Severe Aortic StenosisNCT07912905
Effect of Double-Tap Optimization on Valve Expansion and Hemodynamics in Balloon-expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Randomized Clinical Trial (DO-OPT TAVI Trial)
A study testing Double-Tap Balloon Post-dilatation and Conventional Single-Inflation TAVI in people with Severe Aortic Stenosis, run by Yonsei University.
Trial summary
This study will compare two balloon inflation strategies during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), a procedure used to replace a severely narrowed aortic valve through a catheter. A balloon-expandable replacement valve may not fully expand during its initial placement. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 19 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Severe Aortic Stenosis
- What is being tested?
- Double-Tap Balloon Post-dilatation and Conventional Single-Inflation TAVI
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 250 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 1 Dec 2026to 21 Feb 2030
- Phase
- Interventional
- 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 19 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients ≥ 19 years old
- Patients undergoing TAVI using a Sapien family valve for severe AS
- Provision of informed consent
Who cannot join
- Subannular calcification
- Bicuspid aortic valve with raphe calcification
- Valve-in-valve TAVI procedure
- Planned major surgery
- Cardiogenic shock or hemodynamic instability
- Chronic kidney disease stage 3b, 4, or 5 (eGFR <45mL/min)
- Thrombocytopenia (platelet count <100,000) or contraindication to antiplatelet therapy or anticoagulation despite clinical indications
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
This study will compare two balloon inflation strategies during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), a procedure used to replace a severely narrowed aortic valve through a catheter. A balloon-expandable replacement valve may not fully expand during its initial placement. An additional inflation using the same balloon and the same inflation volume, called "Double-Tap," may improve valve expansion and function. Its benefits and risks need to be evaluated in a randomized trial.
This prospective, multicenter study aims to include 250 adults with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI with an Edwards SAPIEN-family balloon-expandable valve. After successful valve implantation, participants for whom an additional inflation is considered technically feasible and clinically appropriate will be randomly assigned in equal numbers to Double-Tap or conventional single inflation. Patients requiring therapeutic post-dilatation for moderate or greater leakage around the implanted valve will not undergo randomization.
The main question is whether Double-Tap improves valve expansion immediately after TAVI, as measured using fluoroscopic X-ray images. The study will also compare blood flow through the valve, valve expansion and signs of valve thrombosis on cardiac computed tomography, procedure-related complications, and clinical outcomes. Participants will undergo echocardiography before discharge and at 3-6 and 12 months, and cardiac computed tomography at 3-6 months. Clinical follow-up will continue for at least 12 months, with annual follow-up thereafter until the last enrolled participant completes the 12-month visit.
- Conditions
- Severe Aortic Stenosis
- Being tested
- Double-Tap Balloon Post-dilatation, Conventional Single-Inflation TAVI
- 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.
Double-Tap Balloon Post-dilatationProcedure or surgery
Following successful implantation of an Edwards SAPIEN-family balloon-expandable transcatheter heart valve, one additional balloon inflation is performed using the same delivery balloon and the same inflation volume used for initial valve deployment. Balloon inflation volume is not increased for the Double-Tap inflation. The procedure is performed after randomization and confirmation of appropriate valve position and procedural stability.
Conventional Single-Inflation TAVIProcedure or surgery
An Edwards SAPIEN-family balloon-expandable transcatheter heart valve is implanted using a single balloon inflation according to standard practice and the manufacturer's instructions for use. No planned additional balloon inflation for Double-Tap optimization is performed after randomization.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Double-Tap | Experimental | Participants undergo TAVI with an Edwards SAPIEN-family balloon-expandable valve. After successful initial valve implantation and randomization, one additional balloon inflation is performed using the same delivery balloon and the same inflation volume used for initial deployment. The additional inflation is performed immediately after confirming appropriate valve position and procedural stability. Receives: Procedure: Double-Tap Balloon Post-dilatation |
| No Double-Tap | Active comparator | Participants undergo standard TAVI with an Edwards SAPIEN-family balloon-expandable valve deployed using a single balloon inflation. After successful initial valve implantation and randomization, no planned additional balloon inflation for Double-Tap optimization is performed. Receives: Procedure: Conventional Single-Inflation TAVI |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Percentage valve expansion measured by fluoroscopy
Expansion of the implanted transcatheter heart valve, expressed as a percentage of the manufacturer's nominal cross-sectional area for the implanted valve size. Valve diameters are measured at the inflow, midframe, and outflow levels in three-cusp and cusp-overlap fluoroscopic views. At each level, the diameters from the two views are averaged, and the cross-sectional area is calculated using the circular area formula. Fluoroscopic images are evaluated by independent imaging core laboratory assessors blinded to treatment assignment and clinical outcomes.
