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Not yet recruitingNCT06740721FLAGSHIP_FRAUpdated Jan 29, 2026

False Lumen Treatment for Prevention of Aortic Growth Using Shape Memory Polymer - First-in-Human Study (FLAGSHIP_FRA)

An interventional study of False Lumen Embolization System, IMPEDE-FX RapidFill in Aortic Dissection, sponsored by Shape Memory Medical, Inc.. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-29.

Sponsored by Shape Memory Medical, Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

To determine the safety and feasibility of investigational product to reduce aortic dissection false lumen perfusion.

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Conditions studied

  • Aortic Dissection

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In context

Aortic Dissection

205 studies on the registry are indexed under Aortic Dissection; 73 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 15 is below the median of 114 across 86 interventional studies indexed under Aortic Dissection.

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Lead sponsor

Shape Memory Medical, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 8 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • ≥18 years of age.
  • A candidate for false lumen (FL) embolization with a type B dissection, and no prior primary entry tear/TL treatment, OR
  • A candidate for FL embolization with a type B or type A dissection, in whom the primary entry tear/TL was treated in a previous procedure, and is now presenting with a FL requiring treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • An inability to provide .
  • Enrolled in another clinical study other than a registry.
  • Hyperacute or acute aortic dissection (\<15 days from symptom onset).
  • Untreated or uncovered primary entry/reentry tear proximal to left subclavian artery (before FL treatment with the product).
  • Vascular disease, aortic rupture, and/or anatomy and/or dissection membrane condition that precludes the safe access and positioning of an introducer sheath and delivery (and expansion) of the investigational product into the FL.
  • Prior treatment of the FL.
  • Planned use of investigational devices to treat the primary entry tear and/or TL.
  • Absence of/inability to create a reentry tear/fenestration adequately positioned and large enough to allow introducer sheath access into the FL.
  • Planned use of FL embolic devices other than the investigational product.
  • Prior abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) treatment.
  • Planned concomitant major surgery (e.g., gastrointestinal surgery).
  • Diagnosed or suspected congenital degenerative connective tissue disease (e.g., Marfan's or Ehler-Danlos syndrome).
  • Coagulopathy or uncontrolled bleeding disorder.
  • Serum creatinine level >2.5 mg/dL (within 90 days prior to the procedure).
  • Cerebrovascular accident within 90 days prior to the procedure.
  • Myocardial infarction and/or major heart surgery within 90 days prior to the procedure.
  • Atrial fibrillation that is not well rate controlled.
  • Unable or unwilling to comply with study follow-up requirements.
  • of \<2 years postprocedure.
  • Known or to platinum, iridium, or polyurethane.
  • A condition that inhibits radiographic visualization during the study procedure and planned follow-up imaging.
  • History of allergy to contrast medium that cannot be managed medically.
  • Uncontrolled comorbid medical condition, including mental health issues, that, in the opinion of the investigator, would adversely affect participation in the study.
  • Participant is planning to become pregnant or is currently pregnant or lactating. For participants of , based on a positive pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the procedure or refusal to use a medically accepted method of for the duration of the study.
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Investigational drug or device

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Hypersensitivity

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Contraindication

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Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
15 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Experimental: Intervention

    Device: False Lumen Embolization System Device: IMPEDE-FX RapidFill

    Device: False Lumen Embolization System, IMPEDE-FX RapidFill

Interventions

  • DeviceFalse Lumen Embolization System, IMPEDE-FX RapidFill

    Embolization of the false lumen of an aortic dissection

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Technical success

    Delivery and implantation of the investigational product implant to the false lumen

    Time frame: Immediately after the intervention

  2. Major adverse events

    Incidence of device/procedure-related major adverse events

    Time frame: 30 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. All-cause mortality and dissection-related mortality

    Incidence of all-cause mortality and dissection-related mortality

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. Serious adverse events

    Incidence of device/procedure-related serious adverse events

    Time frame: 2 years

  3. Change in false lumen thrombosis from baseline

    Change in false lumen thrombosis from baseline

    Time frame: 2 years

  4. Change in true lumen/aorta size ratio from baseline

    Change in true lumen/aorta size ratio from baseline

    Time frame: 2 years

  5. Change in aorta size from baseline

    Change in aorta size from baseline

    Time frame: 2 years

  6. Rate of dissection-related reinterventions

    Rate of dissection-related reinterventions

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 29, 2026, 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
NCT06740721
Lead sponsor
Shape Memory Medical, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 18, 2024
Start date
Oct 1, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jan 4, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 3, 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 29, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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