B-SAFER: Branched Stented Anastomosis Frozen Elephant Trunk Repair

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorEric Roselli, M. D.

About this trial

A prospective, single-center, non-blind, non-randomized safety and feasibility study of the hybrid repair of thoracic aortic pathologies requiring repair of the aortic arch proximal to the origin of innominate artery.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

At least 18 years of age

Subject is willing and able to give written informed consent to participate in the study or the subject's legally authorized representative has given written informed consent for the subject to participate in the study.

Expected life expectancy of greater than two years after repair

Subject has aortic pathology and requires repair or replacement of multiple damaged or diseased segments of the thoracic aorta (at least one of the following condition): Thoracic aortic aneurysm considered at increased risk for rupture or complications, Acute aortic dissection requiring urgent repair, Congenital aortic disease requiring repair

Disqualifiers

Subject is unfit for open surgical repair involving circulatory arrest

Subject is comatose or suffering from irreversible severe brain malperfusion

Subject has known sensitivity to components of the devices

Subject has an active systemic infection that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the outcome of the surgical procedure

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • B-SAFER

Treatment groups

590 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Eric Roselli, M. D.

Lead sponsor

The Cleveland Clinic

Sponsor institution

The Cleveland Clinic

Collaborator