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SUrgical Versus PERcutaneous AXillary Artery International Registry

Completed
Conditions
Surgical and the Percutaneous Approach to the Upper Extremity Access
Interventions
Other: access axillary or brachial artery
Registration Number
NCT04589962
Lead Sponsor
IRCCS San Raffaele
Brief Summary

The purpose of the Study is to compare the outcomes of the surgical and the percutaneous approach to the upper extremity access (axillary or brachial artery) during endovascular procedures on the aortic valve, the aorta, and its side branches.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
700
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients who received a surgical or percutaneous access to the axillary or brachial artery during Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), Fenestrated/Branched-Endovascular Aortic Repair (F/BEVAR), chimney-EVAR (Ch-EVAR) or visceral side branches stenting, between January 2010 and May 2020
  • Adult patients ≥18 years
Exclusion Criteria
  • Introducer sheath internal diameter (ID) used < 5F or > 22F
  • Patient with previous surgical axillary access on the puncture side (Pacemaker excluded)
  • Patient with subclavian / axillary / brachial occlusive disease with stenosis greater than 50%
  • Patient with previous bypass surgery or stent placement in the vicinity of access site (ie. Axillary extracorporeal cannulation with, axillo-femoral bypass, patch (venous or synthetic repair of previous axillary access, etc)
  • Bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
  • Patients with active systemic or cutaneous infection or inflammation
  • Patients who are pregnant or lactating
  • Patient younger than 18 years of age
  • Patients who are morbidity obese (BMI > 40 Kg/m2)

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Percutaneous Groupaccess axillary or brachial artery-
Surgical Groupaccess axillary or brachial artery-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Durability of vessel closure30 days

freedom from secondary intervention at access site

optimal hemostasis30 days

Closure success rate of the procedure without any adjunctive procedures

vascular complications30 days

freedom from major access vascular complications requiring adjunctive endovascular or open procedures

Incidence of permanent peripheral nerve injury30 days

freedom from permanent peripheral nerve injury with functional compromise

stroke Incidenceperiprocedural

freedom from periprocedural stroke

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (18)

UniversitätsSpital Zürich

🇨🇭

Zürich, Switzerland

Ascension St John Hospital and Medical Center

🇺🇸

Detroit, Michigan, United States

San Filippo Neri Hospital

🇮🇹

Roma, Italy

S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital

🇮🇹

Perugia, Italy

Medical University of Vienna

🇦🇹

Vienna, Austria

Asklepios Klinik St. Georg

🇩🇪

Hamburg, Germany

Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire

🇫🇷

Rennes, France

Imelda Hospital

🇧🇪

Bonheiden, Belgium

Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf

🇩🇪

Hamburg, Germany

Skåne University Hospital

🇸🇪

Malmö, Sweden

University hospital Leipzig

🇩🇪

Leipzig, Germany

IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

IRCCS San Raffaele

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

Nuffield Dept. of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford

🇬🇧

Oxford, United Kingdom

University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg

🇩🇪

Hamburg, Germany

Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro

🇪🇸

Vigo, Spain

University Hospital of Cologne

🇩🇪

Cologne, Germany

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