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TerminatedNCT00180544HERCULINK 14Updated Jul 28, 2008

Safety and Effectiveness Study of the HERCULINK 14 Stent to Treat Renal Artery Disease

A Phase 3 interventional study of Stenting: Renal Artery in Renal Artery Obstruction, sponsored by Abbott Medical Devices. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2008-07-28.

Sponsored by Abbott Medical Devices · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Device superceded by next generation device. Enrollment stopped, long term follow up was completed in August of 2004.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
167
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the RX HERCULINK 14 Peripheral Stent System in treating atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis.

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A prospective, non-randomized, multi-center, single-arm clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the RX HERCULINK™ 14 Peripheral Stent System in the treatment of suboptimal post- procedural percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) results in de novo or restenotic atherosclerotic renal artery stenoses.

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Conditions studied

  • Renal Artery Obstruction
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In context

Renal Artery Obstruction

57 studies on the registry are indexed under Renal Artery Obstruction; 8 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 167 is above the median of 100 across 41 interventional studies indexed under Renal Artery Obstruction.

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Lead sponsor

Abbott Medical Devices is the lead sponsor of 525 studies on the registry; 35 are open to participants now.

Of its 52 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 43 (83%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical diagnosis of renal artery atherosclerosis; candidate for renal artery angioplasty and stenting; blood pressure >160/90

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Totally occluded renal artery on the opposite side; only one functioning kidney; target lesion is in a transplanted kidney; renal insufficiency
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
167 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    1

    Male and female patients, who meet study eligibility criteria, agree to participate in the trial, and sign an informed consent, will be enrolled in the study. A HERCULINK™ 14 Peripheral Stent will be used in the treatment of suboptimal post- procedural percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) atherosclerotic renal artery stenoses.

    Device: Stenting: Renal Artery

Interventions

  • DeviceStenting: Renal Artery

    Male and female patients, who meet study eligibility criteria, agree to participate in the trial, and sign an informed consent, will be enrolled in the study. A HERCULINK™ 14 Peripheral Stent will be used in the treatment of suboptimal post- procedural percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) atherosclerotic renal artery stenoses.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Primary patency .

    Time frame: at 9-months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Acute procedural success

    Time frame: Acute

  2. Access site events requiring surgical repair or intervention

    Time frame: Acute

  3. Major adverse events (e.g. death, nephrectomy, target lesion revascularization (TLR)

    Time frame: at 30 days

  4. TLR

    Time frame: at 9 months

  5. Renal function

    Time frame: measured at 1, 6, 9, and 12-month follow-up, and every three months thereafter until approximately May 2003 or until patient 169 completes 12 month follow-up.

  6. Changes in blood pressure

    Time frame: 9 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation
    New Orleans, Louisiana 70121, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 28, 2008, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00180544
Lead sponsor
Abbott Medical Devices
First posted
Sep 16, 2005
Start date
Jul 2000
Primary completion
Aug 2004
Completion
Aug 2004
Last update
Jul 28, 2008

Study contacts

Stephen Ramee, M.D.
principal investigator · Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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