A Volumetric Coiling in Aneurysm Registry of the Penumbra Coil 400TM System (VOLCAN)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01754051 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : December 21, 2012
Last Update Posted : May 17, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Intracranial Aneurysms | Device: PC 400 coils |
Study Type : | Observational [Patient Registry] |
Actual Enrollment : | 100 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Target Follow-Up Duration: | 1 Year |
Official Title: | VOLCAN: A Volumetric Coiling in Aneurysm Registry of the Penumbra Coil 400TM System |
Study Start Date : | January 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 3, 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 3, 2017 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Treatment by the PC 400 coils
Patients enrolled in this study must be those treated according to the cleared indication for the PC 400 System in the Instructions for Use.
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Device: PC 400 coils |
- Packing density with the number of coils implanted [ Time Frame: During the procedure ]
- Time of fluoroscopic exposure [ Time Frame: During the procedure ]
- Procedural device-related serious adverse events at immediate post-procedure [ Time Frame: During the procedure ]
- Quality of aneurysm occlusion post-operatively and at 12±3 months post-procedure based on the Raymond Scale [ Time Frame: At 1 year post-procedure ]
- Acute occlusion of the aneurysm sac at immediate post-procedure [ Time Frame: At immediate post-procedure ]
- Adverse events occurring during the procedure and in the 30±7 days following the treatment. [ Time Frame: During and at 30 days post-procedure ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients older than 18 years
- Intracranial aneurysms >2mm, ruptured or unruptured
Exclusion Criteria:
- Fusiform aneurysms
- Dissecting aneurysms
- Aneurysms associated with brain AVMs
- Multiple aneurysms
- Re-treated aneurysms
- Patients in whom endovascular embolization therapies other than PC 400 System are used will be excluded from this study. However, adjunctive use of balloon and stent are acceptable.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01754051
France | |
CHU Pellegrin | |
Bordeaux, France |
Principal Investigator: | Dr. Jérôme Berge, MD | CHU Pellegrin - Bordeaux |
Responsible Party: | Penumbra Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01754051 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CLP 4818 CLP 4818 ( Other Identifier: Penumbra Inc ) |
First Posted: | December 21, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 17, 2018 |
Last Verified: | May 2018 |
Intracranial Aneurysm Aneurysm Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Intracranial Arterial Diseases |
Cerebrovascular Disorders Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases |