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Aortic Valve StenosisFORWARDNCT02592369

CoreValve™ Evolut R™ FORWARD Study

An observational study of Aortic Valve Stenosis, run by Medtronic Cardiovascular at 54 sites in 21 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Prospective, single arm, multi-center, observational, post market study to document the clinical and device performance outcomes of the Evolut R system used in routine hospital practice in a large patient cohort for the treatment of symptomatic native aortic valve stenosis or a stenosed, insufficient, or combined… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Aortic Valve Stenosis
What is being tested?
Medtronic CoreValve™ Evolut R™ System
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
1,060 participants
Where
54 sitesin 21 countries
Study dates
Jan 2016to 6 Feb 2020
Phase
Observational
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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: The study population includes patients with symptomatic native aortic valve stenosis or a stenosed, insufficient, or combined surgical bioprosthetic valve failure necessitating valve replacement who are scheduled for an elective transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Patients who will undergo an emergency procedure should not be included in this study.

Who may be able to join

  • Symptomatic native aortic valve stenosis or a stenosed, insufficient, or combined surgical bioprosthetic valve failure necessitating valve replacement
  • Acceptable candidate for elective treatment with the Evolut R System and in conformity with the local regulatory and medico economic context
  • Age ≥80 years OR considered to be at high or greater risk for surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) where high risk is defined as:
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) predicted risk of mortality ≥8% OR
  • Documented heart team agreement of risk for AVR due to frailty or comorbidities.
  • Geographically stable and willing to return to the implanting site for all follow-up visits
  • Of legal age to provide informed consent (patient Informed Consent or Data Release Form) in the country where they enroll in the trial
  • The patient has been informed of the nature of the study, is able and willing to provide consent without assistance from a legal representative and has consented to participate, and has authorized the collection and release of his/her medical information by signing a Patient Informed Consent or Data Release Form.

Who cannot join

  • Known hypersensitivity or contraindication to aspirin, heparin (HIT/HITTS) and bivalirudin, ticlopidine, clopidogrel, Nitinol (Titanium or Nickel), or sensitivity to contrast media, which cannot be adequately premedicated
  • Preexisting mechanical heart valve in aortic position
  • Ongoing sepsis, including active endocarditis
  • Anatomically not suitable for the Evolut R system
  • Estimated life expectancy of less than 1 year
  • Participating in another trial that may influence the outcome of this trial
  • Need for emergency surgery for any reason

Trial locations and contacts

54 sites in 21 countries.

54 sites in 21 countries

Germany13 sites
  • Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW - Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum

    Bad Oeynhausen

  • Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin

    Berlin

  • University of Bonn, Cardiology

    Bonn

  • Sana-Herzzentrum Cottbus GmbH

    Cottbus

  • Herzzentrum Dresden GmbH Universitaetsklinik

    Dresden

  • Universitaetsklinikum Düsseldorf

    Düsseldorf

  • Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen GmbH

    Essen

  • Universitätsklinikum Essen

    Essen

  • University of Frankfurt

    Frankfurt

  • Asklepios Klinik Sankt Georg

    Hamburg

  • Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe GmbH

    Karlsruhe

  • Herzzentrum Leipzig GmbH

    Leipzig

  • Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen - Klinik an der TU Muenchen

    Munich

Other trials in Germany

France5 sites
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire - Hopital Henri Mondor

    Créteil

  • Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire de Lille

    Lille

  • Institut Hospitalier Jacques Cartier

    Massy

  • Hopital Bichat - Claude Bernard

    Paris

  • Clinique Pasteur

    Toulouse

Other trials in France

Italy5 sites
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Spedali Civili di Brescia

    Brescia

  • Presidio Ospedaliero Ferrarotto Alessi

    Catania

  • IRCCS Policlinico San Donato

    Milan

  • Ospedale San Raffaele - Milano

    Milan

  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana - Stabilimento di Cisanello

    Pisa

Other trials in Italy

Australia4 sites
  • Flinders Medical Centre

    Adelaide

  • Monash Medical Centre

    Melbourne

  • The Alfred Hospital

    Melbourne

  • Fiona Stanley Hospital Perth

    Perth

Other trials in Australia

Netherlands4 sites
  • Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis - Locatie Oosterpark

    Amsterdam

  • Catharina Ziekenhuis

    Eindhoven

  • St. Antonius Ziekenhuis

    Nieuwegein

  • Erasmus Medisch Centrum

    Rotterdam

Other trials in Netherlands

United Kingdom4 sites
  • Royal Victoria Hospital - Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

    Belfast

  • Royal Sussex County Hospital

    Brighton

  • The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - Leeds General Infirmary

    Leeds

  • The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS - New Cross Hospital

    Wolverhampton

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Canada3 sites
  • London Health Sciences Centre - University Campus

    London

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center

    Toronto

  • Saint Paul's Hospital

    Vancouver

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Spain3 sites
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria

    Málaga

  • Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias

    Oviedo

  • Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela

Other trials in Spain

Belgium1 site
  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

    Antwerp

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Colombia1 site
  • Angiografia de Occidente S.A.

