Status:
RECRUITING
Forceps vs. Snare IVC Filter Removal
Lead Sponsor:
University of Chicago
Conditions:
DVT
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
IVC filters are mechanical filters placed in a patient's body to trap blood clots in the legs migrating to the lungs. When no longer indicated, interventional radiologists are consulted for IVC filter...
Detailed Description
Currently the optimal method for IVC filter retrieval with respect to success rate and fluoroscopic time (i.e. radiation exposure) is poorly understood. Both snare and forcep techniques have independe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Non-pregnant females
- Adult patients (age 18 years and older)
- Referred to Interventional Radiology for IVC filter removal
- IVC filter implanted less than 6 months with the procedure being performed at UCMC by current IR staff.
- Cook Celect filter or Argon Medical Option Elite
Exclusion
- Patients with outside hospital filter placement
- Filters other than Cook Celect or Argon Medical Option Elite
- Implantation period \>6 months
- Evidence of coagulopathy (INR \<1.8, platelet count \>50k)
- Clotting disorder
- Central venous occlusion
- Prior filter placement/removal.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 26 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 30 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04092192
Start Date
December 26 2018
End Date
January 30 2028
Last Update
January 7 2026
Active Locations (1)
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UChicago Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637