{"id":2086,"date":"2026-03-11T17:11:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shapememordev.wpenginepowered.com\/row\/?page_id=2086"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:04:56","slug":"clinical-trials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shapemem.com\/row\/clinical-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"CLINICAL TRIALS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row min_height=&#8221;275px&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; custom_bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; custom_bg_cover=&#8221;cover&#8221; custom_bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; custom_bg_position=&#8221;Center center&#8221; nav_skin=&#8221;light&#8221; consent_include=&#8221;include&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;true&#8221; el_design=&#8221;{&#8220;desktop&#8220;:{&#8220;padding-top&#8220;:&#8220;200&#8220;,&#8220;padding-bottom&#8220;:&#8220;100&#8220;}}&#8221; custom_bg_color=&#8221;{&#8220;solid&#8220;:{&#8220;id&#8220;:&#8220;Main accent color&#8220;,&#8220;color&#8220;:&#8220;#2a327e&#8220;}}&#8221; custom_bg_image=&#8221;672&#8243;][vc_column css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_heading heading_text=&#8221;Clinical Trials and Studies&#8221; heading_wrapper=&#8221;h1&#8243; heading_color=&#8221;{&#8220;solid&#8220;:{&#8220;id&#8220;:&#8220;Main accent color&#8220;,&#8220;color&#8220;:&#8220;#2a327e&#8220;}}&#8221; heading_typography=&#8221;{&#8220;font_family&#8220;:&#8220;240743169&#8220;,&#8220;font_size&#8220;:&#8220;60px&#8220;,&#8220;line_height&#8220;:&#8220;1.2em&#8220;,&#8220;letter_spacing&#8220;:&#8220;-0.03em&#8220;}&#8221; responsiveness=&#8221;yes&#8221; tablet_portrait=&#8221;90&#8243; mobile_landscape=&#8221;80&#8243; mobile_portrait=&#8221;70&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_text_element css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;]The IMPEDE-FX RapidFill and False Lumen Embolization System have not been approved by FDA for use in aortic pathologies, and the safety and effectiveness of the IMPEDE-FX RapidFill or the False Lumen Embolization System for any aortic treatment has not been established.[\/vc_text_element][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section nav_skin=&#8221;light&#8221;][vc_row nav_skin=&#8221;light&#8221; 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width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; custom_bg_color=&#8221;{&#8220;solid&#8220;:{&#8220;id&#8220;:&#8220;&#8220;,&#8220;color&#8220;:&#8220;&#8220;}}&#8221; border_color=&#8221;{&#8220;id&#8220;:&#8220;Light text color&#8220;,&#8220;color&#8220;:&#8220;#ffffff&#8220;}&#8221;]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-left clinicaltrialsbutton\"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-left ubtn-custom clinicaltrialsbutton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shapemem.com\/?page_id=2069&preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-9650\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-custom ubtn-fade-bg  none  ubtn-left   tooltip-69f25a3ebbf7e\"  data-hover=\"#ffffff\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg=\"#4869f4\" data-hover-bg=\"#2a327e\" data-border-hover=\"\" data-shadow-hover=\"\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"\" data-shd-shadow=\"\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-9650'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;width:250px;min-height:329px;padding:0px px;border:none;background: #4869f4;color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:#2a327e\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >AAA-SHAPE SAFETY TRIALS<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column el_design=&#8221;{&#8220;desktop&#8220;:{&#8220;padding-top&#8220;:&#8220;15&#8220;,&#8220;padding-right&#8220;:&#8220;15&#8220;,&#8220;padding-bottom&#8220;:&#8220;15&#8220;,&#8220;padding-left&#8220;:&#8220;15&#8220;,&#8220;border-style&#8220;:&#8220;none&#8220;}}&#8221; width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; custom_bg_color=&#8221;{&#8220;solid&#8220;:{&#8220;id&#8220;:&#8220;&#8220;,&#8220;color&#8220;:&#8220;&#8220;}}&#8221; border_color=&#8221;{&#8220;id&#8220;:&#8220;Light text color&#8220;,&#8220;color&#8220;:&#8220;#ffffff&#8220;}&#8221;][vc_text_element css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong><u>A<\/u>bdominal <u>A<\/u>ortic <u>A<\/u>neurysm <u>S<\/u>ac <u>H<\/u>ealing <u>a<\/u>nd <u>P<\/u>revention of <u>E<\/u>ndoleaks (AAA-SHAPE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AAA-SHAPE is a prospective, multicenter trial to determine the safety and efficacy of the IMPEDE-FX Embolization Plug and\/or IMPEDE-FX Rapid Fill to fill an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) sac outside of an endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) stent graft.[\/vc_text_element][vc_row_inner row_width=&#8221;&#8221; consent_include=&#8221;include&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_design=&#8221;{&#8220;desktop&#8220;:{&#8220;padding-top&#8220;:&#8220;15&#8220;,&#8220;padding-right&#8220;:&#8220;0&#8220;,&#8220;padding-bottom&#8220;:&#8220;15&#8220;,&#8220;padding-left&#8220;:&#8220;0&#8220;}}&#8221; 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width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; custom_bg_color=&#8221;{&#8220;solid&#8220;:{&#8220;id&#8220;:&#8220;&#8220;,&#8220;color&#8220;:&#8220;&#8220;}}&#8221; border_color=&#8221;{&#8220;id&#8220;:&#8220;Light text color&#8220;,&#8220;color&#8220;:&#8220;#ffffff&#8220;}&#8221;][vc_text_element css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>Excitement builds over the AAA-SHAPE Pivotal Trial following 2-year early feasibility data with the novel shape memory polymer<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Andrew Holden, MBChB and Dai Yamanouchi, MD, PhD \u2013 Charing Cross Symposium 2025<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #555555;\">At this year\u2019s Charing Cross (CX) Symposium (23\u201325 April, London, UK), two leading figures in the endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) field\u2014Andrew Holden (Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand) and Dai Yamanouchi (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA)\u2014sat down to discuss the potential benefits of active sac management with the investigational IMPEDE-FX RapidFill\u00a0 device, remarking that sac shrinkage is key for a long term, durable EVAR procedure.<\/span>[\/vc_text_element][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_width=&#8221;&#8221; 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width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; custom_bg_color=&#8221;{&#8220;solid&#8220;:{&#8220;id&#8220;:&#8220;&#8220;,&#8220;color&#8220;:&#8220;&#8220;}}&#8221; border_color=&#8221;{&#8220;id&#8220;:&#8220;Light text color&#8220;,&#8220;color&#8220;:&#8220;#ffffff&#8220;}&#8221;][vc_text_element css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;]<b>CX co-chairs host discussion on studies looking at pre-emptive AAA sac management with the novel shape memory polymer and its potential to improve post-EVAR sac regression.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Dittmar B\u04e7ckler, MD, Andrew Holden, MBChB, and Marc Schermerhorn, MD \u2013 Charing Cross Symposium 2024<\/p>\n<p>Professor Holden highlighted data from the AAA-SHAPE early feasibility studies that evaluated the IMPEDE-FX Embolization Plug for management of AAA sacs at the time of EVAR. 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