Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Code:

NCT02548546

Conditions

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

ECHO

ECG-gated MRA

Study Details

Brief summary:

The primary aim of this study is to establish the practicality of using two novel imaging modalities for the assessment of biomechanical properties of the aorta.

Conditions

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Study ID

NCT02548546

Start date

Aug, 2015

Status verified date

Sep, 2025

Completion date

Aug, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients >18 years of age with ability to provide informed consent.
  • Patients with either symptomatic or asymptomatic AAA as defined by aortic diameter ≥ 1.5x normal diameter.
  • Patients with non-aneurysmal aortas who require aortic contrast imaging or echocardiography for preoperative planning or other reason.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with contraindication to IV contrast such as allergy or severe kidney dysfunction.
  • Patients who do not require contrast imaging or echocardiogram as part of their care plan.
  • Terminally ill patients, and patients with estimated life expectancy of ≤ 6 months.
  • Patients unable to tolerate magnetic resonance imaging.

Study Design

Enrollment

30 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Diagnostic

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Surveillance

No Surgery with ECHO and ECG-gated MRA imaging.

active comparator: Surgery-Open

Open Surgery with ECHO and ECG-gated MRA imaging.

active comparator: Surgery-EVAR

EVAR with ECHO and ECG-gated MRA imaging.

Interventions

ECHO

Imaging

ECG-gated MRA

Imaging

Primary outcome measure

  • ECHO Imaging [ Time Frame: Change from baseline in ECHO imaging measurements ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Houssam Farres, MD

904-953-2077farres.houssam@mayo.edu

Mauricia Buchanan, RN

904-953-2077buchanan.mauricia@mayo.edu

Locations

Mayo Clinic Florida

Recruiting

Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224

More Information

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Last update posted

Sep 11, 2025

Last verified

Sep, 2025

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Mayo Clinic on 2025-09-11.