The AMPLIFI-1 Study is a prospective, multicenter pivotal clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Amplifi™ Vein Dilation System in patients requiring distal arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation for hemodialysis. The study has two cohorts: a randomized controlled (RC) cohort of patients with suitable cephalic veins (≥2.5 mm) randomized 2:1 to Amplifi treatment plus AVF creation versus standard AVF creation alone, and a non-randomized small vein cohort (NRC) of patients with borderline veins (1.7 to \<2.5 mm) treated with Amplifi therapy followed by AVF creation.
AMPLIFI-1 is a staged, multicenter clinical investigation evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the Amplifi™ Vein Dilation System in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing distal arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation. The system provides controlled, continuous extracorporeal blood flow to the cephalic vein over 24 to 72 hours, inducing flow-mediated dilation prior to surgery. The study includes two cohorts based on baseline cephalic vein diameter: Randomized Controlled (RC) Cohort: Subjects with vein diameter ≥2.5 mm are randomized 2:1 to receive either Amplifi therapy followed by AVF creation or AVF creation alone. This cohort supports the primary effectiveness endpoint and provides the control group reference. Non-Randomized Cohort (NRC): Subjects with borderline cephalic veins (1.7 mm to \<2.5 mm) are treated with Amplifi therapy followed by AVF creation. Effectiveness is evaluated against a performance goal informed by the RC control group and external benchmarks. The primary endpoint is physiologic AVF maturation at 2 weeks post-creation, defined as brachial artery flow ≥500 mL/min and outflow vein diameter ≥5 mm on duplex ultrasound. Secondary endpoints include functional maturation, AVF patency, and early safety events. The study uses a staged approach beginning with a 5-subject initial safety cohort. All procedures follow a standardized AVF surgical and imaging protocol. The trial includes centralized core lab review of imaging and adverse event adjudication. Data from both cohorts will be analyzed separately and pooled to support a proposed indication spanning the studied vein size range.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
160
The Amplifi System is a temporary extracorporeal blood pump designed to deliver controlled flow through a peripheral vein for 24-72 hours prior to AVF creation. By increasing wall shear stress, the device promotes physiologic vein dilation, enabling successful creation of a distal radiocephalic arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in patients with small or borderline veins.
Standard of Care AVF creation
Brigham Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
RECRUITINGPhysiologic AVF Maturation - RC (Amplifi vs Control)
Proportion of RC subjects meeting physiologic maturation by duplex ultrasound, defined as cephalic vein diameter ≥ 5.0 mm and brachial artery flow ≥ 500 mL/min. Primary effectiveness comparison is Amplifi + AVF vs Standard AVF (control) in the RC.
Time frame: 2 weeks post-AVF creation
Physiologic AVF Maturation - NRC (Non-Inferiority vs RC Control)
Proportion of NRC subjects meeting the same physiologic maturation definition (diameter ≥ 5.0 mm and flow ≥ 500 mL/min), analyzed for non-inferiority against the RC control arm using a prespecified NI margin (e.g., -20% absolute).
Time frame: 6 weeks post-AVF creation
Incidence of Major Device- or Procedure-Related Adverse Events
Proportion of subjects experiencing at least one major device- or procedure-related adverse event (MAE) within 30 days of AVF surgery following Amplifi treatment.
Time frame: Through 30 days after AVF creation (primary safety window)
Functional AVF Maturation
Proportion of subjects achieving functional use for hemodialysis, defined as successful two-needle cannulation at prescribed blood flow for ≥ 75% of sessions over a consecutive 4-week period.
Time frame: Within 12 months post AVF creation
Time to Catheter-Free Dialysis
Days from AVF surgery to first successful dialysis using the study AVF without a central venous catheter.
Time frame: From AVF creation through 12 months
Total Number of Interventions Required to Achieve and Maintain Functional and Secondary Patency
otal count of endovascular or surgical interventions required to achieve and maintain both functional and secondary AVF patency. Interventions may include angioplasty, thrombectomy, surgical revision, or other procedures intended to restore or maintain access patency.
Time frame: 3, 6, and 12 months post-AVF creation
Proportion of AVFs Maintaining Secondary Patency
Proportion of AVFs that remain patent, with or without intervention, at 6 and 12 months following surgical creation. Secondary patency is defined as continued functional access use until abandonment, thrombosis, or surgical revision that precludes further use.
Time frame: 6 and 12 months post-AVF creation
Proportion of AVFs that remain clinically usable for dialysis at 12 months post-creation
Proportion of AVFs that remain clinically usable for dialysis at 12 months following surgical creation, as determined by the ability to provide adequate dialysis without abandonment, thrombosis, or surgical revision that precludes use.
Time frame: Through 12 months post AVF creation
Proportion of AVFs abandoned within 12 months
Proportion of AVFs abandoned within 12 months of surgical creation, with documentation of reasons for abandonment (e.g., failure to mature, infection, thrombosis, or dysfunction requiring abandonment).
Time frame: 12 months post-AVF creation
Major Device-Related Adverse Events in Amplifi-Treated Subjects
Proportion of Amplifi-treated subjects experiencing ≥1 major device-related adverse event (AE). Major device-related AEs include device-attributed death; major bleeding, pneumothorax, air embolism, thrombosis, thromboembolism, hemolysis, or thrombocytopenia; localized device-related infection; Amplifi-related re-hospitalization, prolonged hospitalization, or major surgery; and any complication adjudicated by the Investigator and Clinical Events Committee (CEC) as both major and device-related.
Time frame: From Amplifi System implantation through 30 days post-device removal and AVF creation
Overall Adverse Event Rate
Proportion of all subjects (Amplifi-treated and control) experiencing any adverse event during the first 6 months of study participation.
Time frame: 6 months post-enrollment
Erdie De Peralta Vice President, Regulatory and Clinical Affairs, Master of Arts
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