An interventional study of WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System in End Stage Kidney Disease, Chronic Kidney Diseases and Kidney Failure, sponsored by C. R. Bard. Terminated at 3 sites in 3 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-01-16.
Sponsored by C. R. Bard · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This is a global, multi-center, prospective, post-market, confirmatory, interventional, non-randomized, single-arm clinical investigation evaluating arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation by means of the WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System in patients who require a vascular access for hemodialysis (HD).
The purpose of this clinical investigation is to provide clinical evidence to further demonstrate reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System when used for endovascular arteriovenous fistula (endoAVF) creations. Treated participants will be followed for 24-months post index procedure.
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The participant must:
Exclusion Criteria:
The participant must not have:
The WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System is indicated for the cutting and coagulation of blood vessel tissue in the peripheral vasculature for the creation of an AVF used for HD. The device is intended to be used in patients suffering from chronic kidney disease requiring HD by physicians trained and experienced in endovascular techniques. The WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System will be used for these intended purposes as part of this clinical investigation according to its instructions for use (IFU).
Device: WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System
AVF endovascular creations using the WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System
Safety: Device and Procedure Related Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) - Presented as the Number of Participants With Freedom From Clinical Events Committee (CEC) Adjudicated Device and/or Procedure-Related SAEs.
Clinical Investigation Plan (CIP) Endpoint Definition: The proportion of participants with freedom from CEC adjudicated device- or procedure-related SAEs. The CEC established criteria to determine the relatability of an adverse event (AE) to the device and/or the index procedure. Based on these criteria, AEs were adjudicated to be "definitely related", "possibly related", or "not related". Events adjudicated to be "definitely" or "possibly" related were considered to be related events. NOTE: Due to early termination of the investigation, this endpoint is presented as the number of participants with freedom from CEC adjudicated device- or procedure-related SAEs.
Time frame: 30 days
Effectiveness: Number of Interventions Per Patient Years to Facilitate and / or Maintain AVF Use
CIP Endpoint Definition: The number of interventions per patient years to facilitate and / or maintain AVF use (facilitation interventions and / or maintenance interventions). The assessment of interventions to facilitate and/or maintain AVF use started post creation (after the completion of the index procedure). NOTE: For the calculation of the endpoint, the number of Interventions per Patient Years to Facilitate and / or Maintain AVF Use was to be estimated by using the Poisson regression model. Given the early termination of the investigation the mean and standard deviation of the Number of Interventions and Patient Years used for the derivation are provided in the Analysis Population Description.
Time frame: 6 months
Device and Procedure Related SAEs - Presented as the Number of Participants With Freedom From CEC Adjudicated Device and/or Procedure-Related SAEs.
CIP Endpoint Definition: The proportion of participants with freedom from CEC adjudicated device- or procedure-related SAEs. The CEC established criteria to determine the relatability of an adverse event (AE) to the device and/or the index procedure. Based on these criteria, AEs were adjudicated to be "definitely related", "possibly related", or "not related". Events adjudicated to be "definitely" or "possibly" related were considered to be related events. NOTE: Due to early termination of the investigation, this endpoint is presented as the number of participants with freedom from CEC adjudicated device- or procedure-related SAEs. This included the assessment of the 12 participants that reached 6-months prior to investigation early termination. No further related SAEs were identified in this time period from the one part of the primary safety endpoint.
Time frame: 6 months (24 months was also to be reported per the CIP but due to investigation early termination only data through 6 months was able to be evaluated).
Physiological Maturation - Presented as the Number of Participants With AVFs That Meet the CIP Definition of Physiological Maturation as Measured by Duplex Ultrasound (DUS).
CIP Endpoint Definition: The proportion of participants with AVFs that meet the CIP definition of physiological maturation as measured by DUS. Core Lab data was the primary source for endpoint derivation. In the event where core lab data was unavailable, site reported data was used. Physiological maturation was defined as an AVF having at least 500 mL/min of flow in the brachial artery and an outflow vein diameter of ≥4 mm as measured by DUS. Participants with AVFs that met the definition of functional maturation were automatically considered to have met the endpoint of physiological maturation. NOTE: Due to the early termination of the investigation this endpoint is presented as the number of participants with AVFs that meet the definition of physiological maturation as measured by DUS.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Cannulation Success - Presented as the Percentage of Participants With Cannulation Success.
CIP Endpoint Definition: The interval of time between HD arteriovenous (AV) access creation to first successful use for HD and proportion of participants with successful first use for HD as defined in the CIP. Cannulation Success is defined as the first successful use for HD using 2-needle cannulation. NOTE: Given the early termination of the investigation, this endpoint is presented as the percentage of participants with successful first use for HD. The Kaplan-Meier (KM) method was used to estimate the proportion of participants with success at 6 months.
