Safety and Effectiveness Assessment of AneuFix Injectable Polymer Sac Filling to Assure Long-term Durability of EVAR.
Endoleak After Endovascular Aneurysm Repair · Aortic Aneurysm Abdominal
What this study involves
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- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Age range
- 22 years - Not specified
- Sex eligible
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Participants
- 150 Estimated
These are starting points, not an eligibility decision. The research team must review the full requirements.
About the research
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of adding AneuFix Injectable Polymer sac filling to standard endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) in patients with an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) who are at high risk of developing a Type II endoleak after EVAR. The study will include adult men and women who are candidates for elective EVAR and meet predefined imaging criteria indicating a high risk of post-procedural Type II endoleak.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Does the addition of AneuFix Injectable Polymer to standard EVAR reduce the occurrence of Type II endoleaks, prevent aneurysm sac growth, and reduce the need for AAA-related reinterventions within 12 months after treatment?
- Is treatment with AneuFix Injectable Polymer safe, as measured by the rate of major adverse events within 30 days after the procedure?
Researchers will compare EVAR plus AneuFix Injectable Polymer sac filling with standard EVAR alone to determine whether sac filling improves aneurysm-related outcomes and reduces complications associated with persistent blood flow into the aneurysm sac following EVAR.
Participants will:
- Undergo screening assessments, including review of medical history, imaging studies, and eligibility criteria.
- Be randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to receive either:
- Standard EVAR with AneuFix Injectable Polymer sac filling, or
- Standard EVAR alone.
- Attend follow-up visits at approximately 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, and 5 years after treatment.
- Undergo imaging assessments, including CT angiography and ultrasound or magnetic resonance angiography, to evaluate the presence of endoleaks, aneurysm sac size, and other aneurysm-related outcomes.
- Be monitored for adverse events, reinterventions, aneurysm-related complications, and survival throughout the 5-year follow-up period.
- Complete quality-of-life questionnaires at selected study visits.
This multicenter, randomized, controlled study plans to enroll approximately 150 participants at sites across Europe and follow them for up to 5 years after treatment.
Read the full description
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a progressive disease that can lead to aneurysm rupture if left untreated. Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has become a widely used treatment option for infrarenal AAA because it is less invasive than open surgical repair. However, long-term durability of EVAR can be affected by complications, particularly endoleaks that allow persistent blood flow within the aneurysm sac. Persistent sac pressurization may result in continued aneurysm sac enlargement, the need for secondary interventions, and, in some cases, aneurysm rupture. These complications contribute substantially to the long-term follow-up burden and healthcare costs associated with EVAR.
Type II endoleaks are among the most common endoleak types observed following EVAR and occur when retrograde blood flow enters the aneurysm sac through aortic side branches, such as the inferior mesenteric artery or lumbar arteries. Patients with specific anatomical characteristics are known to be at increased risk for development of Type II endoleaks and subsequent aneurysm sac enlargement.
AneuFix Injectable Polymer is an investigational injectable polymer designed to fill the aneurysm sac at the time of EVAR and interrupt blood flow through aortic side branches communicating with the sac. The polymer is delivered into the aneurysm sac after endograft placement, where it cures in situ to form a durable implant. The approach is intended to provide more complete occlusion of the aneurysm sac environment and associated side-branch ostia compared with selective embolization techniques.
Previous clinical experience with the AneuFix technology, including pilot, feasibility, and Type II endoleak treatment studies, has demonstrated procedural feasibility and provided preliminary evidence supporting further evaluation in a randomized controlled study.
The SEAL-EVAR study is a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate whether adjunctive aneurysm sac filling with AneuFix Injectable Polymer, when used in combination with standard EVAR, improves clinical outcomes compared with standard EVAR alone in patients at increased risk of developing Type II endoleaks. The study will assess both safety and effectiveness outcomes, including freedom from Type II endoleak, prevention of aneurysm sac enlargement, and reduction in AAA-related reinterventions. Long-term follow-up will be performed to evaluate durability of treatment effects and continued safety.
The results of this study are intended to provide high-quality clinical evidence regarding the role of prophylactic aneurysm sac filling as an adjunct to EVAR and to support future clinical, regulatory, and health-economic evaluations of this treatment strategy.
Who may be able to participate?
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Age over 22 years
- Presence of an infrarenal AAA with a maximum diameter of at least 5 cm for women and 5.5 cm for men
- High risk of developing T2EL after the EVAR procedure, based on one or more of the following criteria observed on a preoperative CTA scan. High risk participants are those with:
- A patent inferior mesenteric artery with a luminal diameter at its origin \>3 mm OR
- At least three pairs of patent lumbar arteries OR
- Two pairs of lumbar arteries and a median sacral artery or an accessory renal artery
- Subject or legal caregiver's willingness and ability to comply with the requirements of this clinical study and provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
General
- Inability to provide informed consent.
- Enrolled in another clinical study that could interfere with the outcomes being studied in this trial.
- Unable or unwilling to comply with study follow-up requirements.
- Prisoner or member of other vulnerable population
Anatomical
- Vascular disease and/or anatomy that preclude the safe access and positioning of a catheter to deliver the investigational product into the AAA sac.
- Aorto-Iliac aneurysms
- Aneurysm sac requiring more than 100ml of AneuFix Injectable Polymer to fill
- Ruptured, leaking, inflammatory or mycotic (infected) aneurysm.
