Long Term Effects of Treating Submassive Pulmonary Embolism With Ultra-sound Accelerated Thrombolysis

NCT ID: NCT01899339

Last Updated: 2023-07-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-05-31

Study Completion Date

2019-02-28

Brief Summary

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Patients with Submassive Pulmonary Embolism treated with ultra-sound therapy will have an improved right ventricular function 72 hours post treatment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Submassive Pulmonary Embolism

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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pulmonary embolism

patients with submassive pulmonary embolism

submassive PA treatment with Ekosonic endo device

Intervention Type OTHER

Ultra Sound energy along with tPA to treat submassive pulmonary embolism

Interventions

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submassive PA treatment with Ekosonic endo device

Ultra Sound energy along with tPA to treat submassive pulmonary embolism

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Ekosonic Endovascular Device

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with acute (\< or = 14 days)symptomatic pulmonary embolism by CT Angiogram of the thorax with embolus involving at least one main or lower lobe pulmonary artery and RV:LV ratio \> 0.9

Exclusion Criteria

* age \> 80
* Recent thrombolytic therapy (with in 4 days)
* Active bleeding or know bleeding diathesis
* Known coagulopathy (including treatment with vitamin K antagonists) INR \> 3 and/or PTT \> 50
* Thrombocytopenia (PLT cound \< 100,000)
* History of any intracranial or intraspinal surgery, trauma or bleed
* Intracranial neoplasms, AVM, or aneurysm
* Recent (\< 1 month) GI bleed
* Recent (\< 3 months) internal eye surgery or hemorrhagic retinopathy
* Recent (\< 7 days) major surgery, trauma, or obstetrical delivery
* Renal insufficiency with eGFR \< 45 ml/min
* Known allergy, hypersensitivity, or thrombocytopenia from heparin or tPA
* Hemodynamic instability defined as need for cardiopulmonay resuscitation, Systolic BP \> 90 mm Hg for \> 15 min or need for pressor agents to maintain BP \> 90.
* Severe Hypertension (sustained systolic \> 180 mm Hg or diastolic \> 90 mm Hg.
* Pregnant patients
* known right to left shunt
* Large (\>10 mm)intracardiac thrombus
* Use of thrombolytics or glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antangonists within 3 days of inclusion.
* Life expectancy \< 30 days
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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EKOS Corporation

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Spectrum Health Hospitals

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Michael F Knox, MD

Medical Doctor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael Knox, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Spectrum Health Hosptials and ARS

Locations

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Spectrum Health Hospitals

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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Ekos

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2013-069

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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