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Transcatheter Aortic Valve ImplantationCompare-TAVINCT04443023

Comparison of Eligible TAVI-valves - Cohort B

A study testing chosen TAVI valve in people with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, run by Aarhus University Hospital Skejby at 1 site in Denmark.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The study performs head-to-head comparison of two TAVI-valves: Sapien and Myval. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
What is being tested?
chosen TAVI valve
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,031 participants
Where
1 siteDenmark
Study dates
15 Jun 2020to 2 Nov 2025
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

  • Patient more than 18 years of age.
  • Patient eligible for at least 2 valves being implanted routinely at the participating center, according to a TAVI heart team conference.
  • The center experience for each of the valves considered should be more than 15 cases a year, and at least 15 valves implanted before a valve can be used in the trial.
  • The center volume should be more than 75 cases a year.
  • The patient has given signed informed consent.
  • TAVI performed via the femoral artery.

Who cannot join

  • 1. Not able to give written inform consent

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Denmark1 site
  • Aarhus University Hospital

    Aarhus, 8200

Other trials in Denmark

About this study

Official title: Randomized Comparison of Eligible TAVI-valves - Cohort B (Sapien Versus Myval)

The study performs head-to-head comparison of two TAVI-valves: Sapien and Myval.

Read the detailed description

The purpose of the present study is to ensure a continuous comparison of the TAVI-valves implanted, and to monitor long-term valve performances.

Purpose: To randomize between two TAVI-valve types in patients who according to a heart team conference is found eligible for treatment with more than one valve.

Hypotheses:

  1. There is no difference in the combined endpoint (death, stroke, moderate/severe para-valvular leakage, moderate/severe device stenosis) between the two valves to be compared.
  2. There is no difference between valves in secondary endpoints: death, stroke, moderate/major paravalvular leakage, moderate/severe aortic device stenosis, new pacemaker implantation, readmission for congestive heart failure, 6-minute walk test, and degeneration of the valve as evaluated by computerized tomography (HCT), transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), or MRI.

Design: Randomized controlled trial with clinical national registry follow-up.

Centers eligible for inclusion: Scandinavian and European centers who fulfill the above mentioned criteria.

Randomization:

Before randomizing patients, the center decides which two valves the patient is found eligible for, and enters these valves in the electronic randomization form (TrialPartner). Randomization is then performed between these two valves. A patient is only randomized if a dedicated technical TAVI conference has found the patient eligible for treatment with both valves.

Consecutive cohorts are established.

In the current study we plan to initiate the following cohorts:

Cohort B: Patients randomized to the Sapien or the Myval TAVI valve.

Operator requirements:

Any procedure requires that the physician has performed at least 15 implantations with the valve in use. Otherwise the procedure is performed according to the routine of the institution.

Being tested
chosen TAVI valve

What participants receive

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

  • chosen TAVI valveDevice

    chosen TAVI valve

Study groups in NCT04443023
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
SapienActive comparatorPatients randomized to treatment
Receives: Device: chosen TAVI valve
MyvalActive comparatorPatients randomized to treatment
Receives: Device: chosen TAVI valve

What is being measured

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

  1. Percentage of patients with MACE (Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events)

    Mortality, stroke, moderate/major PVL, moderate/severe aortic device stenosis at 1 year, using VARC-3 criteria

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (26)
  1. Percentage of patients with MACE

    Mortality, stroke, moderate/major paravalvular leakage (PVL), moderate/severe aortic device stenosis at 1 year, using VARC-3 criteria

    Measured: 30 day, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year

  2. Percentage death

    Mortality

    Measured: 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year

  3. Percentage of patients with stroke

    According to Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC)-3 criteria

    Measured: During admission, 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year

  4. Percentage of patients with moderate or severe paravalvular leakage

    Moderate or severe paravalvular leakage according to VARC-3 criteria

    Measured: 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year

  5. Percentage of patients with moderate/major aortic stenosis

    According to VARC-3 criteria

    Measured: 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year

  6. Percentage of patients with new pacemaker

    New Pacemaker after TAVI-procedure

    Measured: During admission, 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year

  7. Percentage of patients with major bleeding

    Major bleeding according to Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) type 3 or 5 criteria, resulting in either a drop in Hbg>=1.86 mmol/l or >=2 units of blood transfusion

    Measured: 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year

  8. Distance in meters during 6-minute walk test

    6-minute walk test

    Measured: 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year

  9. Percentage of patients with other TAVI-related complications

    conversion to open surgery during implantation, unplanned use of cardiopulmonary support (CPS), coronary artery obstruction, ventricular septal perforation, mitral valve apparatus damage or dysfunction, cardiac tamponade, valve thrombosis, valve embolization, valve migration, need for TAVI-in-TAVI deployment, using VARC-3 criteria

    Measured: During TAVI-procedure

  10. Percentage of patients with endocarditis

    Endocarditis

    Measured: 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year

  11. Proportion with successful implantation of the chosen valve.

    This means no need for more than 1 TAVI valve, no change to another valve than planned during the procedure because it was impossible to implant the valve planned, and no conversion to surgery or procedure-related death.