Time frame: 6 months
Cannulation Success - Presented as the Number of Days to Cannulation Success.
CIP Endpoint Definition: The interval of time between HD arteriovenous (AV) access creation to first successful use for HD and proportion of participants with successful first use for HD as defined in the CIP. Cannulation Success is defined as the first successful use for HD using 2-needle cannulation. The median time to success was to be estimated using the Kaplan Meier curve and defined as the time at which 50% of participants reached success by the end of the 6-month window. By the end of the 6-month window, the estimated success rate was 46.2% (see Secondary Outcome above "Cannulation Success - Percentage of Participants With Cannulation Success") as such, there weren't sufficient data points with successes to get this estimate. Instead the minimum and maximum number of days to cannulation success for all participants through investigation early termination is provided.
Time frame: Through Investigation Early Termination
Cumulative Functional Patency - Presented as the Number of Participants With Cumulative Functional Patency
CIP Endpoint Definition: The time from first successful HD AV access use for HD using 2-needle cannulation to access abandonment, when the access reaches an access censoring event as specified a priori in the CIP, or analysis timepoint / clinical investigation end. NOTE: Given the early termination of the investigation the endpoint is presented as the number of participants that had met the definition of cumulative functional patency - those that (1) had initiated HD successfully through their AVF with 2-needle cannulation and (2) whose AVF was not abandoned.
Time frame: 6 months (12 months per CIP but due to investigation early termination data is reported through 6 months instead due to the limited resultant data available at 12 months)
21 participants signed informed consent prior to investigation early termination.
| Milestone | WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System |
|---|---|
| Started | 14 |
| 30-day follow-up | 13 |
| 6-week follow-up | 12 |
| 3-month follow-up | 12 |
| 6-month follow-up | 11 |
| 12-month follow-up | 2 |
| Completed | 0 |
| Not completed | 14 |
| Withdrew: Death | 1 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 1 |
| Withdrew: Investigation early termination by sponsor | 11 |
| Withdrew: Participant permanently moved abroad | 1 |
Clinical Investigation Plan (CIP) Endpoint Definition: The proportion of participants with freedom from CEC adjudicated device- or procedure-related SAEs. The CEC established criteria to determine the relatability of an adverse event (AE) to the device and/or the index procedure. Based on these criteria, AEs were adjudicated to be "definitely related", "possibly related", or "not related". Events adjudicated to be "definitely" or "possibly" related were considered to be related events. NOTE: Due to early termination of the investigation, this endpoint is presented as the number of participants with freedom from CEC adjudicated device- or procedure-related SAEs.
| Participants | WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System |
|---|---|
| Overall Number of Participants with Freedom from CEC Adjudicated Device &/ Procedure Related SAEs | 12 |
| Possible Procedure-Related SAE (Azotaemia - 7 days Post-Index Procedure with 4 Day Hospitalization) | 1 |
CIP Endpoint Definition: The number of interventions per patient years to facilitate and / or maintain AVF use (facilitation interventions and / or maintenance interventions). The assessment of interventions to facilitate and/or maintain AVF use started post creation (after the completion of the index procedure). NOTE: For the calculation of the endpoint, the number of Interventions per Patient Years to Facilitate and / or Maintain AVF Use was to be estimated by using the Poisson regression model. Given the early termination of the investigation the mean and standard deviation of the Number of Interventions and Patient Years used for the derivation are provided in the Analysis Population Description.
| Number of Interventions / Patient Years | WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System |
|---|---|
| Effectiveness: Number of Interventions Per Patient Years to Facilitate and / or Maintain AVF Use | 1.00 |
CIP Endpoint Definition: The proportion of participants with freedom from CEC adjudicated device- or procedure-related SAEs. The CEC established criteria to determine the relatability of an adverse event (AE) to the device and/or the index procedure. Based on these criteria, AEs were adjudicated to be "definitely related", "possibly related", or "not related". Events adjudicated to be "definitely" or "possibly" related were considered to be related events. NOTE: Due to early termination of the investigation, this endpoint is presented as the number of participants with freedom from CEC adjudicated device- or procedure-related SAEs. This included the assessment of the 12 participants that reached 6-months prior to investigation early termination. No further related SAEs were identified in this time period from the one part of the primary safety endpoint.
| Participants | WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System |
|---|---|
| Overall Number of Participants with Freedom from CEC Adjudicated Device &/ Procedure Related SAEs | 11 |
| Possible Procedure-Related SAE (Azotaemia - 7 days Post-Index Procedure with 4 Day Hospitalization) | 1 |
CIP Endpoint Definition: The proportion of participants with AVFs that meet the CIP definition of physiological maturation as measured by DUS. Core Lab data was the primary source for endpoint derivation. In the event where core lab data was unavailable, site reported data was used. Physiological maturation was defined as an AVF having at least 500 mL/min of flow in the brachial artery and an outflow vein diameter of ≥4 mm as measured by DUS. Participants with AVFs that met the definition of functional maturation were automatically considered to have met the endpoint of physiological maturation. NOTE: Due to the early termination of the investigation this endpoint is presented as the number of participants with AVFs that meet the definition of physiological maturation as measured by DUS.