    Cali

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Czechia1 site
  • Nemocnice Podlesi a.s.

    Třinec

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Greece1 site
  • Hygeia Hospital

    Athens

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Hungary1 site
  • Semmelweis Egyetem AOK

    Budapest

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Israel1 site
  • Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

    Tel Aviv

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Norway1 site
  • Oslo Universitetssykehus-Ullevål Universitetssykehus

    Oslo

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Panama1 site
  • Complejo Hospitalario Dr Arnulfo Arias Madrid

    Panama City

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Poland1 site
  • Instytut Kardiologii

    Warsaw

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Portugal1 site
  • Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho - Unidade I

    Vila Nova de Gaia

Other trials in Portugal

Saudi Arabia1 site
  • Prince Sultan Cardiac Center

    Riyadh

Other trials in Saudi Arabia

South Africa1 site
  • Mediclinic Panorama

    Cape Town

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Sweden1 site
  • Akademiska Sjukhuset

    Uppsala

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About this study

Official title: The Medtronic CoreValve™ Evolut R™ FORWARD Study

Prospective, single arm, multi-center, observational, post market study to document the clinical and device performance outcomes of the Evolut R system used in routine hospital practice in a large patient cohort for the treatment of symptomatic native aortic valve stenosis or a stenosed, insufficient, or combined surgical bioprosthetic valve failure necessitating valve replacement.

Read the detailed description

The study objective is to document the clinical and device performance outcomes of the Evolut R system used in routine hospital practice in a large patient cohort for the treatment of symptomatic native aortic valve stenosis or a stenosed, insufficient, or combined surgical bioprosthetic valve failure necessitating valve replacement.

Prospective, single arm, multi-center, observational, post market study. In Australia and Canada it is a prospective, single arm, multi-center pre-market study.

Up to 60 centers worldwide. Geographies may include Europe, Australia, Middle East and Africa, Latin America and Canada.

Approximately 1000 implanted subjects, consented for follow-up through three years.

For each subject, data will be collected preoperatively, intra-operatively, at hospital discharge, 30 days, 1, 2 and 3 years.

Being tested
Medtronic CoreValve™ Evolut R™ System
Medical subject headings
Aortic Valve Stenosis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Medtronic CoreValve™ Evolut R™ SystemDevice

    The Evolut R System is intended for relief of aortic stenosis in patients with symptomatic heart disease due to severe native calcific aortic stenosis who are judged by a heart team, to be at high or extreme risk for open heart surgery. The Evolut R TAV treats aortic stenosis by displacing and functionally replacing the dysfunctional native valve with a bioprosthetic valve delivered on a catheter while the heart is still beating, thus avoiding the risks of cardiopulmonary bypass. Its intended performance is to relieve aortic valve stenosis without inducing significant regurgitation, thereby restoring effective aortic valve function.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. All-cause mortality rate

    All-cause mortality rate at 30 days post procedure

    Measured: 30 days post implant

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Device success according to VARC2

    Device success rate at 24 hours to 7 days, defined according to the Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 (VARC-2) guidelines as:

    • Absence of procedural mortality, AND
    • Correct positioning of a single prosthetic heart valve into the proper anatomical location, AND
    • Intended performance of the prosthetic heart valve, defined as the absence of patient-prosthesis mismatch and mean gradient < 20 mmHg (or peak velocity < 3 m/sec), AND No moderate or severe prosthetic valve regurgitation.

    Measured: 24h to 7 days post implant

  2. Hemodynamic performance

    Hemodynamic performance at 24 hours to 7 days (discharge) and 1 year post procedure, including the mean prosthetic valve gradient as measured by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and assessed by an independent core laboratory.

    Measured: 24h to 7 days and 1 year post implant

  3. Hemodynamic performance

    Hemodynamic performance at 24 hours to 7 days (discharge) and 1 year post procedure, including the effective orifice area as measured by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and assessed by an independent core laboratory.