Measured: immediately after TAVI procedure
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted3 Nov 2026
- Study start1 Dec 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion21 Feb 2029 (estimated)
- Study completion21 Feb 2030 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Severe Aortic StenosisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Yonsei UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- 250 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Yonsei University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07912905
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 4-2026-1423
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 28 Oct 2026
- Last updated
- 3 Nov 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 3 Nov 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of Double-Tap Optimization on Valve Expansion and Hemodynamics in Balloon-expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Randomized Clinical Trial (DO-OPT TAVI Trial)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07912905
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 4-2026-1423
- Conditions
- Severe Aortic Stenosis
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 250 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Yonsei UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Dec 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 21 Feb 2029 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 21 Feb 2030 (estimated)
- First posted
- 3 Nov 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study will compare two balloon inflation strategies during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), a procedure used to replace a severely narrowed aortic valve through a catheter. A balloon-expandable replacement valve may not fully expand during its initial placement. An additional inflation using the same balloon and the same inflation volume, called "Double-Tap," may improve valve expansion and function. Its benefits and risks need to be evaluated in a randomized trial.
This prospective, multicenter study aims to include 250 adults with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI with an Edwards SAPIEN-family balloon-expandable valve. After successful valve implantation, participants for whom an additional inflation is considered technically feasible and clinically appropriate will be randomly assigned in equal numbers to Double-Tap or conventional single inflation. Patients requiring therapeutic post-dilatation for moderate or greater leakage around the implanted valve will not undergo randomization.
The main question is whether Double-Tap improves valve expansion immediately after TAVI, as measured using fluoroscopic X-ray images. The study will also compare blood flow through the valve, valve expansion and signs of valve thrombosis on cardiac computed tomography, procedure-related complications, and clinical outcomes. Participants will undergo echocardiography before discharge and at 3-6 and 12 months, and cardiac computed tomography at 3-6 months. Clinical follow-up will continue for at least 12 months, with annual follow-up thereafter until the last enrolled participant completes the 12-month visit.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Double-Tap | Experimental | Procedure: Double-Tap Balloon Post-dilatationParticipants undergo TAVI with an Edwards SAPIEN-family balloon-expandable valve. After successful initial valve implantation and randomization, one additional balloon inflation is performed using the same delivery balloon and the same inflation volume used for initial deployment. The additional inflation is performed immediately after confirming appropriate valve position and procedural stability. |
| No Double-Tap | Active comparator | Procedure: Conventional Single-Inflation TAVIParticipants undergo standard TAVI with an Edwards SAPIEN-family balloon-expandable valve deployed using a single balloon inflation. After successful initial valve implantation and randomization, no planned additional balloon inflation for Double-Tap optimization is performed. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 19 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Patients ≥ 19 years old
- Patients undergoing TAVI using a Sapien family valve for severe AS
- Provision of informed consent
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Subannular calcification
- Bicuspid aortic valve with raphe calcification
- Valve-in-valve TAVI procedure
- Planned major surgery
- Cardiogenic shock or hemodynamic instability
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Double-Tap Balloon Post-dilatationFollowing successful implantation of an Edwards SAPIEN-family balloon-expandable transcatheter heart valve, one additional balloon inflation is performed using the same delivery balloon and the same inflation volume used for initial valve deployment. Balloon inflation volume is not increased for the Double-Tap inflation. The procedure is performed after randomization and confirmation of appropriate valve position and procedural stability. | Procedure or surgery | Double-Tap |
| Conventional Single-Inflation TAVIAn Edwards SAPIEN-family balloon-expandable transcatheter heart valve is implanted using a single balloon inflation according to standard practice and the manufacturer's instructions for use. No planned additional balloon inflation for Double-Tap optimization is performed after randomization. | Procedure or surgery | No Double-Tap |
Primary outcome
Percentage valve expansion measured by fluoroscopy
Time frame: immediately after TAVI procedure
Expansion of the implanted transcatheter heart valve, expressed as a percentage of the manufacturer's nominal cross-sectional area for the implanted valve size. Valve diameters are measured at the inflow, midframe, and outflow levels in three-cusp and cusp-overlap fluoroscopic views. At each level, the diameters from the two views are averaged, and the cross-sectional area is calculated using the circular area formula. Fluoroscopic images are evaluated by independent imaging core laboratory assessors blinded to treatment assignment and clinical outcomes.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 3 Nov 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Double-Tap Balloon Post-dilatation and Conventional Single-Inflation TAVI in people with Severe Aortic Stenosis, run by Yonsei University.
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 3 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Nov 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
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 Young-Guk Ko, Professor (+82-22228-8460, ygko@yuhs.ac), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Percentage valve expansion measured by fluoroscopy (time frame: immediately after TAVI procedure). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 3 Nov 2026.