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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04589962
Other study ID # SUPER AXAInternationalRegistry
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date October 9, 2020
Est. completion date February 28, 2022

Study information

Verified date November 2022
Source IRCCS San Raffaele
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the Study is to compare the outcomes of the surgical and the percutaneous approach to the upper extremity access (axillary or brachial artery) during endovascular procedures on the aortic valve, the aorta, and its side branches.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 700
Est. completion date February 28, 2022
Est. primary completion date February 28, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Patients who received a surgical or percutaneous access to the axillary or brachial artery during Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), Fenestrated/Branched-Endovascular Aortic Repair (F/BEVAR), chimney-EVAR (Ch-EVAR) or visceral side branches stenting, between January 2010 and May 2020 - Adult patients =18 years Exclusion Criteria: - Introducer sheath internal diameter (ID) used < 5F or > 22F - Patient with previous surgical axillary access on the puncture side (Pacemaker excluded) - Patient with subclavian / axillary / brachial occlusive disease with stenosis greater than 50% - Patient with previous bypass surgery or stent placement in the vicinity of access site (ie. Axillary extracorporeal cannulation with, axillo-femoral bypass, patch (venous or synthetic repair of previous axillary access, etc) - Bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy - Patients with active systemic or cutaneous infection or inflammation - Patients who are pregnant or lactating - Patient younger than 18 years of age - Patients who are morbidity obese (BMI > 40 Kg/m2)

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms

  • Surgical and the Percutaneous Approach to the Upper Extremity Access

Intervention

Other:
access axillary or brachial artery
access to the axillary or brachial artery during Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), Fenestrated/Branched-Endovascular Aortic Repair (F/BEVAR), chimney-EVAR (Ch-EVAR) or visceral side branches stenting

Locations

Country Name City State
Austria Medical University of Vienna Vienna
Belgium Imelda Hospital Bonheiden
France Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire Rennes
Germany University Hospital of Cologne Cologne
Germany Asklepios Klinik St. Georg Hamburg
Germany University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg Hamburg
Germany University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf Hamburg
Germany University hospital Leipzig Leipzig
Italy IRCCS San Raffaele Milan
Italy IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital Milan
Italy S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital Perugia
Italy San Filippo Neri Hospital Roma
Spain Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón Madrid
Spain Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro Vigo
Sweden Skåne University Hospital Malmö
Switzerland UniversitätsSpital Zürich Zürich
United Kingdom Nuffield Dept. of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford Oxford
United States Ascension St John Hospital and Medical Center Detroit Michigan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
IRCCS San Raffaele

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  Austria,  Belgium,  France,  Germany,  Italy,  Spain,  Sweden,  Switzerland,  United Kingdom, 

References & Publications (12)

Arnett DM, Lee JC, Harms MA, Kearney KE, Ramos M, Smith BM, Anderson EC, Tayal R, McCabe JM. Caliber and fitness of the axillary artery as a conduit for large-bore cardiovascular procedures. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Jan 1;91(1):150-156. doi: 10.1002/ccd.27416. Epub 2017 Nov 11. — View Citation

Bertoglio L, Grandi A, Melloni A, Kahlberg A, Melissano G, Chiesa R. Percutaneous AXillary Artery (PAXA) Access at the First Segment During Fenestrated and Branched Endovascular Aortic Procedures. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2020 Jun;59(6):929-938. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2020.01.027. Epub 2020 Feb 20. — View Citation

Branzan D, Steiner S, Haensig M, Scheinert D, Schmidt A. Percutaneous Axillary Artery Access for Endovascular Treatment of Complex Thoraco-abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2019 Sep;58(3):344-349. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2019.01.011. Epub 2019 Jul 30. — View Citation

De Palma R, Rück A, Settergren M, Saleh N. Percutaneous axillary arteriotomy closure during transcatheter aortic valve replacement using the MANTA device. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Nov 1;92(5):998-1001. doi: 10.1002/ccd.27383. Epub 2017 Oct 25. — View Citation

