Complete Occlusion of Coilable Aneurysms (COCOA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00777907 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 22, 2008
Last Update Posted : August 7, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Intracranial Aneurysm | Device: Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) Device: Coil embolization | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 13 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Complete Occlusion of Coilable Aneurysms |
Study Start Date : | October 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | November 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Coil embolization
Placement of bare platinum coils into the target aneurysm with balloon remodeling allowed. Stents are not allowed in this arm.
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Device: Coil embolization
Placement of bare platinum coils into the target aneurysm with balloon remodeling allowed. |
Experimental: Pipeline
Placement of 1 or more Pipeline Embolization Device(s)(PED) into the parent artery at the target aneurysm.
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Device: Pipeline Embolization Device (PED)
1 or more PEDs placed in the parent artery of the affected aneurysm via endovascular approach.
Other Name: Pipeline Embolization Device, PED |
- Effectiveness: Proportion of subjects whose target aneurysm shows complete occlusion on angiogram with <=50% stenosis of the parent artery. Safety: Proportion of subjects with ipsilateral major stroke or neurologic death. [ Time Frame: 180 days ]
- Rate of complete target aneurysm occlusion [ Time Frame: 1, 3 and 5 years ]
- Incidence of ipsilateral major stroke [ Time Frame: 180 days ]
- Change in modified Rankin scale (MRS) [ Time Frame: 180 days, 1, 3 and 5 years ]
- Incidence of device-related adverse events [ Time Frame: 180 days, 1, 3 and 5 years ]
- Change from baseline in neurologic signs or symptoms related to the target aneurysm [ Time Frame: 180 days ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 21 to 75 years, inclusive
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Patient has a single target IA that:
- is located in the following regions of the internal carotid artery: i. Paraophthalmic (including paraclinoid, ophthalmic and hypophyseal segments) ii. Cavernous iii. Petrous
- is saccular
- has a parent vessel with diameter 2.5-5.0 mm
- If target IA has a neck >4 mm, at least 2 of 3 members of an independent expert committee (IEC) have confirmed that coil embolization with optional adjunctive techniques** has a very high likelihood of procedural success (i.e., coil placement and retention)
- Subject has provided written informed consent using the IRB-approved consent form
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Subject has the necessary mental capacity to participate and is willing and able to comply with protocol requirements
- ** Adjunctive techniques include intravascular balloons ["balloon remodeling"], 3D coils, dual catheter techniques.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Target IA has BOTH neck >4 mm AND size (maximum fundus diameter) >10 mm
- More than one IA requires treatment in the next 6 months
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage in the past 60 days
- Any intracranial hemorrhage in the last 42 days
- Major surgery in the last 42 days
- Coils in place in the target IA
- Unstable neurologic deficit (i.e., any worsening of clinical condition in the last 30 days)
- Known irreversible bleeding disorder
- Platelet count < 100 x 103 cells/mm3 or known platelet dysfunction
- Inability to tolerate, documented evidence of adverse reaction or contraindication to study medications
- Prior stent placement at target site
- Contraindication to CT scan AND MRI
- Known allergy to contrast used in angiography that cannot be medically controlled
- Known severe allergy to platinum or cobalt/chromium alloys
- Relative contraindication to angiography (e.g., serum creatinine > 2.5 mg/dL)
- Woman of child-bearing potential who cannot provide a negative pregnancy test
- Evidence of active infection at the time of treatment
- Other known conditions of the heart, blood, brain or intracranial vessels that carry a high risk of neurologic events (e.g., severe heart failure, atrial fibrillation, known carotid stenosis)
- Current use of cocaine or other illicit substance
- Any comorbid disease or condition expected to compromise survival or ability to complete follow-up assessments to 180 days
- Extracranial stenosis greater than 50% in the carotid artery
- Intracranial stenosis greater than 50% in the treated vessel

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00777907
United States, Arizona | |
Barrow Neurological Institute | |
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85013 | |
United States, New York | |
SUNY Stony Brook | |
Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794 |
Principal Investigator: | David Fiorella, MD, PhD | Barrow Neurologic Institute |
Responsible Party: | Chestnut Medical Technologies |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00777907 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CLP-0004 |
First Posted: | October 22, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 7, 2015 |
Last Verified: | August 2015 |
neurovascular embolization therapeutic embolization |
Intracranial Aneurysm Aneurysm Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Intracranial Arterial Diseases |
Cerebrovascular Disorders Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases |