Vascular Closure DeviceNCT07858903
Initial Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of the Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS)
A study testing Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS) in people with Vascular Closure Device and Femoral Arteriotomy Closure, run by Novelrad Ltd. at 3 sites in Israel.
Trial summary
This study evaluates the initial safety and preliminary efficacy of the Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS), a suture-mediated vascular closure system, in achieving post-procedure hemostasis in subjects undergoing interventional catheterization procedures through the common femoral artery using large-bore… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Vascular Closure Device, Femoral Arteriotomy Closure, Femoral Access Site Closure
- What is being tested?
- Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS)
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 15 participants
- Where
- 3 sitesIsrael
- Study dates
- 30 Nov 2025to 18 Aug 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Subject is ≥18 years old.
- Subject is scheduled for elective or planned (i.e., not emergent or urgent) percutaneous transcatheter interventional procedures involving access through the femoral artery using 8-22 French introducer sheaths such as TAVI/TAVR/EVAR/TEVAR etc.
- Subject has suitable sized vessel / calcification as evaluated on pre-procedural CT angiography by the investigator and by the study' screening committee
- Subject is able to undergo emergent vascular surgery if a complication related to the vascular closure necessitates such surgery
- Understand and sign the study specific written informed consent form
- Able and willing to fulfill the follow-up requirements
Who cannot join
- Baseline Exclusions:
- Known to be pregnant or lactating.
- Immunocompromised or with pre-existing autoimmune disease.
- Systemic infection or a local infection at or near the access site.
- Significant anemia (Hgb < 9 g/dL hematocrit <30%).
- Morbidly obese or cachectic (BMI >40 kg/m2 or <20kg/m2).
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- Known bleeding disorders including thrombocytopenia (platelet count <100,000 cells/UL), thrombasthenia, hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, or hypercoagulability.
- Known allergy to any device component.
- Femoral artery puncture in target groin within the prior 14 days, recent femoral artery puncture in target groin that has not healed appropriately, and/or prior vascular closure device placement in target common femoral artery that the investigator determines may interfere with the NVCS.
- Common femoral artery with calcium, as determined by baseline CTA, precluding safe access in the opinion of the investigator or severe peripheral vascular disease as evidenced by severe claudication when ambulating < 30 meter, weak or absent pulses in the affected limb.
- Previous intervention in region of access site, including but not limited to prior atherectomy, stenting, surgical or grafting procedures in the access area.
- Prior target artery closure with any closure device < 180 days, or closure with manual compression ≤ 90 days prior to index procedure.
- Subjects who have undergone use of an intra-aortic balloon pump through the arterial access site.
- Undergoing therapeutic thrombolysis.
- Subjects in whom oral anticoagulation therapy cannot be stopped for the peri-procedural period or subjects with INR >1.8 at the time of the procedure.
- Subject unable to be adequately anti-coagulated for the procedure.
- Subjects who are not mobile and are confined to a wheelchair or bed.
- ST-elevation MI within 45 days prior to procedure or acute coronary syndrome (i.e., unstable angina or myocardial infarction) ≤14 days before the catheterization procedure
- NYHA class IV heart failure.
- Left ventricular ejection fraction <20%.
- Unilateral or bilateral lower extremity amputation.
- Renal insufficiency (serum creatinine >2.5 mg/dl) or on dialysis therapy, or after renal transplant.
- Existing nerve damage in the NVCS treated leg.
- Further planned endovascular procedure within the next 30 days.
- Subjects currently participating in another clinical study of an unapproved investigational device or drug that has not concluded the follow-up period.
- Subject cannot adhere to or complete the investigational protocol for any reason including but not limited to geographical residence, psychiatric condition or life-threatening disease.
- Common femoral artery <6mm or >50% diameter femoral stenosis by baseline CTA and/or severe peripheral arterial disease or Rutherford Classification 5 or 6.
- Planned anticoagulation therapy post-procedure such that the Activated Clotting Time (ACT) is expected to be elevated above 350 seconds for more than 24 hours after the procedure.
- Known severe allergy to contrast reagent that cannot be managed with premedication.
- Connective tissue disease (e.g., Marfan's Syndrome).
- Thrombolytics (e.g., streptokinase, urokinase), Angiomax (bivalirudin) or other thrombin-specific anticoagulants ≤ 24 hours prior to the procedure.
- Subject is mentally incompetent or a prisoner.
- Planned antegrade puncture during the index procedure.
- Stenosis >50% diameter of access site's ipsilateral iliac artery that the investigator determines may interfere with the NVCS.
- Subject unable to ambulate at baseline (i.e., confined to wheelchair or bed).
- Intra-Procedure Exclusions:
- On baseline Duplex US the Common femoral artery <6mm or >50% stenosis of the femoral artery.
- Puncture site took place in the profunda femoris artery, superficial femoral artery, or at the bifurcation of these arteries or if less than one third of the access needle is above the skin line indicating the subject is morbidly obese.
- Common femoral artery suspected to have experienced a back wall puncture or underwent > one (1) arterial puncture during the catheterization procedure.
- Difficult dilation from initial femoral artery access (e.g., damaging or kinking dilators) while step dilating up to the large-bore device.
- Actual puncture site located above the most inferior border of the epigastric artery (IEA) and/or above the inguinal ligament based upon bony landmarks.
- Marked tortuosity of femoral or iliac artery that to the opinion of the user prohibiting the use of the device.
- Systolic blood pressure >180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >110 mm Hg, unless systolic or diastolic pressure can be lowered by pharmacological agents prior to closure.
- Planned antegrade puncture during the index procedure.
- Possible bacterial contamination of the procedure's sheath or surrounding tissues during the procedure.
- Intra-procedural complication(s) at the femoral access site before procedural sheath removal and before sliding the NVCS knot down, including: 1. Bleeding or swelling around the sheath that may indicate hematoma formation and/or pseudoaneurysm formation; and 2. Peri-procedural duplex us/angiographic evidence of thrombus formation or significant injury in the aorta or iliac vessels associated with procedural large bore sheath placement and/or sub-optimal anticoagulation.
- Presence of ipsilateral femoral venous sheath during the interventional procedure.
- Systolic blood pressure <90 mm Hg just prior to planned vascular closure without the ability to increase it.
- Planned anticoagulation therapy post-procedure such that the Activated Clotting Time (ACT) is expected to be elevated above 350 seconds for more than 24 hours after the procedure.
- Index procedure planned sheath or interventional device >22Fr during the procedure.
- Evidence of a pre-existing hematoma (> 1.5 cm in diameter), arteriovenous fistula, pseudoaneurysm, or intraluminal thrombosis at the access site before insertion of the NVCS.
- Duplex US (or by angiography if applicable) evidence of arterial laceration, dissection, or stenosis in the femoral artery that would preclude use of the device.
- Stenosis >50% diameter of access site's ipsilateral iliac artery that the investigator determines may interfere with the NVCS.
Trial locations and contacts
3 sites in 1 country.
Israel3 sites
Hadassah Medical Center
Jerusalem
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Jerusalem
Sourasky Tel-Aviv Medical Center
Tel Aviv
About this study
Official title: A First in Human (FIH) Clinical Study to Evaluate the Initial Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of the Suture-Mediated Novelrad Vascular Closure System
This study evaluates the initial safety and preliminary efficacy of the Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS), a suture-mediated vascular closure system, in achieving post-procedure hemostasis in subjects undergoing interventional catheterization procedures through the common femoral artery using large-bore procedural sheaths.
Read the detailed description
The Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS) is an investigational suture-mediated vascular closure device intended for use following percutaneous interventional catheterization procedures performed through the common femoral artery using large-bore procedural sheaths. The NVCS is designed to facilitate percutaneous closure of the arteriotomy using a continuous suture technique.
The study is being conducted to evaluate the initial safety and preliminary efficacy of the NVCS in subjects undergoing percutaneous interventional catheterization procedures using large-bore procedural sheaths.
- Being tested
- Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS)
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS)Device
NVCS will be used to close the common femoral artery access site while reducing time-to-hemostasis in subjects who have undergone diagnostic or interventional catheterization procedures using 8-22 French (F) Sheaths.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS) | Experimental | The Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS), will be used in subjects who are undergoing diagnostic or interventional catheterization procedures Receives: Device: Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Safety: Freedom from major complications of the target limb within 30 days following the procedure
Assessment of the incidence of protocol defined major complications of the target limb access site through 30 days post procedure as specified in the protocol.
Measured: Within 30 days post-procedure
Efficacy: Mean Time to Hemostasis
The Time to Hemostasis is defined as the elapsed time between withdrawal of index procedure sheath from common femoral artery and first observed and confirmed arterial hemostasis (no or minimal subcutaneous oozing and the absence of expanding or developing hematoma).
Measured: Periprocedural
Secondary outcomes (8)
Safety: Frequency of minor complications at the target limb.
Assessment of the incidence of minor complications of the target limb access site as specified in the protocol.
Measured: Within 30 days post procedure
Efficacy: Technical Success
Achievement of hemostasis with the NVCS without the need for any access-site-related adjunctive surgical or endovascular intervention (target limb only).
Measured: Periprocedural
Efficacy: Treatment/Procedure Success
Subjects with technical success and free from major complications through 30 days follow-up.
Measured: Within 30 days post procedure
Efficacy: Mean Time for NVCS Procedure
The elapsed time from initial skin break (first needle insertion) to time when the suture is released from the NVCD plus the elapsed time from performing the knot at the end of the index procedure and until hemostasis is achieved.
Measured: Periprocedural
Efficacy: Mean Time to Ambulation
The elapsed time between last procedural sheath removal and when ambulation is achieved (subject is standing and walking at least 6-meters without bleeding).
Measured: Within 24 hours after procedural sheath removal
Time-to-discharge eligibility
The time following the removal of the NVCS and when the patient is eligible for discharge based solely on (1) completion TTA, (2) freedom from orthostatic hypotension [defined as stable blood pressure and heart rate after ambulating], (3) ability to void and, (4) a stable access site without bleeding or expansion of a prior hematoma.
Measured: Within 48 hours after the procedure
Efficacy: Percent of subjects with surgical or endovascular intervention post closure
Subjects require adjunctive surgical or endovascular intervention to achieve hemostasis of the NVCS access site.
Measured: Periprocedural
Efficacy: Percent of subjects with NVCS Failure
When the device is used in accordance with the IFU, but does not perform as described in the IFU, and/or negatively impacts treatment of the study subject.
Measured: Periprocedural
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Oct 2026
- Study start30 Nov 2025
- Primary completion18 Aug 2026
- Study completion18 Aug 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Vascular Closure DeviceStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 15 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Novelrad Ltd.
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Yossi Muncher, Ph.D., Study director, Novelrad Ltd.
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07858903
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NVCS-CLN-001
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 17 Sep 2026
- Last updated
- 5 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A First in Human (FIH) Clinical Study to Evaluate the Initial Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of the Suture-Mediated Novelrad Vascular Closure System
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07858903
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NVCS-CLN-001
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 15 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Novelrad Ltd.Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 30 Nov 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 18 Aug 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 18 Aug 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 Oct 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study evaluates the initial safety and preliminary efficacy of the Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS), a suture-mediated vascular closure system, in achieving post-procedure hemostasis in subjects undergoing interventional catheterization procedures through the common femoral artery using large-bore procedural sheaths.
Detailed description
The Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS) is an investigational suture-mediated vascular closure device intended for use following percutaneous interventional catheterization procedures performed through the common femoral artery using large-bore procedural sheaths. The NVCS is designed to facilitate percutaneous closure of the arteriotomy using a continuous suture technique.
The study is being conducted to evaluate the initial safety and preliminary efficacy of the NVCS in subjects undergoing percutaneous interventional catheterization procedures using large-bore procedural sheaths.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS) | Experimental | Device: Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS)The Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS), will be used in subjects who are undergoing diagnostic or interventional catheterization procedures |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Subject is ≥18 years old.
- Subject is scheduled for elective or planned (i.e., not emergent or urgent) percutaneous transcatheter interventional procedures involving access through the femoral artery using 8-22 French introducer sheaths such as TAVI/TAVR/EVAR/TEVAR etc.
- Subject has suitable sized vessel / calcification as evaluated on pre-procedural CT angiography by the investigator and by the study' screening committee
- Subject is able to undergo emergent vascular surgery if a complication related to the vascular closure necessitates such surgery
- Understand and sign the study specific written informed consent form
Key exclusion criteria (53 listed)
- Known to be pregnant or lactating.
- Immunocompromised or with pre-existing autoimmune disease.
- Systemic infection or a local infection at or near the access site.
- Significant anemia (Hgb < 9 g/dL hematocrit <30%).
- Morbidly obese or cachectic (BMI >40 kg/m2 or <20kg/m2).
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS)NVCS will be used to close the common femoral artery access site while reducing time-to-hemostasis in subjects who have undergone diagnostic or interventional catheterization procedures using 8-22 French (F) Sheaths. | Device | Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS) |
Primary outcome
Safety: Freedom from major complications of the target limb within 30 days following the procedure
Time frame: Within 30 days post-procedure
Assessment of the incidence of protocol defined major complications of the target limb access site through 30 days post procedure as specified in the protocol.
Efficacy: Mean Time to Hemostasis
Time frame: Periprocedural
The Time to Hemostasis is defined as the elapsed time between withdrawal of index procedure sheath from common femoral artery and first observed and confirmed arterial hemostasis (no or minimal subcutaneous oozing and the absence of expanding or developing hematoma).
8 secondary outcomes
Safety: Frequency of minor complications at the target limb.
Time frame: Within 30 days post procedure
Efficacy: Technical Success
Time frame: Periprocedural
Efficacy: Treatment/Procedure Success
Time frame: Within 30 days post procedure
Efficacy: Mean Time for NVCS Procedure
Time frame: Periprocedural
Efficacy: Mean Time to Ambulation
Time frame: Within 24 hours after procedural sheath removal
Time-to-discharge eligibility
Time frame: Within 48 hours after the procedure
Efficacy: Percent of subjects with surgical or endovascular intervention post closure
Time frame: Periprocedural
Efficacy: Percent of subjects with NVCS Failure
Time frame: Periprocedural
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Oct 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Yossi Muncher, Ph.D. study director
Novelrad Ltd.
3 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Novelrad Vascular Closure System (NVCS) in people with Vascular Closure Device and Femoral Arteriotomy Closure, run by Novelrad Ltd. at 3 sites in Israel.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 53 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 3 sites in Israel. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Safety: Freedom from major complications of the target limb within 30 days following the procedure (time frame: Within 30 days post-procedure). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Oct 2026.