NCT00488696: Branched stent-graft for aortic-arch aneurysm

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Updated 2026-10-10

Registry status when checked 2026-10-10Withdrawn

NCT00488696 investigated a branched stent-graft approach for proximal aortic-arch aneurysms in patients considered high risk for open repair. The UCSF protocol was a single-arm evaluation requiring suitable anatomy, not a randomized comparison with conventional surgery. 1 2

The latest inspected registry update was submitted in December 2025 and lists the study as withdrawn. Planned endpoints included successful implantation at one month and longer-term graft stability over five years. Older descriptions or site listings should not override that more recent study-level status. 1 2

Verified implantation, stroke, mortality, or durability results were not recovered. Publications about earlier device development cited in the background are not automatically outcomes from this identifier. The withdrawal label alone does not establish a specific device defect or safety cause. 1 2

Sources

1. ClinicalTrials.gov — ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT00488696. Original study registration: sponsor, design, population, endpoints and dated history.Original study registration · Original record checked against the registry API. Checked 2026-10-10. Registration and current registry fields do not by themselves establish efficacy. Historical details in the article retain their stated date. Supplied note: ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT00488696. Original study registration: sponsor, design, population, endpoints and dated history.

2. ICH GCP — ICH GCP — readable reproduction of the sponsor-submitted ClinicalTrials.gov record. Supports the registration details quoted here; not an independent clinical-results publication.Cited supporting source · Link and description preserved from supplied research. Checked in supplied research dated 2026-10-10. Source description comes from supplied research; underlying page was not independently re-read for this update.