    Measured: 24h to 7 days and 1 year post implant

  4. Hemodynamic performance

    Hemodynamic performance at 24 hours to 7 days (discharge) and 1 year post procedure, including the degree of prosthetic valve regurgitation (transvalvular, paravalvular, and total) as measured by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and assessed by an independent core laboratory.

    Measured: 24h to 7 days and 1 year post implant

  5. Early safety composite endpoint according to VARC2

    Early Safety composite endpoint at 30 days post procedure, defined according to the VARC-2 guidelines, defined as any of the following components:

    • All-cause mortality
    • All stroke (disabling and non-disabling)
    • Life-threatening bleeding
    • Acute kidney injury: stage 2 or 3 (including renal replacement therapy)
    • Coronary artery obstruction requiring intervention
    • Major vascular complication
    • Valve-related dysfunction requiring repeat procedure (BAV, TAVI, or SAVR)

    Measured: 30 days post implant

  6. Event rates according to VARC2

    Event rates of the individual components of the VARC-2 composite Early Safety endpoint at 30 days post procedure

    Measured: 30 days post implant

  7. Rate of new permanent pacemaker implant

    Rate of new permanent pacemaker implant at 30 days post procedure

    Measured: 30 days post implant

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 Oct 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2016
  3. Primary completionFeb 2017
  4. Study completion6 Feb 2020

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
1,060 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02592369
Sponsor's protocol ID
Evolut R™ FORWARD Study
Acronym
FORWARD
Status last verified
Apr 2020
First submitted
20 Oct 2015
Last updated
30 Apr 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Rodes-Cabau J, Webb JG, Cheung A, Ye J, Dumont E, Feindel CM, Osten M, Natarajan MK, Velianou JL, Martucci G, DeVarennes B, Chisholm R, Peterson MD, Lichtenstein SV, Nietlispach F, Doyle D, DeLarochelliere R, Teoh K, Chu V, Dancea A, Lachapelle K, Cheema A, Latter D, Horlick E. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for the treatment of severe symptomatic aortic stenosis in patients at very high or prohibitive surgical risk: acute and late outcomes of the multicenter Canadian experience. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Mar 16;55(11):1080-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.12.014. Epub 2010 Jan 22.

    PubMed 20096533
  • Thomas M, Schymik G, Walther T, Himbert D, Lefevre T, Treede H, Eggebrecht H, Rubino P, Michev I, Lange R, Anderson WN, Wendler O. Thirty-day results of the SAPIEN aortic Bioprosthesis European Outcome (SOURCE) Registry: A European registry of transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the Edwards SAPIEN valve. Circulation. 2010 Jul 6;122(1):62-9. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.907402. Epub 2010 Jun 21.

    PubMed 20566953
  • Lefevre T, Kappetein AP, Wolner E, Nataf P, Thomas M, Schachinger V, De Bruyne B, Eltchaninoff H, Thielmann M, Himbert D, Romano M, Serruys P, Wimmer-Greinecker G; PARTNER EU Investigator Group. One year follow-up of the multi-centre European PARTNER transcatheter heart valve study. Eur Heart J. 2011 Jan;32(2):148-57. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq427. Epub 2010 Nov 12.

    PubMed 21075775
  • Leon MB, Smith CR, Mack M, Miller DC, Moses JW, Svensson LG, Tuzcu EM, Webb JG, Fontana GP, Makkar RR, Brown DL, Block PC, Guyton RA, Pichard AD, Bavaria JE, Herrmann HC, Douglas PS, Petersen JL, Akin JJ, Anderson WN, Wang D, Pocock S; PARTNER Trial Investigators. Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation for aortic stenosis in patients who cannot undergo surgery. N Engl J Med. 2010 Oct 21;363(17):1597-607. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1008232. Epub 2010 Sep 22.

    PubMed 20961243
  • Smith CR, Leon MB, Mack MJ, Miller DC, Moses JW, Svensson LG, Tuzcu EM, Webb JG, Fontana GP, Makkar RR, Williams M, Dewey T, Kapadia S, Babaliaros V, Thourani VH, Corso P, Pichard AD, Bavaria JE, Herrmann HC, Akin JJ, Anderson WN, Wang D, Pocock SJ; PARTNER Trial Investigators. Transcatheter versus surgical aortic-valve replacement in high-risk patients. N Engl J Med. 2011 Jun 9;364(23):2187-98. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1103510. Epub 2011 Jun 5.