| Participants | WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System |
|---|---|
| Overall Number of Participants with Physiological Maturation | 12 |
| Missing DUS / HD Data - Unable to Confirm Physiological Maturation (CIP Deviation) | 1 |
CIP Endpoint Definition: The interval of time between HD arteriovenous (AV) access creation to first successful use for HD and proportion of participants with successful first use for HD as defined in the CIP. Cannulation Success is defined as the first successful use for HD using 2-needle cannulation. NOTE: Given the early termination of the investigation, this endpoint is presented as the percentage of participants with successful first use for HD. The Kaplan-Meier (KM) method was used to estimate the proportion of participants with success at 6 months.
| % of Participants with Success | WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System |
|---|---|
| Percentage of All Participants with Success - KM (%) | 46.2 |
| Percentage of HD Eligible Participants with Cannulation Success (%) | 72.7 |
CIP Endpoint Definition: The interval of time between HD arteriovenous (AV) access creation to first successful use for HD and proportion of participants with successful first use for HD as defined in the CIP. Cannulation Success is defined as the first successful use for HD using 2-needle cannulation. The median time to success was to be estimated using the Kaplan Meier curve and defined as the time at which 50% of participants reached success by the end of the 6-month window. By the end of the 6-month window, the estimated success rate was 46.2% (see Secondary Outcome above "Cannulation Success - Percentage of Participants With Cannulation Success") as such, there weren't sufficient data points with successes to get this estimate. Instead the minimum and maximum number of days to cannulation success for all participants through investigation early termination is provided.
| Time to Success (Days) | WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System |
|---|---|
| Cannulation Success - Presented as the Number of Days to Cannulation Success. | NA (32 to 210) |
CIP Endpoint Definition: The time from first successful HD AV access use for HD using 2-needle cannulation to access abandonment, when the access reaches an access censoring event as specified a priori in the CIP, or analysis timepoint / clinical investigation end. NOTE: Given the early termination of the investigation the endpoint is presented as the number of participants that had met the definition of cumulative functional patency - those that (1) had initiated HD successfully through their AVF with 2-needle cannulation and (2) whose AVF was not abandoned.
| Participants | WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System |
|---|---|
| Cumulative Functional Patency - Presented as the Number of Participants With Cumulative Functional Patency | 5 |
Collected over Per the CIP, Adverse Events (AEs) were to be collected for intent-to-treat (ITT) participants immediately following the start of the index procedure (defined to start at the time of the initial skin puncture to gain vessel access) for the entire follow-up period of 24 months. Given the early termination of the investigation, the time frame varied individually for each participant - the mean number of years of follow up (standard deviation) was 0.498 (0.2).. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System | 1/14 (7.1%) | 7/14 (50%) | 4/14 (28.6%) |
| Event | WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System |
|---|---|
| Arteriovenous Fistula Site ComplicationInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 1/14 |
| Arteriovenous Fistula Site ComplicationInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 1/14 |
| Arteriovenous Fistula Site PseudoaneurysmInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 1/14 |
| Arteriovenous Fistula ThrombosisInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 1/14 |
| Arteriovenous Fistula Site ComplicationInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 1/14 |
| Neoplasm MalignantNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) | 1/14 |
| Arteriovenous Fistula Site ComplicationInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 1/14 |
| AzotaemiaRenal and urinary disorders | 1/14 |
| Arteriovenous Fistula Site ComplicationInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 1/14 |
| Arteriovenous Fistula Site ComplicationInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 1/14 |
| Event | WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System |
|---|---|
| Puncture Site HaematomaGeneral disorders | 1/14 |
| Covid-19Infections and infestations | 1/14 |
| Limb FractureInjury, poisoning and procedural complications | 1/14 |
| Catheter Site HaemorrhageGeneral disorders | 1/14 |
| Age, Continuous(years) | WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System |
|---|---|
| Mean | 60.9 ± 16.52 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System |
|---|---|
| Female | 3 |
| Male | 11 |
| Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Asian | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| White | 13 |
| More than one race | 0 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 |
| Region of Enrollment(participants) | WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System |
|---|---|
| Greece | 5 |
| Belgium | 5 |
| Switzerland | 4 |
| Body Mass Index (BMI)(kg/m^2) | WavelinQ™ EndoAVF System |
|---|---|
| Mean | 24.91 ± 4.536 |
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