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Safety of the IPERF Femoral Arterial Cannula in Patients Undergoing Planned Cardiac Surgery With Extracorporeal Circulation Via Femoral Approach

First-In-Human Study (Phase I) Evaluating the Safety of the IPERF Femoral Arterial Cannula in Patients Undergoing a Planned Cardiac Surgery Requiring the Use of an Extracorporeal Circulation Via a Femoral Approach for a Maximum of 6 Hours

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07163234
Acronym
FIH IPERF-01
Enrollment
15
Registered
2025-09-09
Start date
2026-02-11
Completion date
2026-08-01
Last updated
2026-02-27

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

Conditions

Cardiac Surgery, Ischemia Limb

Keywords

Ischemia, Cardiac Surgery

Brief summary

This is a first-in-human, prospective, single-arm, phase I clinical study evaluating the safety of the iPerf femoral arterial cannula in patients undergoing planned cardiac surgery requiring extracorporeal circulation (ECC) via a femoral approach for up to 6 hours. The iPerf device is a dual-lumen arterial cannula designed to provide systemic and lower limb perfusion during ECC, with the goal of reducing the risk of acute limb ischemia. The study will be conducted at a single center in France and will include 15 adult patients. Primary outcomes focus on procedure-related and late adverse events up to 30 days post-surgery. Secondary objectives include assessment of ischemic events, tissue oxygen saturation, and surgeon satisfaction with device handling. The study aims to demonstrate feasibility and safety of the iPerf cannula as an innovative solution for lower limb perfusion during femoral artery cannulation.

Detailed description

This is a first-in-human, prospective, single-arm, phase I clinical study evaluating the safety of the iPerf femoral arterial cannula in patients undergoing planned cardiac surgery requiring extracorporeal circulation (ECC) via a femoral approach for up to 6 hours. The iPerf device is a dual-lumen arterial cannula designed to provide systemic and lower limb perfusion during ECC, with the goal of reducing the risk of acute limb ischemia. The study will be conducted at a single center in France and will include 15 adult patients. Primary outcomes focus on procedure-related and late adverse events up to 30 days post-surgery. Secondary objectives include assessment of ischemic events, tissue oxygen saturation, and surgeon satisfaction with device handling. The study aims to demonstrate feasibility and safety of the iPerf cannula as an innovative solution for lower limb perfusion during femoral artery cannulation.

Interventions

DEVICECardiac surgery

cardiac surgery

Sponsors

IPERF SAS
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY
European Cardiovascular Research Center
CollaboratorNETWORK

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patient aged 18 years or older * Patient able to understand the study procedures, provide written informed consent, and comply with study procedures * Patients with planned cardiac surgery requiring the use of an extracorporeal circulation via a femoral approach for a maximum of 6 hours. * Patient affiliated to the social security system

Exclusion criteria

* Patient weighting less than 45 kg * Patient weighting more than 130 kg * Patient with common femoral artery diameter less or equal to 6 mm * Patient with a stenosis of the aorta, iliac artery, or femoral artery reducing their diameter of more than 50% * Patient with previous vascular or endovascular surgery of the iliac or femoral arteries * Patient participating in another interventional study * Patients with known arterial dissection * Patient who is pregnant at the time of enrollment * Patients under judicial protection, guardianship or curatorship or subjects deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Safety of the novel IPERF femoral arterial cannulaFrom enrollment to 30-60 days post surgeryPer procedure and late adverse events related to the IPERF Femoral Arterial Cannula, up to 30 days after surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of patients with at least one ischemic event from cannula installation to decannulationFrom enrollment to 30-60 days post surgeryNumber of patients with at least one clinical ischemic event from cannula installation to decannulation defined by clinical observations of the cannulated limb: paleness/ bluish appearance of the leg, oedema, coldness and increased skin recolouring time.
Evolution of Tissue Oxygen Saturation (StO2) versus baseline during femoral cannulation with IPerf™ device between the cannulated and the non-cannulated lower limb.From enrollment to 30-60 days post surgeryEvolution of Tissue Oxygen Saturation (StO2) versus baseline the cannulated and non cannulated limb (Ceulemans Heart and Vessels, 2023 and versus baseline during femoral cannulation with IPerf™ device in the cannulated and non-cannulated lower limb by NIRS method
Satisfaction of the surgeonFrom enrollment to 30-60 days post surgerySatisfaction of the surgeon regarding insertion, positioning, stability, and withdrawal of the device: satisfaction score ≥3 (satisfaction scale: 1- Very dissatisfied, 2- Dissatisfied, 3-Neither dissatisfied or satisfied, 4- Satisfied, 5- Very satisfied)

Countries

France

Contacts

CONTACTFabien Doguet, Surgeon
dogufa76@gmail.com+33(0)1 60 13 60 89
STUDY_DIRECTORPierre Mordant, Surgeon

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026