The Penumbra Liberty Trial: Safety and Effectiveness in the Treatment of Wide-Neck Intracranial Aneurysms

July 25, 2018 updated by: Penumbra Inc.
To assess the safety and effectiveness of the Penumbra Liberty Stent System as adjunctive treatment to embolic coils for wide-neck, saccular, intracranial aneurysms in the internal carotid artery (ICA). The Liberty Stent System is an implantable device comprised of a stent and delivery system designed as an adjunct to embolic coils in the treatment of wide-neck, saccular, intracranial aneurysms. It has three components: an implant, an introducer sheath and a delivery wire assembly. The implant component is made of superelastic and biocompatible nitinol tubular material. Patients presenting with wide-neck, saccular, intracranial aneurysms in the internal carotid artery (ICA) from the cavernous segment to the carotid terminus (including the paraclinoid, ophthalmic, hypophyseal and posterior communicating segments) will receive stent assisted coiling by the Penumbra Liberty Stent with any approved embolic coils currently on the market. Wide-neck aneurysms are defined by a neck ≥4mm or a dome-to-neck ratio <2. Each patient will be followed and assessed for 2, 6 and 12 months after enrollment.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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120

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80112
        • Swedish Medical Center
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • Rush University Medical Center
    • New York
      • Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794-8122
        • Stony Brook University Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • At least 18 years old
  • A wide-neck intracranial saccular aneurysm with a neck ≥ 4mm or a dome to neck ratio <2 in the ICA from the cavernous segment to the carotid terminus (including the paraclinoid, ophthalmic, hypophyseal and posterior communicating segments)
  • Life expectancy > 12 months
  • Signed Informed Consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Females who are pregnant or intend to become pregnant during the study. (Females of child-bearing potential must have a urinary pregnancy test within 7 days of enrollment)
  • Extradural aneurysms
  • Known multiple untreated cerebral aneurysms at study entry
  • Recent history of subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial hemorrhage, or major surgery within one month of enrollment
  • Admission platelet <50,000 or any known hemorrhagic diathesis, coagulation deficiency, or on oral anticoagulant therapy with an INR >3.0
  • Contraindication to angiography such as elevated creatinine or known allergy to angiographic contrast
  • Contraindication to CT and/or MRI scans
  • Known allergy to the metal component of the Penumbra Liberty Stent System
  • Evidence of active infection (WBC >10x109 /L)
  • Any medical conditions that will not allow the necessary follow-up for this study (e.g., pre-existing neurological or psychiatric diseases)
  • Current substance-abuse /illicit drug use
  • Angiographic evidence of an arterial stenosis proximal to the target lesion that could prevent device deployment
  • Contraindications to study medications (heparin, aspirin, clopidogrel, and radiographic contrasts)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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EXPERIMENTAL: Liberty Stent arm
Patients are implanted with the Liberty Stent as an assist to embolic coiling of their wide-neck, saccular, intracranial aneurysms and follow for 12 months
Device: Stent assisted coiling with the Liberty Stent
Patients are implanted with the Liberty Stent as an assist to embolic coiling of their wide-neck, saccular, intracranial aneurysms and follow for 12 months

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants With Raymond Class I Complete Obliteration at 12 Months
Time Frame: At 12 months post-implant
Complete aneurysmal obliteration is defined by the method of Raymond et al. (Class I) (Stroke 2001;32:1998-2004).
At 12 months post-implant
Number of Neurological Deaths or Major Ipsilateral Strokes at 12 Months Post Treatment.
Time Frame: At 12 months post-implant
At 12 months post-implant

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Ipsilateral Ischemic Strokes
Time Frame: At 12 months post-implant
Defined as episodes of focal or global neurological dysfunction due to brain or retinal infarction in the same hemisphere of the target aneurysm with signs and symptoms that persist for 24 hours or longer. When appropriate, non contrast CT scans will be used to eliminate hemorrhagic strokes
At 12 months post-implant
Number of Participants With Device-related Serious Adverse Events
Time Frame: During the procedure
The number of participants with device-related Serious Adverse Events as a measure of safety of the procedure and device. The FDA definitions for Serious Adverse Events are used.
During the procedure
Number of Device Deployment Failures
Time Frame: During the procedure
Defined by the failure of the device to deploy or failure to correctly position the device over the aneurysm
During the procedure
Number of Device Migrations
Time Frame: 12 months post-implant
Migration is defined as movement of the Liberty stent by more than 5 mm as documented by the 12 month angiogram when compared to its immediate post-implant position.
12 months post-implant
Number of Participants With Aneurysm Raymond Class I Occlusion Grading
Time Frame: At 12 months post-implant
Raymond Class I Occlusion grading defined as complete obliteration of the aneurysm at 12 months.
At 12 months post-implant
Number of Intracranial Hemorrhages
Time Frame: At 12 months post-implant
Inclusive of subarachnoid, intraventricular or intraparenchymal hemorrhages (symptomatic or asymptomatic). Symptomatic is defined as a 4 point or more increase in the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) from baseline. The NIHSS ranges from 1 to 42, with higher scores indicating greater severity of stroke.
At 12 months post-implant
Number of Participants With Functional Outcome as Defined by the Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) 0-2
Time Frame: At 12 months post-implant
The Modified Rankin Scale measures functional ability on a scale from 0-5, with 0 indicating no symptoms at all and 5 indicating severe disability.
At 12 months post-implant
All Cause Mortality (Number of Deaths From Any Cause)
Time Frame: At 12 months post-implant
At 12 months post-implant
Number of Retreatments
Time Frame: At 12 months post-implant
Defined as any intervention after the completion of the initial stent assisted coiling procedure
At 12 months post-implant
Number of Participants Who Experienced Device Patency
Time Frame: at 12 months post-implant
Device patency (stenosis) at 12 months
at 12 months post-implant
Number of Participants Who Experienced Aneurysm Recanalization
Time Frame: At 12 months post-implant
At 12 months post-implant

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Penumbra Inc.

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Demtrius Lopes, MD, Rush University Medical Center
  • Principal Investigator: Henry Woo, MD, Stony Brook University Medical Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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September 1, 2012

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

Primary Completion

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December 1, 2016

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

Study Completion

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December 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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July 2, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 5, 2012

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

First Posted

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July 10, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

Last Update Posted

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August 23, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 25, 2018

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2018

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • CLP 5038 (IDE # G120050)

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