Last updated: August 8, 2022
Sponsor: Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital, Xiamen University
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting
Phase
N/A
Condition
Congestive Heart Failure
Treatment
N/AClinical Study ID
NCT05497141
2022YLK17
Ages > 18 All Genders
Study Summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects of age > 18 years;
- Subjects suffering from severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR≥3+), defined by TTE or TEE;
- Subject has symptoms with NYHA ≥ Class II-Iva, or at least one hospitalization forsymptoms of heart failure during the past 12 months.
- Subjects with two cardiac surgeons agreements of contraindications to surgery or highrisk, who meets at least one of the following three conditions: ① Euroscore≥8%; ② Presence of 2 or more Frailty Index; ③ Presence of 2 or more organ insufficiencies。
- Subjects who's tricuspid valve anatomy are suitable for transcatheter valveedge-to-edge repairment as assessed.
- Subjects agreeing to the scheduled follow up requirements, who can understand thepurpose of the clinical investigation, and sign voluntarily the informed consent formby themselves and/or the subject' legal guardians.
Exclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pulmonary artery systolic pressure >70 mmHg measured by transthoracic echocardiographyor right heart catheterization, or irreversible precapillary pulmonary hypertension;
- The presence of calcification in the grasping area of the tricuspid valve leaflets (including the anterior, septal, and posterior leaflets) that affects clamping, andthe thickness of the tricuspid valve leaflets≥4mm;
- Severe tricuspid leaflet perforation, cleft or other lesions which preventing theimplantation;
- Tricuspid valve leaflets coaptation gap >7mm
- Tricuspid stenosis as assessed by echocardiography (defined as tricuspid orifice area ≤1.0 cm2)
- LVEF≤20%;
- Refractory heart failure requiring advanced intervention (e.g., left ventricularassist device, heart transplantation, etc.) (ACC/AHA stage D heart failure);
- Myocardial infarction or unstable angina within 4 weeks;
- Untreated severe coronary artery stenosis requiring revascularization;
- Received percutaneous coronary intervention within 1 month prior to implantation;
- Severe and uncontrolled hypertension: SBP≥180mmHg or DBP≥110mmHg;
- Previously implantation of tricuspid valve, annuloplasty ring or accepted tricuspidvalve repair surgery;
- Pacemaker leads or ICD leads that may affect implantation
- Complications of other cardiac diseases requiring surgical intervention;
- Tricuspid leaflet lesions due to rheumatic heart disease (e.g., leaflet grossness,thickening, poor compliance, etc.);
- Combined with moderate or severer aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, mitralstenosis, mitral regurgitation;
- Congenital Ebstein malformation;
- Presents of thrombus, vegetation, mass in the right heart system, femoral vein orinferior vena cava, etc.
- Hemorrhagic disease or hypercoagulable state;
- Contraindication or allergic reaction to dual antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants;
- Active infection requiring antibiotic treatment;
- Renal failure, requiring dialysis treatment;
- Severe terminal illness (e.g., cancer, etc.) with a life expectancy of less than 1year;
- Pregnant, lactating women, women preparing to conceive or women of childbearing agewith a positive HCG test (except for women whose medical history describes menopause);
- Subjects have not met the observed endpoint in other clinical studies in which theyparticipated;
- Inability to comply with the clinical investigation follow-up or other clinicalinvestigation requirements.
Study Design
Total Participants: 98
Study Start date:
July 22, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
October 22, 2023
Study Description
Connect with a study center
Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital Xiamen University
Xiamen, Fujian 361000
ChinaActive - Recruiting

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