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Cardiogenic ShockELLIPSE1NCT06645990

Early Left Ventricular unLoading by Impella vs Intra-aortic Balloon Pump

An observational study of Cardiogenic Shock, run by University Hospital, Montpellier at 1 site in France.

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Trial summary

Over the past decade, VA-ECMO has become the main mechanical support for cardiogenic shock (CS) unresponsive to medical therapy. However, recent studies failed to show any significant survival benefit at 30 days compared to medical treatment for myocardial infarction-related CS. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Cardiogenic Shock
What is being tested?
Impella and IABP
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
500 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
1 Jan 2010to 30 Jan 2025
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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

Study population: All Adult patients (more than or =18 years) admitted for Cardiogenic Shock supported by ECMO+ IABP or ECMELLA between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2023

Who may be able to join

  • Adult patients (more than or =18 years) admitted for cardiogenic shock supported by ECMO+ IABP or ECMELLA between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2023

Who cannot join

  • Ongoing extra-corporeal CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (eCPR) at time of ECMO implantation
  • Cardiogenic shock with previous prolonged continuous cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) more than 30 minutes
  • Acute irreversible neurological injury
  • Previous known severe chronic cardiomyopathy (LVEF less than 25%) or awaiting heart transplantation or LVAD implantation
  • Contraindication to the implantation of an Impella or IABP
  • Mechanical complications of myocardial infarction
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  • Moribund patient (SAPS more than 90)
  • Previous known severe chronic renal or hepatic failure
  • Age less than18 years

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Clément DELMAS, MD, PhD contact

0033673147951

delmas.clement@chu-toulouse.fr

France1 site, 1 recruiting
  • CHU Arnaud de Villeneuve

    Montpellier, 34295

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Early Left Ventricular unLoading by Impella (ECMELLA) or Intra-aortic Balloon Pump for Cardiogenic Shock in Patients on VA-ECMO

Over the past decade, VA-ECMO has become the main mechanical support for cardiogenic shock (CS) unresponsive to medical therapy. However, recent studies failed to show any significant survival benefit at 30 days compared to medical treatment for myocardial infarction-related CS. This could be due to the complications of VA-ECMO, such as LV overload and increased LV distension, which can hinder heart recovery.

To address this, early LV unloading using devices like IABP or Impella (ECMELLA) may help by reducing LV wall stress and oxygen consumption. However, these techniques carry risks, and their benefit is still unclear. A randomized trial is needed to compare these approaches, but observational studies are also contributing to understanding the best strategies

Read the detailed description

Over the last decade, veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) has become the mechanical circulatory support of choice for cardiogenic shock (CS) refractory to medical treatment. VA-ECMO allows to supplement cardiac function until myocardium recovers, or in bridge to long-term left ventricular assist device (LVAD) or to heart transplant. However, recent randomized controlled trials (RCT) and meta-analysis have failed to demonstrate any benefit of VA-ECMO in terms of 30-day survival compared with optimal medical treatment in CS related to myocardial infarction.

Reasons for these disappointing results are multifactorial. The associated risk of temporary mechanical circulatory support (t-MCS)-related complications might counterbalance any hemodynamic benefit. In addition to hemorrhagic and ischemic complications, the significant myocardial impact due to VA-ECMO drawbacks should not be overlooked. Indeed, while VA-ECMO restores systemic perfusion, it can also lead to an increase in left ventricle (LV) loading conditions. Although LV distension is not consistently observed, recent publications strongly suggest that the origin of LV overload seems to be multifactorial and contributes partially to cardiac remodeling through the modulation of cardioprotective cellular pathways, resulting in reduced cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Furthermore, peripheral VA-ECMO affects myocardial contractility and increases myocardial work (potential energy, stroke work, and pressure-volume area), particularly at native low blood flow.

