BOLT: Study of the Indigo® Aspiration System When Used in Patients With Deep Vein Thrombosis
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05003843 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : August 12, 2021
Last Update Posted : May 6, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Deep Vein Thrombosis DVT | Device: Indigo Aspiration System | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 290 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | BOLT: A Prospective, Multicenter Study of Patients With Deep Vein Thrombosis to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Indigo® Aspiration System |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 30, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2025 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | February 2027 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Single Arm
Use of Indigo Aspiration System in patients with obstruction due to DVT
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Device: Indigo Aspiration System
Indigo Aspiration System |
- Composite of Major Adverse Events [ Time Frame: 48 Hours Post-Procedure ]Device related death, major bleeding, new symptomatic pulmonary embolism or re-thrombosis of the target venous segment and serious device related events
- Change in Marder Score [ Time Frame: Index Procedure ]
Complete or near complete (75% or greater) reduction of venous thrombus from the target venous segment as measured by Marder Score pre- to post-procedure
The Marder Score ranges from 0 to 24, with higher scores being worse.
- Composite of Major Adverse Events [ Time Frame: 30 Days Post-Procedure ]A composite of death, major bleeding, new symptomatic pulmonary embolism or re-thrombus of the target venous segment
- Device Related Adverse Events [ Time Frame: 24 Months ]Proportion of participants with device related adverse events
- Villalta Scale [ Time Frame: 24 Months ]
Villalta scores reported at baseline, 30 days, 180 days, 12 months, and 24 months
Villalta score ranges from 0 (no post thrombotic syndrome) to 33 (severe post thrombotic syndrome), with higher scores being worse.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Unilateral lower extremity DVT occlusion involving iliac and/or common femoral veins with up to 2 cm extension in the inferior vena cava (IVC) or femoral in combination with iliac veins, including patients with extension of clot into the contralateral common iliac vein
- Acute thrombotic or thromboembolic occlusion with symptom duration of 14 days or less at presentation
- Frontline treatment with Indigo Aspiration System in the target venous segment per Investigator decision
- Patient is ≥18 years of age
- Informed consent is obtained per Institutional Review Board requirements
Exclusion Criteria:
- Contraindication to systemic or therapeutic doses of anticoagulants
- Contraindication to iodinated contrast venography that cannot be adequately premedicated
- Complete infrarenal IVC occlusion
- In the index leg: prior DVT
- Prior stent in target venous segment
- Treatment of index DVT with thrombolytics within 14 days prior to index procedure
- Pulmonary embolism (PE) defined as either high (systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg and/or patient on IV vasoactive medication to support blood pressure), or intermediate high-risk PE, as defined by the European Society Guideline on management of PE. Low risk PE and/or intermediate low risk PE can be enrolled.
- Known coagulation disorders both acquired (e.g., Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia, etc.) or genetic (e.g., Factor V Leiden, etc.), thrombophilia, or hypercoagulable state
- Pregnant patients
- Life expectancy <1 year due to comorbidities
- Active cancer: metastatic, progressive, or treated with chemotherapy or radiation therapy in the last 6 months, with the exception of patients with non-melanoma primary skin cancers
- Current participation in another investigational drug or device study that may confound the results of this study. Studies requiring extended follow-up for products that were investigational but have since become commercially available are not considered investigational studies.
- Other medical, behavioral, or psychological conditions that, in the opinion of the Investigator, precludes the patient from appropriate consent, could limit the patient's ability to participate in the study, including compliance with follow-up requirements, or that could impact the scientific integrity of the study
- Pre-existing malpositioned stent(s) that obstructs the ostium of the index iliac vein and contacts the vena cava wall as demonstrated by venography prior to the index procedure
- Congenital anatomic anomalies of the IVC or iliac veins

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05003843
Contact: Aisha Pascua | +1 415-601-9561 | apascua@penumbrainc.com | |
Contact: Erin Archard | +1 802-377-9715 | earchard@penumbrainc.com |

Responsible Party: | Penumbra Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05003843 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
19458 |
First Posted: | August 12, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 6, 2023 |
Last Verified: | May 2023 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | Yes |
Thrombosis Venous Thrombosis Embolism and Thrombosis Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |