Risk Factors for Spinal Cord Injury After Minimally Invasive Aortic Repair
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Assiut University
- Where
- Egypt1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- People taking part
- 200 people, planned
- Started
- Oct 2026
- Expected to end
- Oct 2029
- Type of study
- Observational
- Record updated
- 27 October 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Age 18 years or older at the time of the endovascular aortic intervention
- Treatment with thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), branched thoracic endovascular aortic repair (bTEVAR), fenestrated endovascular aortic repair (FEVAR), or branched endovascular aortic repair (BEVAR)
Who cannot take part
- Previous or concomitant open aortic procedures
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This study aims to identify factors linked to spinal cord injury after aortic repair. The aorta is the body's main artery. The repairs studied use a fabric-covered tube, called a stent graft, placed inside the aorta. Sometimes, blood flow to the spinal cord is reduced after these procedures. This is called spinal cord ischemia and can cause leg weakness or loss of feeling.
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Researchers will review existing medical records and scans from adults aged 18 or older. They will compare patients who developed spinal cord ischemia with those who did not. They will examine patients' health, repair details, blood pressure during the procedure, medicines used, and blood vessels supplying the spinal cord.
The study will also describe when this complication develops, how it is treated, and how patients recover. It will assess survival and time spent in hospital. The findings may help identify patients at greater risk and inform future prevention strategies.
This study uses information collected during routine care. Patients will not need additional tests, scans, treatments, or visits.
The group in the trial
- Patients Undergoing Endovascular Aortic Repair
Adults aged 18 years or older who underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), branched thoracic endovascular aortic repair (bTEVAR), fenestrated endovascular aortic repair (FEVAR), or branched endovascular aortic repair (BEVAR) at Assiut University Hospital during the defined study period. The cohort will include all eligible patients, both with and without postoperative spinal cord ischemia (SCI). Existing clinical, procedural, anesthesia, imaging, and follow-up records will be reviewed retrospectively to assess SCI occurrence, associated risk factors, treatment, neurological recovery, and survival. All aortic procedures were performed as part of routine clinical care. No additional intervention will be assigned for this study.
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Predictors of Spinal Cord Ischemia After Endovascular Aortic Interventions
- Record updated
- 27 October 2026