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RESPECT PFO Clinical Trial

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
AGA Medical Corporation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00465270
First received: April 23, 2007
Last updated: May 15, 2012
Last verified: January 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) closure, using the AMPLATZER PFO Occluder, is superior to current standard of care medical treatment in the prevention of recurrent embolic stroke.


Condition Intervention Phase
Cryptogenic Stroke
 Device: AMPLATZER PFO Occluder
Other: Standard of Care - Medical Management
 Phase 2

AGA Medical Corporation has indicated that access to an investigational treatment associated with this study is available outside the clinical trial.  

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Randomized Evaluation of Recurrent Stroke Comparing PFO Closure to Established Current Standard of Care Treatment

Further study details as provided by AGA Medical Corporation:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Recurrence of nonfatal stroke [ Time Frame: Annually until approved ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Complete closure of the defect demonstrated by TEE and bubble study (device group). [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 900
Study Start Date: August 2003
Estimated Primary Completion Date: August 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
AMPLATZER PFO Occluder
 Device: AMPLATZER PFO Occluder
patent foramen ovale closure device
Active Comparator: 2
Medical Management
 Other: Standard of Care - Medical Management
Medical management - aspirin alone, Coumadin alone, Clopidogrel alone, aspirin combined with dipyridamole

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 60 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who have had a cryptogenic stroke within the last 270 days
  • Subjects who have been diagnosed with a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
  • Subjects willing to participate in follow-up visits

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with intracardiac thrombus or tumor
  • Subjects who have an acute or recent (within 6 months) myocardial infarction or unstable angina
  • Subjects with left ventricular aneurysm or akinesis
  • Subjects with atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (chronic or intermittent)
  • Subjects with another source of right to left shunt identified at baseline, including an atrial septal defect and/or fenestrated septum
  • Subjects with contraindication to aspirin or Clopidogrel therapy
  • Pregnant or desire to become pregnant within the next year
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00465270

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Sponsors and Collaborators
AGA Medical Corporation
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Saver, MD UCLA Stroke Center
Principal Investigator: John D Carroll, MD University of Colorado, Denver
Principal Investigator: Richard Smalling, MD University of Texas Houston Health Science Center
Principal Investigator: David Thaler, MD Tufts Medical Center
  More Information

Additional Information:
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Responsible Party: AGA Medical Corporation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00465270     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: AGA-006, G990318
Study First Received: April 23, 2007
Last Updated: May 15, 2012
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by AGA Medical Corporation:
Cryptogenic
Stroke
PFO

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Stroke
Cerebral Infarction
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
 Nervous System Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Brain Infarction
Brain Ischemia

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013