    PubMed 21639811
  • Popma JJ, Adams DH, Reardon MJ, Yakubov SJ, Kleiman NS, Heimansohn D, Hermiller J Jr, Hughes GC, Harrison JK, Coselli J, Diez J, Kafi A, Schreiber T, Gleason TG, Conte J, Buchbinder M, Deeb GM, Carabello B, Serruys PW, Chenoweth S, Oh JK; CoreValve United States Clinical Investigators. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement using a self-expanding bioprosthesis in patients with severe aortic stenosis at extreme risk for surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 May 20;63(19):1972-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.02.556. Epub 2014 Mar 19.

    PubMed 24657695
  • Adams DH, Popma JJ, Reardon MJ, Yakubov SJ, Coselli JS, Deeb GM, Gleason TG, Buchbinder M, Hermiller J Jr, Kleiman NS, Chetcuti S, Heiser J, Merhi W, Zorn G, Tadros P, Robinson N, Petrossian G, Hughes GC, Harrison JK, Conte J, Maini B, Mumtaz M, Chenoweth S, Oh JK; U.S. CoreValve Clinical Investigators. Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement with a self-expanding prosthesis. N Engl J Med. 2014 May 8;370(19):1790-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1400590. Epub 2014 Mar 29.

    PubMed 24678937
  • Webb JG, Wood DA. Current status of transcatheter aortic valve replacement. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Aug 7;60(6):483-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.01.071. Epub 2012 Jun 27.

    PubMed 22749306
  • Genereux P, Head SJ, Wood DA, Kodali SK, Williams MR, Paradis JM, Spaziano M, Kappetein AP, Webb JG, Cribier A, Leon MB. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation 10-year anniversary: review of current evidence and clinical implications. Eur Heart J. 2012 Oct;33(19):2388-98. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs220. Epub 2012 Jul 31.

    PubMed 22851654
  • Buellesfeld L, Gerckens U, Schuler G, Bonan R, Kovac J, Serruys PW, Labinaz M, den Heijer P, Mullen M, Tymchak W, Windecker S, Mueller R, Grube E. 2-year follow-up of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation using a self-expanding valve prosthesis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Apr 19;57(16):1650-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.11.044.

    PubMed 21492762
  • Ussia GP, Barbanti M, Petronio AS, Tarantini G, Ettori F, Colombo A, Violini R, Ramondo A, Santoro G, Klugmann S, Bedogni F, Maisano F, Marzocchi A, Poli A, De Carlo M, Napodano M, Fiorina C, De Marco F, Antoniucci D, de Cillis E, Capodanno D, Tamburino C; CoreValve Italian Registry Investigators. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: 3-year outcomes of self-expanding CoreValve prosthesis. Eur Heart J. 2012 Apr;33(8):969-76. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr491. Epub 2012 Jan 12.

    PubMed 22240494
  • Walther T, Dewey T, Borger MA, Kempfert J, Linke A, Becht R, Falk V, Schuler G, Mohr FW, Mack M. Transapical aortic valve implantation: step by step. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jan;87(1):276-83. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.08.017.

    PubMed 19101311
  • Walther T, Mollmann H, van Linden A, Kempfert J. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation transapical: step by step. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Spring;23(1):55-61. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2011.05.006.

    PubMed 21807300
  • Lange R, Bleiziffer S, Piazza N, Mazzitelli D, Hutter A, Tassani-Prell P, Laborde JC, Bauernschmitt R. Incidence and treatment of procedural cardiovascular complications associated with trans-arterial and trans-apical interventional aortic valve implantation in 412 consecutive patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Nov;40(5):1105-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.03.022. Epub 2011 Apr 22.

    PubMed 21515069
  • Miller DC, Blackstone EH, Mack MJ, Svensson LG, Kodali SK, Kapadia S, Rajeswaran J, Anderson WN, Moses JW, Tuzcu EM, Webb JG, Leon MB, Smith CR; PARTNER Trial Investigators and Patients; PARTNER Stroke Substudy Writing Group and Executive Committee. Transcatheter (TAVR) versus surgical (AVR) aortic valve replacement: occurrence, hazard, risk factors, and consequences of neurologic events in the PARTNER trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Apr;143(4):832-843.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.01.055.

    PubMed 22424519

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Aortic Valve Stenosis, run by Medtronic Cardiovascular at 54 sites in 21 countries.

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 8 inclusion and 7 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 30 Apr 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 54 sites in Germany, France, Italy, Australia, Netherlands and 16 more countries. 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?

All-cause mortality rate (time frame: 30 days post implant). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02592369, which also lists 29 linked publications.

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 30 Apr 2020.

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