Clinical Trial

Comparison of EVAR and ESAR for Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysms With a Wide Proximal Neck

Study acronym: HERCULES
Recruiting
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Summary
The HERCULES trial is a Randomized controlled clinical trial designed to prospectively compare endosuture aneurysm repair (ESAR) to standard endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) clinical outcomes in treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in subjects having wide proximal aortic neck diameters (≥ 28mm and ≤ 32mm).
Protocol Amendment History 12 amendments
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended 12 times since 2022-08-01; most recent amendment 2026-05-08.
Status change: Not Yet Recruiting → Recruiting 2023-11-15
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT05484115
Lead Sponsor Rijnstate Hospital
Collaborators: Medtronic
Conditions Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
Enrollment 300 participants
Start Date 2023-05-26
Primary Completion 2029-04 (estimated)
Study Completion 2033-04 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-05-11