- Connective tissue disorder (e.g., Marfan's syndrome)
- Aneurysmal disease of the descending thoracic aorta
- Proximal abdominal aneurysm extent including or above the renal arteries
- Calcification at the aortic bifurcation to common/internal iliac bifurcation, that might lead to access difficulties
Procedural
- Use of endograft without support struts in the bifurcation (e.g. Endologix - Alto)
- Use of an aortic stent graft other than those specified for a particular site
- Planned off-label use of the chosen stent graft
- Use of fenestrated stent grafts or chimney techniques
- Use of embolic products to prophylactically or concomitantly embolize the inferior mesenteric artery, lumbar arteries, renal accessory arteries, or internal iliac arteries
- Inability to land the distal-most portion of the EVAR stent graft limbs, including extensions, above the internal iliac arteries, except when the internal iliac artery pre-procedure is already occluded.
Medical History/Conditions
- Coagulopathy or uncontrolled bleeding disorder
- Serum creatinine level \> 2.5 mg/dL
- Cerebrovascular accident within 3 months prior to the procedure
- Myocardial infarction and/or major heart surgery within 3 months prior to the procedure
- Atrial fibrillation that is not well rate controlled
- Life expectancy of \<2 years post-procedure
- Known hypersensitivity or other contraindication to tantalum
- Active infection at the time of the index procedure documented by pain, fever, drainage, positive culture, or leukocytosis (WBC\>11,000/mm3)
- A condition that inhibits radiographic visualization during the implantation procedure
- History of allergy to contrast medium that cannot be managed medically, or subject is unable to have a CTA with contrast for any reason.
- Uncontrolled co-morbid medical condition, including mental health issues, that would adversely affect participation in the trial
- Pregnant or lactating female: for females of child-bearing potential, based on a positive pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the procedure or refusal to use a medically accepted method of birth control for the duration of the trial.
Treatment, groups and participation
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- Assignment
- Random assignment
- Masking
- No masking
EVAR + AneuFix Injectable Polymer
Participants will undergo standard EVAR followed by delivery of AneuFix Injectable Polymer into the aneurysm sac according to the study procedure. The polymer is intended to fill the aneurysm sac and occlude blood flow pathways that may contribute to the development of Type II endoleaks.
Device: AneuFix Injectable Polymer · Procedure: Endovascular AneuRysm Repair (EVAR)
Standard EVAR
Participants will undergo standard EVAR according to the site's standard practice without adjunctive treatment with AneuFix Injectable Polymer.
Procedure: Endovascular AneuRysm Repair (EVAR)
AneuFix Injectable Polymer DEVICE
Injectable polymer intended for delivery into the abdominal aortic aneurysm sac during EVAR to provide aneurysm sac filling and occlusion of blood flow pathways associated with Type II endoleak formation.
Endovascular AneuRysm Repair (EVAR) PROCEDURE
Endovascular placement of a commercially available stent graft to exclude the abdominal aortic aneurysm from systemic blood flow.
What researchers are measuring
Outcome measures describe what is being studied. They are not proof that a treatment works.
Primary measures
Composite Treatment Success at 12 Months
Time frame: 12 Months
Proportion of subjects achieving treatment success at 12 months, defined as single composite of:
- Freedom from incidence of Type II endoleak;
- Freedom from Sac Growth (\>5 mm);
- Freedom from AAA-related secondary intervention.
Major Adverse Event (MAE) rate within the 30-day follow-up period after the procedure
Time frame: 30 Days Post-Procedure
Major Adverse Event (MAE) rate within the 30-day follow-up period after the procedure.
- MAE related to the AneuFix Injectable Polymer Sac Filling procedure: ischemia in end organs (bowel, spine, legs) or paraplegia due to non-target embolization, perforation, rupture
- MAE related to the EVAR procedure: all-cause mortality, AAA-related mortality, myocardial infarction, renal failure, respiratory failure, stroke or procedural blood loss \>1000 ml.
- Conversion to Open Repair
Secondary measures
Incidence of Type II Endoleak (T2EL)
Time frame: 1 month, 6 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, and 5 years Post-Procedure
Percentage of subjects with a persistent or recurrent Type II endoleak confirmed by imaging assessment.
Incidence of Type I, III or IV Endoleak
Time frame: 1 month, 6 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, and 5 years Post-Procedure
Percentage of subjects with a Type I, III or IV endoleak identified on imaging assessment.
Change in Aneurysm Sac Diameter
Time frame: 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, and 5 years Post-Procedure
Change in maximum aneurysm sac diameter measured in millimeters (mm) compared with baseline.
Change in Aneurysm Sac Volume
Time frame: 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, and 5 years Post-Procedure
Change in aneurysm sac volume measured in cubic centimeters (cm³) compared with baseline.
Aneurysm-Related Reintervention Rate
Time frame: Until the end of study (5 years)
Percentage of subjects requiring aneurysm-related reintervention. Reinterventions will be categorized as open surgical or endovascular procedures and the reason will be recorded.
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Open official results ↗Research locations (1)
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1 locations
Amsterdam UMCAmsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsStatus unknown
Study team and timeline
- Lead sponsor
- TripleMed B.V.
- Study start
- Jan 15, 2027 Estimated
- Primary completion
- Dec 31, 2029 Estimated
- Study completion
- Dec 3, 2033 Estimated
- First posted
- Nov 10, 2026 Actual
- Last updated
- Nov 10, 2026 Actual
Official study contacts
Official study title
SEAL-EVAR: Safety and Effectiveness Assessment of AneuFix Injectable Polymer Sac Filling to Assure Long-term Durability of EVAR. A Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial.
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Retrieved: Nov 12, 2026 · Last registry update: Nov 10, 2026
