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Long-term Safety Study of the GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder

GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder Post-Approval Study

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00581308
Enrollment
215
Registered
2007-12-27
Start date
2006-08-31
Completion date
2014-10-31
Last updated
2018-02-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Septal Defect, Atrial

Keywords

atrial septal defect, septal occluder, HELEX

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of the GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder in the treatment of ostium secundum atrial septal defects (ASDs).

Detailed description

The GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder is an approved medical device indicated for the transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of the GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder in the treatment of ostium secundum atrial septal defects (ASDs). This is an FDA Condition of Approval Study. All subjects enrolled in this study will be followed for long-term safety and efficacy of the occluder device through 5 years.

Interventions

DEVICEGORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder

Percutaneous transcatheter closure of ostium secundum atrial septal defects (ASDs)

Sponsors

W.L.Gore & Associates
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* ASD less than or equal to 18 mm.

Exclusion criteria

* Conditions that would confound treatment of ASD or complicate distinguishing onset of adverse events. * Unable to accommodate device delivery catheter.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Efficacy12 monthsA calculation of the proportion of subjects with clinically successful defect closure as determined by the site at 1, 3, and 5 years postprocedure. Clinical Success is a composite measure of safety and efficacy evaluated at the 12-, 36-, and 60-month post-procedure evaluations and is defined as absence of: * Any major device/procedure adverse event * Repeat procedure to the target ASD. Repeat procedures were considered major adverse events and are included in the major adverse event group. * Clinically significant leak at the follow-up visit
Safety5 yearsA calculation of the proportion of subjects experiencing one or more major device or procedure related adverse event(s) at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years post procedure.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Data was combined from the following sources: (1) Continued Access Study of the GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder (PMA Subjects HLX 03-01 - last 87 non-training subjects) and (2) subjects implanted with the HELEX device enrolled in the Post-Approval Study of the GORE® HELEX® Septal Occluder (n=128). The total number of subjects enrolled is 215.

Pre-assignment details

Only subjects with a successful implant of the device were included from each study.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
PAS Subjects
Subjects with occluder in place upon leaving cath lab
215
Total215

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Month 1Device Removed2
Month 1Lost to Follow-up3
Month 1Uknown1
Month 1Withdrawal by Subject2
Month 12Death1
Month 12Device Removed1
Month 12Lost to Follow-up14
Month 12Other1
Month 12Withdrawal by Subject3
Month 6Lost to Follow-up1
Month 6Withdrawal by Subject2
Pre DischargeDevice Removed1
Pre DischargeLost to Follow-up1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPAS Subjects
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
188 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
1 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
26 Participants
Age, Continuous
Mean (Standard Deviation)
11.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.9
Age, Customized6.5 years
Defect Size by Direct Balloon Sizing
Missing Value
6 Participants
Defect Size by Direct Balloon Sizing
With Value
209 Participants
Defect Size by Direct Balloon Sizing12 (mm)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3
General Medical History: Cardiac Arrhythmia(s)
No
199 Participants
General Medical History: Cardiac Arrhythmia(s)
Yes
16 Participants
General Medical History: ECG Abnormalities
No
118 Participants
General Medical History: ECG Abnormalities
Yes
97 Participants
General Medical History: Other (non-ASD) Cardiac Disease
No
187 Participants
General Medical History: Other (non-ASD) Cardiac Disease
Yes
28 Participants
General Medical History: Previous Cardiac Surgery
No
203 Participants
General Medical History: Previous Cardiac Surgery
Yes
12 Participants
Multiple Fenestrations Noted
No
176 Participants
Multiple Fenestrations Noted
Yes
39 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
8 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
23 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic or Latino
21 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
16 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Unknown
6 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White or Caucasian
141 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
130 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
85 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
54 / 215
serious
Total, serious adverse events
9 / 215

Outcome results

Primary

Efficacy

A calculation of the proportion of subjects with clinically successful defect closure as determined by the site at 1, 3, and 5 years postprocedure. Clinical Success is a composite measure of safety and efficacy evaluated at the 12-, 36-, and 60-month post-procedure evaluations and is defined as absence of: * Any major device/procedure adverse event * Repeat procedure to the target ASD. Repeat procedures were considered major adverse events and are included in the major adverse event group. * Clinically significant leak at the follow-up visit

Time frame: 12 months

Population: Subjects with Successful Device Delivery

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacySubjects Evaluated180 Participants
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacyClinical Success171 Participants
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacyClinical Failure9 Participants
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacyMajor Device/Procedure Adverse Event8 Participants
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacySignificant Leak on Core Lab Evaluation1 Participants
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacySubjects Not Evaluated30 Participants
Primary

Efficacy

A calculation of the proportion of subjects with clinically successful defect closure as determined by the site at 1, 3, and 5 years postprocedure. Clinical Success is a composite measure of safety and efficacy evaluated at the 12-, 36-, and 60-month post-procedure evaluations and is defined as absence of: * Any major device/procedure adverse event * Repeat procedure to the target ASD. Repeat procedures were considered major adverse events and are included in the major adverse event group. * Clinically significant leak at the follow-up visit

Time frame: 36 months

Population: Subjects with Successful Device Delivery

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacyClinical Failure10 Participants
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacyMajor Device/Procedure Adverse Event9 Participants
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacySignificant Leak on Core Lab Evaluation1 Participants
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacySubjects Evaluated133 Participants
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacyClinical Success123 Participants
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacySubjects Not Evaluated77 Participants
Primary

Efficacy

A calculation of the proportion of subjects with clinically successful defect closure as determined by the site at 1, 3, and 5 years postprocedure. Clinical Success is a composite measure of safety and efficacy evaluated at the 12-, 36-, and 60-month post-procedure evaluations and is defined as absence of: * Any major device/procedure adverse event * Repeat procedure to the target ASD. Repeat procedures were considered major adverse events and are included in the major adverse event group. * Clinically significant leak at the follow-up visit

Time frame: 60 months

Population: Subjects with Successful Device Delivery

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacyMajor Device/Procedure Adverse Event9 Participants
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacySubjects Evaluated152 Participants
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacyClinical Success143 Participants
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacyClinical Failure9 Participants
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacySignificant Leak on Core Lab Evaluation0 Participants
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsEfficacySubjects Not Evaluated58 Participants
Primary

Safety

A calculation of the proportion of subjects experiencing one or more major device or procedure related adverse event(s) at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years post procedure.

Time frame: 5 years

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Clinical Success at 12 MonthsSafety10 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026