Thus, cardiac recovery may be compromised and weaning from VA-ECMO delayed. This vicious cycle affects the patients overall prognosis, as delayed and possibly failure of VA-ECMO weaning and may convert the initial medical strategy of recovery towards heart transplantation or LVAD. To optimize the chance of VA-ECMO weaning, early LV unloading may be a good therapeutic option. It aims at increasing coronary flow directly and, indirectly, by improving sub-endocardial myocardial perfusion through decreasing LV wall stress and myocardial oxygen consumption. Currently, 2 techniques are mainly used, the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) and the microaxial flow pump as Impella device familly (ECMELLA). These invasive techniques carry risks of bleeding and thromboembolic complications, and the benefit/risk ratio of their use for myocardial recovery is not clearly established.

A few retrospective studies suggest that early left ventricular unloading during VA-ECMO could improve prognosis. In the absence of RCT, the choice of the technique (Impella or IABP) is mainly driven by center practice. A multicenter randomized clinical trial would be the best choice to address this question. However, due to the acute poor prognosis of these patients (50% of early deaths), reliable preliminary data about the expected effect size are necessary to design the most efficient clinical trial. Recent epidemiologic developments of observational studies, the emulated trials, allow a better control of immortal time bias and indication bias.

This innovative multicenter study will compare the effectiveness and safety of LV unloading by Impella (ECMELLA) versus IABP in terms of survival with myocardial recovery in patients with refractory CS

Being tested
Impella, IABP
Keywords
ECMO, ECLS, Impella, IABP, pVAD, mortality
Medical subject headings
Shock, Cardiogenic

What participants receive

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

  • ImpellaDevice

    LV unloading with Impella (ECMELLA) before or within 24 h of ECMO initiation

  • IABPDevice

    LV unloading with IABP before or within 24 h of ECMO initiation

Study groups in NCT06645990
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ECMELLA groupVA-ECMO + Impella implemented before or within 24 h of ECMO initiation
Receives: Device: Impella
ECMO+IABP groupVA-ECMO + IABP implemented before or within 24h of ECMO initiation
Receives: Device: IABP

What is being measured

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

  1. Myocardial recovery

    Hospital Survival without chronic mechanical circulatory support (LVAD) and heart transplantation.

    Measured: from start of hospitalization until hospital discharge assessed up to 3 month

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Early mortality

    In-hospital all-cause mortality

    Measured: from start of hospitalization until hospital discharge assessed up to 3 month

  2. Adverse events related to LV unloading technics

    Arterial thromboembolic events; Hemorrhagic events (RBC transfusion); Hemolysis; Bacteremia; Infection of the device insertion site or the device itself

    Measured: from start of hospitalization until hospital discharge assessed up to 3 month

  3. Duration of mechanical ventilation

    Total duration of invasive mechanical ventilation

    Measured: from start of hospitalization until hospital discharge assessed up to 3 month

  4. Duration of temporary MCS support

    Total duration of t-MCS

    Measured: from start of hospitalization until hospital discharge assessed up to 3 month

  5. Lengh of stay

    Total and in intensive care unit lenght of stay

    Measured: from start of hospitalization until hospital discharge assessed up to 3 month

  6. Cardiac long-term project

    Rate and % of patients with myocardial recovery, ventricular assist device or/and heart transplantation

    Measured: from start of hospitalization until hospital discharge assessed up to 3 month

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Oct 2024
  2. Study start1 Jan 2010
  3. Primary completion1 Jan 2023
  4. Study completion30 Jan 2025 (estimated)

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
Retrospective
Enrolment
500 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06645990
Sponsor's protocol ID
2024-06-079
Acronym
ELLIPSE1
Status last verified
Oct 2024
First submitted
1 Oct 2024
Last updated
17 Oct 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

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    PubMed 35083827
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  • Hernan MA, Sauer BC, Hernandez-Diaz S, Platt R, Shrier I. Specifying a target trial prevents immortal time bias and other self-inflicted injuries in observational analyses. J Clin Epidemiol. 2016 Nov;79:70-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.04.014. Epub 2016 May 27.

