to determine the prevalence of intracranial stenosis, and to explore the correlations between the neuroimaging findings and the immunological as well as clinical features in patients with APS. In the proposed cross-sectional study, we aim to determine the prevalence of intracranial stenosis, and to explore the correlations between the neuroimaging findings and the immunological as well as clinical features in patients with APS.

Oriental Intervention for Enhanced Neurocognitive Health (ORIENT) Diet in Patients With Intracranial / Carotid Stenosis

To test the effects of 6 month additional intervention of ORIENT diet versus usual medical treatment for Intracranial / Carotid Stenosis on cognitive decline, multi-mode MRI image markers and serum and fecal biomarkers in a randomized controlled trial of 120 patients with intracranial / carotid stenosis, who are aged older than 40 years and without dementia.

COffee and Metabolites Modulating the Gut MicrobiomE in Colorectal caNCER

This is research study is assessing the effects of 6-g daily use of freeze-dried instant coffee on liver fat and fibrosis and the gut microbiome and metabolome in patients who have completed routine treatment (including surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy) for stage I-III colorectal cancer.

Diagnostic Performance of the Resistance Index (RI) for the Assessment of Cerebral Vasoreactivity in Transcranial Doppler

Routine revascularization of asymptomatic carotid stenosis is questionable as optimal medical therapy has significantly reduced the risk of stroke. Therefore, it is crucial to identify high-risk patients who may still benefit from carotid revascularization. In 2017, the ESC guidelines clarified the criteria associated with a high risk of stroke despite optimal treatment to consider a revascularization procedure, including altered cerebral vasoreactivity. However, cerebral vasoreactivity using transcranial Doppler ultrasound is reserved for qualified centers. It requires a technical platform and trained personnel, is time-consuming and generally not readily available. A simpler test is therefore necessary. The goal is to quickly and easily detect patients with normal vasoreactivity who do not benefit from the cerebral vasoreactivity test (reference standard) and to reserve the time-consuming cerebral vasoreactivity test for patients likely to have altered vasoreactivity. The hypothesis of the study is that on a routine measure in transcranial echo-Doppler, the resistance index (RI), can predict the response to the cerebral vasoreactivity test. With this new test, it will be possible to select patients who do not benefit from pharmacological cerebral vasoreactivity testing ("true negatives"). Thus, the time-consuming cerebral vasoreactivity test will be reserved only for patients with a possibility of impaired vasoreactivity.

Six-month Response Rate According to Two Surgical Techniques (Rotational Atherectomy Versus Angioplasty) to Treat Stenosis of Vascular Accesses in Hemodialysis.

A well-functioning hemodialysis vascular access is a decisive factor in the survival of hemodialysis patients, who have a high mortality rate. 85% of these hemodialysis patients, are treated via an arteriovenous fistula (AVF). However, the primary patency of AVFs at 1 year is 60%, mainly due to neointimal hyperplasia developing in the drainage vein, which leads to stenosis and, if left untreated, thrombosis of the AVF. Indeed, forty percent of hemodialysis patients require re-intervention on their vascular access within the year, due to stenosis on their AVF. Transluminal angioplasty (TLA) is currently used as first-line treatment for these stenoses but TLA itself causes vascular damage, with early recurrence of the stenosis in 50% of cases at 6 months, and necessitating repeated interventions. In recent years several endovascular techniques have been developed to limit the risk of re-stenosis, none of which have produced significantly better results than simple TLA. Eliminating intimal hyperplasia using a minimally invasive endovascular technique, rather than crushing it with simple angioplasty, would improve restenosis-free survival in these patients. Today, endovascular rotational atherectomy techniques are available to improve the patency of angioplasty in the treatment of complex arterial lesions of the coronary arteries and lower limbs. The atherotome is a guide-mounted catheter with a small burr at its distal end, which resects the atheromatous plaque whereas angioplasty simply crushes it. Atherectomy is followed by drug-eluting balloon (DEB) angioplasty with paclitaxel release to limit restenosis through its anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative activity. A few cases of rotational atherectomy for the treatment of calcified stenoses in saphenous vein coronary bypasses have been reported in the literature, with encouraging results. If AVF re-stenosis should occur, the intimal hyperplasia can be removed endovascularly, thereby limiting the risk of short-term iterative stenosis. The aim of this study was to compare the 6-month re-stenosis rate with this technique (atherectomy + drug-eluting balloon) versus standard angioplasty + drug-eluting balloon for the treatment of restenosis of hemodialysis vascular accesses.

Pipeline Embolization for Intracranial Aneurysms

This study collected the clinical, laboratory, and imaging data from patients with intracranial aneurysms, who underwent Pipeline implantation. The purpose of this study is to observe the safety, effcacy, and haemodynamics after Pipeline embolization.

Does the Degree of Cervical Stenosis Affect Proprioception?

Neck pain is a common health problem that negatively affects the quality of life of individuals of different age groups and most people experience this problem at some point in their lives. With age, changes occur in the neuromuscular functions of the cervical region that are considered normal. These changes lead to many problems such as postural disorder, decreased stabilization, loss of normal joint motion, balance disorders and decreased cervical joint position sense. When the literature was examined, the situation was observed that cervical proprioception, which is defined as joint position sense, has not been sufficiently investigated. In particular, researchers have not found any literature on how proprioceptive sensation varies according to the degree of cervical stenosis. Therefore, this study will provide a direction for the treatment of cervical region problems. The data will be discussed with appropriate statistical methods and treatment recommendations will be presented according to the results obtained.

Diagnosis of Myocardial Ischemia With MCG Using SPECT as a Reference Standard

This is a prospective clinical study aiming to investigate the efficacy of Magnetocardiography (MCG) in detecting myocardial ischemia in patients of a suspected non-ST-elevation-acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) by using Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) as the gold standard for determining the presence and severity of myocardial ischemia.

A Trail of Sperstent® Used for Residual Lesions of Femoropopliteal Arteries

This is a prospective, multi-center, randomized trial designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of Sperstent® peripheral spot stent system versus Everflex® self-expanding peripheral stent system in the endovascular treatment of post-balloon angioplasty (post-PTA) residual lesions including stenoses and/or dissections in femoral and proximal popliteal arteries.

Clinical Registration Study of Patients With Intracranial / Carotid Stenosis

Through prospective registration and follow-up, this study will collect data of patients with intracranial/carotid stenosis, including clinical information, neuropsychological scales, multimodal magnetic resonance images. The investigators aim to analyze clinical and imaging characteristics of patients with cognitive impairment related to intracranial/carotid stenosis, in order to achieve early identification of cognitive impairment.