🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-08-11

Assessment of the GORE® EXCLUDER® Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis in the Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (NCT02489539)

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic ⚙️ Medical Device Protocol Sponsor: W.L.Gore & Associates

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The purpose of the study is to assess the safety and effectiveness of the GORE® EXCLUDER® Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis to treat an infrarenal aneurysm located in the abdominal aorta. Performance of the GORE® EXCLUDER® Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis will be judged by separate performance goals.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama

Age range: 21 Years

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Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (51 Sites)

Showing the first 25 of 51 sites.

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama
  • Mayo Clinic Arizona — Phoenix, Arizona
  • University of Southern California — Los Angeles, California
  • Leland Stanford Junior University — Stanford, California
  • River City Clinical Research — Jacksonville, Florida
  • Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute — Miami, Florida
  • Florida Hospital — Orlando, Florida
  • Sarasota Vascular Specialists — Sarasota, Florida
  • Emory University — Atlanta, Georgia
  • Vascular Surgical Associates, PC — Marietta, Georgia
  • Loyola University - Chicago — Maywood, Illinois
  • Southern Illinois University — Springfield, Illinois
  • University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinic — Iowa City, Iowa
  • Ochsner Clinic Foundation — New Orleans, Louisiana
  • University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Spectrum Health System — Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Essentia Institute of Rural Health — Duluth, Minnesota
  • Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation - Abbott Northwestern Hospital — Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Minneapolis Radiology and Vascular Research Foundation — Plymouth, Minnesota
  • Mayo Clinic - Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota
  • Washington University School of Medicine - St. Louis — St Louis, Missouri
  • Mercy Research — St Louis, Missouri
  • The Hitchcock Foundation — Lebanon, New Hampshire
  • AHA Hospital Corp. — Morristown, New Jersey
  • Maimonides Medical Center — Brooklyn, New York

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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