Clinical trialNCT02622542UnknownInterventional

ACute Uncomplicated Type b Aortic Dissection: Endovascular Repair vs. Best Medical Therapy

SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonEnrollment436Acute Type B Aortic Dissection (Uncomplicated)Dissection, Aortic AcuteDistal Aortic Dissection

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Summary

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The purpose of the study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial comparing best medical therapy (BMT) alone to BMT with thoracic endovascular aortic repair (BMT+TEVAR) for uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection.

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Investigators

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Kristofer M Charlton-Ouw, MD, FACS
University of Texas Health Science Center, UT Medical School Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Houston
Principal Investigator
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Sites

2 registered facilities, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery and Memorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Institute - Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Anthony Estrera, MDHarleen K Sandhu, MD, MPHKristofer M Charlton-Ouw, MDRana O Afifi, MD
Recruiting
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery; Memorial Hermann Hospital Southeast
Houston, Texas, United States
Gordon Martin, MDNaveed Saqib, MD
Recruiting

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 1 Oct 2018
Primary completion: 30 Jun 2025
Completion: 30 Jun 2026
Last update posted: 27 Jan 2022
Registered enrollment: 436
Registry id: NCT02622542

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 4 Nov 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; FindMyKOL does not interpret them.