Deuschl F, Schofer N, Seiffert M, Hakmi S, Mizote I, Schaefer A, Schirmer J, Reichenspurner H, Blankenberg S, Conradi L, Schäfer U. Direct percutaneous transaxillary implantation of a novel self-expandable transcatheter heart valve for aortic stenosis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Dec 1;90(7):1167-1174. doi: 10.1002/ccd.26986. Epub 2017 Mar 15. — View Citation

Fröhlich GM, Baxter PD, Malkin CJ, Scott DJ, Moat NE, Hildick-Smith D, Cunningham D, MacCarthy PA, Trivedi U, de Belder MA, Ludman PF, Blackman DJ; National Institute for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research. Comparative survival after transapical, direct aortic, and subclavian transcatheter aortic valve implantation (data from the UK TAVI registry). Am J Cardiol. 2015 Nov 15;116(10):1555-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.08.035. Epub 2015 Sep 3. — View Citation

Kappetein AP, Head SJ, Généreux P, Piazza N, van Mieghem NM, Blackstone EH, Brott TG, Cohen DJ, Cutlip DE, van Es GA, Hahn RT, Kirtane AJ, Krucoff MW, Kodali S, Mack MJ, Mehran R, Rodés-Cabau J, Vranckx P, Webb JG, Windecker S, Serruys PW, Leon MB; Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC)-2. Updated standardized endpoint definitions for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: the Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 consensus document (VARC-2). Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Nov;42(5):S45-60. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs533. Epub 2012 Oct 1. — View Citation

Malgor RD, Marques de Marino P, Verhoeven E, Katsargyris A. A systematic review of outcomes of upper extremity access for fenestrated and branched endovascular aortic repair. J Vasc Surg. 2020 May;71(5):1763-1770.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.09.028. Epub 2019 Nov 15. — View Citation

Mirza AK, Oderich GS, Sandri GA, Tenorio ER, Davila VJ, Kärkkäinen JM, Hofer J, Cha S. Outcomes of upper extremity access during fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair. J Vasc Surg. 2019 Mar;69(3):635-643. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.05.214. Epub 2018 Oct 24. — View Citation

Puippe GD, Kobe A, Rancic Z, Pfiffner R, Lachat M, Pfammatter T. Safety of percutaneous axillary artery access with a suture-mediated closing device for parallel endograft aortic procedures - a retrospective pilot study. Vasa. 2018 Jun;47(4):311-317. doi: — View Citation

Schaefer A, Schirmer J, Schofer N, Schneeberger Y, Deuschl F, Blankenberg S, Reichenspurner H, Conradi L, Schäfer U. Transaxillary transcatheter aortic valve implantation utilizing a novel vascular closure device with resorbable collagen material: a feasibility study. Clin Res Cardiol. 2019 Jul;108(7):779-786. doi: 10.1007/s00392-018-1407-z. Epub 2018 Dec 17. — View Citation

Schäfer U, Deuschl F, Schofer N, Frerker C, Schmidt T, Kuck KH, Kreidel F, Schirmer J, Mizote I, Reichenspurner H, Blankenberg S, Treede H, Conradi L. Safety and efficacy of the percutaneous transaxillary access for transcatheter aortic valve implantation using various transcatheter heart valves in 100 consecutive patients. Int J Cardiol. 2017 Apr 1;232:247-254. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.01.010. Epub 2017 Jan 7. — View Citation

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Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary optimal hemostasis Closure success rate of the procedure without any adjunctive procedures 30 days
Primary vascular complications freedom from major access vascular complications requiring adjunctive endovascular or open procedures 30 days
Primary Incidence of permanent peripheral nerve injury freedom from permanent peripheral nerve injury with functional compromise 30 days
Primary stroke Incidence freedom from periprocedural stroke periprocedural
Primary Durability of vessel closure freedom from secondary intervention at access site 30 days