🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-06-03

Evaluation of the GORE® EXCLUDER® Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis in the Treatment of Thoracoabdominal and Pararenal Aortic Aneurysms (NCT03728985)

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

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

Prospective, non-randomized, , multicenter study with two independent arms: * Primary Study Arm - TAAA and Pararenal aneurysms requiring only TAMBE System. Hypothesis-driven analysis. * Up to 65 additional subjects may be implanted in Continued Access Phase under the Primary Study Arm only * Secondary Study Arm - TAAA requiring TAMBE System and CTAG Device(s). Non hypothesis-driven analysis. Minimum: 122 implanted subjects. Maximum: 202 implanted subjects with up to 65 additional subjects implanted in Continued Access (Primary Study arm)

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama

Age range: 19 Years

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

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (44 Sites)

Showing the first 25 of 44 sites.

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama
  • Mayo Clinic Arizona — Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Keck Medical Center of USC — Los Angeles, California
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — Los Angeles, California
  • Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center — San Francisco, California
  • Stanford University — Stanford, California
  • MedStar Health Research Institute - MedStar Washington Hospital — Washington D.C., District of Columbia
  • University of Florida - Gainesville — Gainesville, Florida
  • University of South Florida — Tampa, Florida
  • Emory University Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia
  • Northwestern University — Chicago, Illinois
  • Indiana University — Indianapolis, Indiana
  • University of Maryland Medical Center — Baltimore, Maryland
  • Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts
  • University of Michigan - Cardiac Surgery — Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Essentia Health — Duluth, Minnesota
  • Division of Vascular Surgery - Minneapolis Heart Institute — Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Mayo Clinic - Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota
  • Washington University School of Medicine — St Louis, Missouri
  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center — Lebanon, New Hampshire
  • Mount Sinai West — New York, New York
  • Weill Cornell Medical Center — New York, New York
  • University of Rochester — Rochester, New York
  • University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute — Charlotte, North Carolina

💰 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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