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NCT Number: NCT04371081

Amplatzer Piccolo Occluder Japan Post-marketing Database Surveillance

The purpose of this post-marketing clinical use database surveillance is to observe the frequency, type, and degree of adverse device effects and adverse events in order to assure the safety of the medical device, and to collect safety and efficacy information for evaluating the results of its clinical use.

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Key information

Conditions

Patent Ductus Arteriosus Cardiovascular Abnormalities Cardiovascular Diseases Congenital Abnormalities Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Ductus Arteriosus, Patent Heart Defects, Congenital Heart Diseases

Age range

3 day and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Showa University Hospital

Tokyo, Japan

About this study

The Surveillance will be conducted per the standards required by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and in the standards for post-marketing surveillances and studies [except for those defined in the Ministerial Ordinance on Good Clinical Practice for Medical Devices (MHLW Ordinance No. 36, 2005)] based on Paragraph 4, Article 23-2-9 (including application mutatis mutandis per Article 23-2-19 of Revised PAL) of the Law on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, etc. (Law No. 145, 1960, hereinafter referred to as "Revised PAL") by the Marketing Authorization Holder or accredited foreign manufacturer of a medical device defined in Paragraph 1, Article 23-2-5 of Revised PAL.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

The device is used to percutaneously close the PDA of a patient who meets all of the following:

  • PDA ≤4 mm in diameter
  • PDA ≥3 mm in length
  • Weight ≥700 g

Exclusion criteria

  • Age <3 days
  • Coarctation of the aorta
  • Left pulmonary artery stenosis
  • Cardiac output that is dependent on right to left shunt through the PDA due to pulmonary hypertension
  • Thrombus in the implant site, or sign of venous thrombus in a vessel in which the occluder is inserted and delivered
  • Endocarditis, or infection that can cause bacteremia
  • Allergic or potentially allergic to nickel

Treatment and study plan

Amplatzer Piccolo Occluder

Device

Interventional placement of vascular occluder

Primary outcomes

  1. The rate of major complications through 180 days after an attempted Piccolo device implant

    Time frame: Through 180 days after an attempted Piccolo device implant

  2. The rate of effective closure of the ductus arteriosus among subjects with a successful Piccolo implant as assessed by the presence of either a Grade 0 or Grade 1 shunt at the 6-month follow-up by transthoracic echocardiography

    Time frame: At the 6-month follow-up

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Abbott Medical Devices

Industry

Collaborators

  • Japanese society of Congenital Interventional Cardiology

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2027
First posted
May 1, 2020
Registry last updated
Oct 3, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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