Status:
COMPLETED
Excimer Laser Assisted IVC Filter Retrieval
Lead Sponsor:
Northwestern University
Conditions:
IVC Filters
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-100 years
Brief Summary
This is a prospective chart review to follow our laser-assisted IVC filter retrieval patients. We intend to validate existing literature and scientific findings by publishing our own clinical experien...
Detailed Description
At Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL USA, IVC filters are successfully removed \>95%. Technical failures, although rare, are usually related to excessive endoluminal scarring at the point ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients will be male and female aged 18 years to 100 years old who were treated with either permanent or retrievable IVC filter placement and were referred to the Interventional Radiology or Vascular Surgery departments for IVC filter retrieval starting December 1, 2011.
- Patients have failed all other traditional methods/attempts at removal of their IVC filter.
Exclusion
- Patients who refuse the use of the excimer laser device to attempt to remove their IVC filter.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 3 2012
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 11 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
535 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02240251
Start Date
January 3 2012
End Date
November 11 2022
Last Update
May 12 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611