Evaluation of the Endovascular Repair for Aortic Aneurysm (EVAR) Program at LHSC

The purpose of this study is to compare the cost effectiveness, quality of life and outcomes of the endovascular stent graft repair with the open surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

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Key information

Conditions

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Aneurysm Aortic Aneurysm Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

40 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms have been traditionally repaired using the standard open surgical technique. The use of Endovascular stent grafts(EVAR) to treat aortic aneurysms has been ongoing for approximately 8-10 years. Use of EVAR to treat aortic aneurysms in high risk has been reported to be beneficial. However, the costs of this therapy are quite significant and therefore in order to best understand the cost effectiveness of this type of aneurysm treatment, an extensive prospective comparative evaluation is required. This study will compare outcomes and cost-effectiveness for patients receiving EVAR, with high surgical risk, and OSR, with low surgical risk, and OSR, where there is high surgical risk and not suitable for EVAR based on anatomical complexity. Demographic, medical, health care resource utilization, cost, and quality of life information is collected from participating patients over a period of a year following repair.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm,
> 5.5 cm diameter
scheduled for elective surgical repair

Exclusion criteria

previous repair of AAA

Treatment and study plan

Endovascular vs Open Repair

Procedure

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2003
Primary completion: 2006
Study completion: 2007
First posted: Sep 27, 2005
Registry last updated: Aug 25, 2017

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