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Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of MER® Stents in Carotid Revascularisation.

Badanie Kliniczne oceniające bezpieczeństwo i skuteczność Stosowania stentów Szyjnych MER® w Rewaskularyzacji tętnic Szyjnych.

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03133429
Acronym
MER
Enrollment
100
Registered
2017-04-28
Start date
2016-10-31
Completion date
2019-06-25
Last updated
2019-11-19

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Conditions

Carotid Artery Stenosis

Keywords

carotid artery, stroke, stent

Brief summary

The aim of the study is to confirm, whether the MER® stent can be used, without limitations, for the endovascular carotid stenosis treatment in daily clinical practice. Eligible patients will undergo the procedure of the common or internal carotid artery stenting using MER® with proximal or distal neuroprotection.

Detailed description

MER® stent will be implanted in eligible patients with common and internal carotid stenosis after an informed consent. Potential benefit of the MER® stent implantation will be evaluated based on angiography and duplex Doppler ultrasound examination. Follow ups are scheduled at 30 days, 6 and 12 months after index procedure. Except for clinical follow up patients will undergo carotid vessels ultrasound examination after 6 and 12 months. In case of an emergency visit, caused by the Serious Adverse Event, Patient will undergo: neurological and cardiac evaluation as well as carotid vessels USG examination and extended CT or MRI scans. In general, all procedures in the study will follow the local standard of care. The type of devices used during the angioplasty (including the MER® stents) will not differ from the devices used in the usual clinical practice in the hospital. DAPT and other medical therapy will be consistent with the rules of the Polish and European Society of Cardiology.

Interventions

DEVICEMER

carotid artery stenting

Sponsors

KCRI
CollaboratorOTHER
Balton Sp.zo.o.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* De novo lesion located in the internal carotid artery or common carotid artery * DS ≥50% (nonsymptomatic patients) and ≤99% based on QCA * DS ≥75% (symptomatic patients) and ≤99% based on QCA * Target lesion available for 20-60mm lenght and 4-10mm diameter scaffold * Patient eligible for CAS * Age ≥ 18 * Life expentancy ≥ 12 months * The patient's written informed consent has been obtained prior to the procedure.

Exclusion criteria

* Lack of neurological CAS qualification * The patient has experienced an acute myocardial infarction within 72 hours of the procedure * The patient has known paroxysmal, persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation or flutter * The patient has known gastrointestinal bleeding * Pregnancy * DAPT contraindications * Surgery planned within 1 month after the procedure * A platelet count \<100,000/mm³ or \>600,000/mm³ * The patient has known nickel, titanium or contrast allergy * The target vessel is totally occluded * The patient has stent(s) in the target lesion * Statin therapy contraindications * The target lesion has massive calcifications * Hyperthyroidism * Post-radiotherapy side effects * No pulse in femoral artery * Chronic kidney disease (creatinine level \>2,0 mg/dl or eGFR\<30 mL/min/1.73 m2 or dialysotherapy)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Stroke within 30 days after the procedure30 daysStroke within 30 days after the procedure

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
MAE30 dayscompound Major Adverse Events (death, stroke, heart attack) within 30 days after the procedure
Target vessel revascularization within 365 days365 daysTarget vessel revascularization within 365 days
Procedure success365 daysProcedure success (with residual stenosis ≤30%)
SADE365 daysSerious Adverse Device Effect

Countries

Poland

Outcome results

None listed

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