    Measured: During procedure

  12. Percentage of patients with major vascular access site and access-related complications

    According to VARC-3 criteria

    Measured: During admission and 30-day

  13. Percentage of patients with valve thrombosis or severe stenosis

    Valve thrombosis or severe stenosis confirmed by Echo or HCT

    Measured: 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year

  14. Percentage of patients with readmission with congestive heart failure

    Readmission with congestive heart failure

    Measured: 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year

  15. Percentage of patients with increase in creatinin level of 100% or more, or dialysis

    Increase in renal creatinine level more than to >=200% (AKIN stage 2-3, VARC-3 criteria) or dialysis

    Measured: during admission and within 30 days

  16. Percentage of patients with moderate/severe PVL stratified according to level of annular calcium on HCT in three groups

    Severity of PVL stratified according to level of annular calcium on HCT (low/medium/high)

    Measured: 30-day

  17. Mean Gradient (AO) stratified according to level of annular calcium on HCT in three groups

    Gradient (AO) stratified according to level of annular calcium on HCT (low/medium/high)

    Measured: 30-day

  18. Percentage of patients with prosthesis-patient mismatch

    Prosthesis-patient mismatch (EOA/body surface area). Severe PPM≤0.65 cm2/m2. Moderate PPM≤0.85 cm2/m2 according to VARC-3 criteria

    Measured: 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year

  19. Mean effective orifice area measured by MRI

    Effective orifice area measured by MRI in patients participating in MRI-substudy

    Measured: 30-day

  20. Percentage of patients with leaflet thickening (hypoattenuated leaflet thickening = HALT) or reduced leaflet motion or thrombus assessed by HCT

    Leaflet thickening (hypoattenuated leaflet thickening = HALT) or reduced leaflet motion or thrombus assessed by HCT in patients participating in HCT-substudy

    Measured: 30-day and 1-year

  21. Mean volume of aortic regurgitation measured by MRI

    Volume of aortic regurgitation measured by MRI in patients participating in MRI-substudy

    Measured: 30-day

  22. Other tavi-related complications

    Anulus rupture or aortic rupture

    Measured: 30-day

  23. AMI

    Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Measured: 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year

  24. PCI og CABG

    Percutaneous Coronary Intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting

    Measured: 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year

  25. Reopeation

    Reopeation with TAVI, Surgical ortic valve replacement (SAVR) or BAV (Balloon aortic valvuloplasty) according to VARC-3 criteria

    Measured: 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year

  26. Afib

    Newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation according to VARC-3 criteria

    Measured: 30-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted23 Jun 2020
  2. Study start15 Jun 2020
  3. Primary completion2 Nov 2023
  4. Study completion2 Nov 2025

Resources

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
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1,031 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04443023
Sponsor's protocol ID
Compare-TAVI
Acronym
Compare-TAVI
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
7 Jun 2020
Last updated
23 Apr 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Normally this will be possible when data are published and anonymized. Mainly to support meta-analysis on individual level data.

Publications

  • Terkelsen CJ, Thim T, Freeman P, Dahl JS, Norgaard BL, Kim WY, Tang M, Sorensen HT, Christiansen EH, Nissen H. Randomized comparison of TAVI valves: The Compare-TAVI trial. Am Heart J. 2024 Aug;274:84-94. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.05.003. Epub 2024 May 9.

    PubMed 38729550
  • Thim T, Nissen H, Freeman P, Dahl JS, Christiansen EH, Norsell M, Eftekhari A, Norgaard BL, Frederiksen CA, Vase HO, Ellert J, Ovrehus KA, Tang M, Terkelsen CJ. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with tricuspid, bicuspid and bioprosthetic valves: observations from COMPARE-TAVI 1. Scand Cardiovasc J. 2026 Sep 18:1-11. doi: 10.1080/14017431.2026.2704938. Online ahead of print.

    PubMed 42757819
  • Thim T, Nissen H, Freeman P, Sanchez Dahl J, Christiansen EH, Eftekhari A, Linde Norgaard B, Povlsen JA, Poulsen SH, Jensen RV, Ovrehus KA, Terkelsen CJ. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation outcomes by patient age and sex in COMPARE-TAVI 1: a cohort study. BMJ Open. 2026 Jul 10;16(7):e121596. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-121596.

    PubMed 42431661
  • Terkelsen CJ, Freeman P, Dahl JS, Thim T, Norgaard BL, Mogensen NSB, Tang M, Eftekhari A, Povlsen JA, Poulsen SH, Pedersen L, Hjort J, Ellert J, Christiansen EH, Sorensen HT, Nissen H. SAPIEN 3 versus Myval transcatheter heart valves for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (COMPARE-TAVI 1): a multicentre, randomised, non-inferiority trial. Lancet. 2025 Apr 19;405(10487):1362-1372. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00106-0. Epub 2025 Apr 2.

    PubMed 40187364

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing chosen TAVI valve in people with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, run by Aarhus University Hospital Skejby at 1 site in Denmark.

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 1 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 23 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Denmark. 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?

Percentage of patients with MACE (Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events) (time frame: 1 year). 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 NCT04443023, which also lists 4 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 23 Apr 2026.

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