Study of IVC Filter Retrieval With the Günther Tulip Vena Cava Filter

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00196118

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Official title

A Non-Randomized Prospective Study of IVC Filter Retrieval

Brief summary

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The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that the Günther Tulip Vena Cava Filter can be removed after a period of implantation, when implanted in patients for the prevention of pulmonary thromboembolism.

Study identification

NCT ID: NCT00196118
Recruitment status: Completed
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Phase 4
Lead sponsor: Cook Group Incorporated; Industry
Enrollment: 800 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Günther Tulip Vena Cava Filter Device

Device

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range: 18 Years and older
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date: Apr 2005 (Type not available)
Primary completion: Not listed
Completion: Jul 2007 (Type not available)
Last update posted: Dec 11, 2007

2005 – 2007

United States locations

U.S. sites: 17
U.S. states: 13
U.S. cities: 16

Facility	City	State	ZIP	Site status
Christiana Hospital	Newark	Delaware	19718	—
Washington Hospital Center	Washington D.C.	District of Columbia	20010	—
Baptist Hospital of Miami, Inc.: Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute	Miami	Florida	33176	—
Atlanta Medical Center	Atlanta	Georgia	30312	—
University of Chicago Hospital	Chicago	Illinois	60637	—
OSF St. Francis Medical Center	Peoria	Illinois	61637	—
Indiana University Medical Center	Indianapolis	Indiana	46202	—
Massachusetts General Hospital	Boston	Massachusetts	02114	—
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Boston	Massachusetts	02115	—
Spectrum Health Butterworth & Blodgett Campuses	Grand Rapids	Michigan	49503	—
Oregon Health & Sciences University	Portland	Oregon	97201	—
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	19104	—
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	15232	—
Rhode Island Hospital	Providence	Rhode Island	02903	—
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center Department of Radiology	Provo	Utah	84605	—
LDS Hospital: Department of Radiology	Salt Lake City	Utah	84103	—
INOVA Alexandria	Alexandria	Virginia	22304	—

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