RECRUITING

Forceps vs. Snare IVC Filter Removal

Study Overview

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Description

IVC filters are mechanical filters placed in a patient's body to trap blood clots in the legs migrating to the lungs. When no longer indicated, interventional radiologists are consulted for IVC filter removal. Currently, many methods for extracting IVC filters exist. Two of the most common methods involve using an endovascular snare device or rigid forceps. We intend to prospectively compare these two methods in an attempt to see if one offers an advantage to the other. This will be compared by evaluating success rates and procedure time.

Official Title

Prospective Comparison of Rigid Forceps Versus Endovascular Snare for Routine IVC Filter Retrieval

Quick Facts

Study Start:2018-12-26
Study Completion:2028-12-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04092192

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Non-pregnant females
  2. * Adult patients (age 18 years and older)
  3. * Referred to Interventional Radiology for IVC filter removal
  4. * IVC filter implanted less than 6 months with the procedure being performed at UCMC by current IR staff.
  5. * Cook Celect filter or Argon Medical Option Elite
  1. * Patients with outside hospital filter placement
  2. * Filters other than Cook Celect or Argon Medical Option Elite
  3. * Implantation period \>6 months
  4. * Evidence of coagulopathy (INR \<1.8, platelet count \>50k)
  5. * Clotting disorder
  6. * Central venous occlusion
  7. * Prior filter placement/removal.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Osmanuddin Ahmed, MD
CONTACT
773-795-7226
oahmed@uchicago.edu
Pamela Lofton, RN, MSN
CONTACT
773-702-2537

Principal Investigator

Osmanuddin Ahmed, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
UChicago Medicine

Study Locations (Sites)

UChicago Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, 60637
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Chicago

  • Osmanuddin Ahmed, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, UChicago Medicine

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2018-12-26
Study Completion Date2028-12-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2018-12-26
Study Completion Date2028-12-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • IVC filter, filter removal, filter retrieval

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • DVT