Stitch Closure of PFO and Septal Repair

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Foramen Ovale, Patent, Septal Defect, Atrial, Septal Defect, Heart

In brief

The purpose of the STITCH study is to evaluate closure rates of clinically relevant septal defects, including patent foramen ovale (PFO), Atrial Septal Defects (ASD - less than 1 cm with redundant septal tissue), trans septal puncture sites, repair of Atrial Septal Aneurysm (ASA) and rate of recurrent neurologic embolic events in patients with cryptogenic stroke and PFO.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03373929

Run by

HeartStitch.Com

People needed

250

Starts

2017-11-20

Expected to finish

2022-11-20

Last updated by the study team

2017-12-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• PFO
• ASD (less than 1 cm with redundant septal tissue)
• Trans Septal Puncture Sites
• ASA (when an appropriate PFO or small ASD defect is present)
• Stroke
• Trans ischemic Attack (TIA)
• Platypnea Orthodeoxia Syndrome
• Decompression Illness

You may not qualify if…

• Patients under 18 and over 65
• Patients who are not fluent in English

Where it is running

• Inova Cardiovascular Institute — Falls Church, Virginia, United States

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