The GORE VBX FORWARD Clinical Study: A Comparison of the GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis to Bare Metal Stenting for Patients With Complex Iliac Occlusive Disease

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorW.L.Gore & Associates

About this trial

The objective of this prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial is to demonstrate the superiority of the VBX Device for primary patency when compared to bare metal stenting in complex iliac occlusive disease.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 18 years at time of informed consent signature

Informed Consent Form (ICF) is signed by the subject

Subject can comply with protocol requirements, including follow-up

Patient has symptomatic claudication, rest pain, or minor tissue loss (Rutherford Category 2-5)

Disqualifiers

Life expectancy <1 year

Patient is pregnant at time of informed consent.

Patient has a known allergy to stent or stent graft components (including nitinol, stainless steel, or heparin).

Patient has severe chronic renal insufficiency (serum creatinine level > 2.5mg/dL) and not undergoing hemodialysis.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Stenting of the Common and/or External Iliac Arteries with the GORE® VIABAHN® VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis
  • Stenting of the Common and/or External Iliac Arteries with Bare Metal Stent

Treatment groups

244 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators