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The Protrieve PROTECTOR Study

PROTECTOR: Evaluating the Safety and Effectiveness of the Protrieve Sheath in Preventing Clinically Significant Intraprocedural Pulmonary Embolism by Providing Embolic Protection in the IVC During Thrombectomy Procedures to Treat DVT

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06495996
Acronym
PROTECTOR
Enrollment
66
Registered
2024-07-11
Start date
2025-03-05
Completion date
2025-11-06
Last updated
2026-09-10

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

Conditions

Deep Venous Thrombosis, Venous Thromboembolism

Keywords

Venous Thromboembolism, Deep Venous Thrombosis, Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy

Brief summary

The Protrieve PROTECTOR Study is a prospective, single-arm, multicenter study of the Protrieve Sheath.

Detailed description

The primary study objective is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Protrieve Sheath in preventing clinically significant intraprocedural pulmonary embolism by providing embolic protection in the IVC during thrombectomy procedures to treat DVT.

Interventions

DEVICEPercutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT)

Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT) is the endovascular removal of thrombus by catheter-based mechanical or aspiration methods. The term PMT generally describes interventional procedures performed without the use of lytic agents and frequently involves instrumentation in extensive amounts of fresh thrombus.

Sponsors

Inari Medical
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Age ≥ 18 years 2. Planned intervention for DVT presenting with one or more of the following characteristics indicative of elevated risk for PE: 1. Bilateral iliofemoral DVT 2. Clot extending into or located in the IVC 3. In-stent thrombosis 4. Presence of thrombosed IVC filter 5. Other features that the investigator deems put the subject at elevated risk for thromboembolism 3. Willing and able to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. Current symptomatic PE 2. Known anatomic inability to place Protrieve device via jugular vein access site 3. Presence of clot extending to the IVC-Right Atrial junction or in the SVC 4. Subject is pregnant 5. Severe allergy to iodinated contrast agents that cannot be mitigated 6. INR \> 1.7 if not currently on anticoagulation therapy, platelets \< 50,000/μl which cannot be corrected prior to enrollment, or Hemoglobin \< 8.0 g/dL 7. Severe renal impairment in patients who are not yet on dialysis that in the Investigator's discretion would pose risk to the patient with the use of marketed contrast agents 8. Subject is participating in another study that may interfere with this study 9. Subject has any condition for which, in the opinion of the Investigator, participation would not be in the best interest of the subject 10. Subject has previously completed or withdrawn from this study 11. Limb-threatening circulatory compromise (e.g., phlegmasia) 12. Uncontrolled severe hypertension on repeated readings (systolic \> 180mmHg or diastolic \> 105mmHg) 13. Severe allergy, hypersensitivity to, or thrombocytopenia from heparin 14. Inability to provide therapeutic anticoagulation per Investigator discretion 15. Known hypercoagulable states that, in the opinion of the Investigator, cannot be medically managed throughout the study period 16. Inability to be a candidate for intervention due to medical or technical reasons based on physician judgement

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Primary Effectiveness Measure:24 Hours (+-12 Hours)a. Clinically significant PE
Primary Safety Measure:24 Hours (+-12 Hours)1. Protrieve device-related Major Adverse Events (MAEs) 2. Major Protrieve access site complications

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Capture of Thromboembolic Material24 Hours (+-12 Hours)a. Capture and removal of thromboembolic material in the Protrieve funnel, as assessed by proportion of study cases where any material was either entrapped in the funnel or removed via Protrieve
Device Success24 Hours (+-12 Hours)b. Device success, defined as successful delivery, deployment, and retrieval of the Protrieve device without complications
Venous Access Routes24 Hours (+-12 Hours)c. Thrombectomy via supplementary venous access routes
Estimated Percentage of the Protrieve Funnel Obstructed24 Hours (+-12 Hours)d. Estimated percentage of the Protrieve funnel obstructed by clot, as observed by visual inspection or imaging
Blood Transfusions24 Hours (+-12 Hours)e. Blood transfusions associated with Protrieve Sheath access site bleeding

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORRipal Gandhi, MD

Baptist Hospital

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 11, 2026