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  • Hernan MA, Robins JM. Using Big Data to Emulate a Target Trial When a Randomized Trial Is Not Available. Am J Epidemiol. 2016 Apr 15;183(8):758-64. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwv254. Epub 2016 Mar 18.

    PubMed 26994063
  • Ezad SM, Ryan M, Donker DW, Pappalardo F, Barrett N, Camporota L, Price S, Kapur NK, Perera D. Unloading the Left Ventricle in Venoarterial ECMO: In Whom, When, and How? Circulation. 2023 Apr 18;147(16):1237-1250. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.062371. Epub 2023 Apr 17.

    PubMed 37068133
  • Bernhardt AM, Copeland H, Deswal A, Gluck J, Givertz MM; Chairs:; Co-Chairs:; Contributing Writers:; Chair:; Co-Chair:; Contributing Writers:; Chair:; Co-Chairs:; Contributing Writers:; Chair:; Co-Chair:; Contributing Writers:. The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation/Heart Failure Society of America Guideline on Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Apr;42(4):e1-e64. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.10.028. Epub 2023 Feb 6. No abstract available.

    PubMed 36805198
  • Ostadal P, Rokyta R, Karasek J, Kruger A, Vondrakova D, Janotka M, Naar J, Smalcova J, Hubatova M, Hromadka M, Volovar S, Seyfrydova M, Jarkovsky J, Svoboda M, Linhart A, Belohlavek J; ECMO-CS Investigators. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the Therapy of Cardiogenic Shock: Results of the ECMO-CS Randomized Clinical Trial. Circulation. 2023 Feb 7;147(6):454-464. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.062949. Epub 2022 Nov 6.

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  • Banning AS, Sabate M, Orban M, Gracey J, Lopez-Sobrino T, Massberg S, Kastrati A, Bogaerts K, Adriaenssens T, Berry C, Erglis A, Haine S, Myrmel T, Patel S, Buera I, Sionis A, Vilalta V, Yusuff H, Vrints C, Adlam D, Flather M, Gershlick AH. Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or standard care in patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction: the multicentre, randomised EURO SHOCK trial. EuroIntervention. 2023 Aug 21;19(6):482-492. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-23-00204.

    PubMed 37334659
  • Thiele H, Zeymer U, Akin I, Behnes M, Rassaf T, Mahabadi AA, Lehmann R, Eitel I, Graf T, Seidler T, Schuster A, Skurk C, Duerschmied D, Clemmensen P, Hennersdorf M, Fichtlscherer S, Voigt I, Seyfarth M, John S, Ewen S, Linke A, Tigges E, Nordbeck P, Bruch L, Jung C, Franz J, Lauten P, Goslar T, Feistritzer HJ, Poss J, Kirchhof E, Ouarrak T, Schneider S, Desch S, Freund A; ECLS-SHOCK Investigators. Extracorporeal Life Support in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock. N Engl J Med. 2023 Oct 5;389(14):1286-1297. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2307227. Epub 2023 Aug 26.

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  • Schmidt M, Burrell A, Roberts L, Bailey M, Sheldrake J, Rycus PT, Hodgson C, Scheinkestel C, Cooper DJ, Thiagarajan RR, Brodie D, Pellegrino V, Pilcher D. Predicting survival after ECMO for refractory cardiogenic shock: the survival after veno-arterial-ECMO (SAVE)-score. Eur Heart J. 2015 Sep 1;36(33):2246-56. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv194. Epub 2015 Jun 1.

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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Cardiogenic Shock, run by University Hospital, Montpellier at 1 site in France.

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 1 inclusion and 9 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Oct 2024. 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 France. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Aurore UGHETTO, MD (0033622054893, a-ughetto@chu-montpellier.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Myocardial recovery (time frame: from start of hospitalization until hospital discharge assessed up to 3 month). 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 NCT06645990, which also lists 15 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 17 Oct 2024.

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