Clinical trials: Left Ventricular Assist Device
End-stage Heart Failure
Long-Term Survival After LVAD Implantation in End-Stage Heart Failure
This is a prospective, observational, multi-center cohort study designed to evaluate long-term survival and clinical outcomes in patients with end-stage heart failure undergoing left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation.
- Trial name
- NCT07382284
- Testing
- Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) implantation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) Driveline Infection
Effect of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) on Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Function
Certain patients with congestive heart failure are treated both by implantation of an LVAD, as well as implantation with a biventricular pacemaker.
- Trial name
- NCT04153786
- Testing
- Temporary changes in an already-implanted medical device (biventricular pacemaker)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Left Ventricular Assist Device, Percutaneous Lead Management
Thoratec's Reduce Driveline Trauma Through Stabilization and Exit Site Management Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of a Percutaneous Lead Management Kit for HeartMate II driveline stabilization and exit site management.
- Trial name
- RESIST (NCT01485666)
- Testing
- Percutaneous Lead Management Kit
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Anticoagulation, Left Ventricular Assist Device
Study of Reduced Anti-coagulation/Anti-platelet Therapy in Patients With the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) (TRACE)
The purpose of this observational study is to obtain multi-center data on HeartMate II (HMII) patients managed with reduced anticoagulation or anti-platelet regimes, and the incidence of thrombotic and bleeding adverse events…
- Trial name
- TRACE (NCT01477528)
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Austria and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Heart Failure
Assessment of Safety and Accuracy of the Microtech System in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
The Microtech-LVAD study is designed as a prospective, single arm, multi-center early feasibility study. Approximately 15 patients will be enrolled in the study.
- Trial name
- Microtech-LVAD (NCT06682910)
- Testing
- Microtech sensor pressure
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Microtech Medical Technologies, Ltd
Hypertension, Pulmonary, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
Confirmatory Study of IK-3001 in Japanese Subjects With Peri-/Post-op Pulmonary Hypertension Assoc. With Cardiac Surgery
Sixteen Japanese subjects (6 adults/10 children) with peri- and post-operative pulmonary hypertension associated with cardiac surgery will be evaluated at approx. 6 sites for safety and efficacy of IK-3001.
- Trial name
- NCT01959828
- Testing
- IK-3001
- Where
- 7 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Mallinckrodt
Heart Failure, Congestive, Ventricular Dysfunction
Thoratec HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) for Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of the Thoratec HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) as a bridge to cardiac transplantation in end-stage heart failure patients who are listed…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Congestive, Ventricular Dysfunction, Cardiomyopathies
- Trial name
- NCT00121472
- Testing
- Thoratec HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS)
- Where
- 36 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 194 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Heart Failure, Medication Compliance
Monitoring Medication Adherence in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients
The investigators aim to develop a novel and wireless method for monitoring medication adherence among heart failure patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).
- Trial name
- NCT02388386
- Testing
- PROTEUS-SENSOR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Scripps Translational Science Institute
LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) Driveline Infection
Non-invasive Detection of Driveline Infections in Patients with a Left Ventricular Assist Device
The aim of this single center observational study is to determine the feasibility of using non-invasive imaging methods, including smartphone photography and infrared thermography, for detecting of DLIs in LVAD patients in terms…
- Trial name
- DRIVE-ID (NCT06867887)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Right Heart Failure
Serial Multiparametric Evaluation of Right Ventricular Function After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the evolution of Right Ventricular (RV) function before and after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, using novel echocardiographic quantification of RV size and…
- Trial name
- EuroEchoVAD (NCT03552679)
- Testing
- Echocardiography
- Where
- 9 sites in Germany, Hungary and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Heart Failure, Left-Sided, Heart Failure, Right-Sided
Central and Cerebral Circulation in Early Stages After LVAD Implantation
This trial will evaluate patients with a mechanical Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) in early stages after surgical implantation.
- Trial name
- ECOH3 (NCT03087669)
- Testing
- LVAD flow velocity setting-Rounds per Minute(RPM) on HeartMate III®, MAP intervention using Noradrenalin
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Heart Failure
Outcomes of a Novel Magnetically Levitated LVAD: a Multicenter Analysis
This multicenter, retrospective cohort study evaluates the clinical outcomes associated with a novel fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in patients with advanced heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT06596499
- Testing
- CH-VAD
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Anzhen Hospital
Heart Implant Complication
Establishment of a LVAD Destination Program in a Swiss Non Cardiac Transplant University Hospital
The goal of this study is to demonstrate the challenges and the effort to set up an artificial heart program as well as to report about the follow-up treatment and the mortality rate
- Trial name
- NCT04263012
- Testing
- collection of patient data
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Kinesiophobia (Fear of Movement)
Kinesiophobia in Patients With Implanted Left Ventricular Assist Devices
The goal of this prospective and cross-sectional observational study is to learn if the presence and changes in kinesiofobia (fear of movement) affect functional capacity levels in heart failure patients who are transplant…
- Trial name
- NCT07394621
- Testing
- Physical Activity Recommandations
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Congestive Heart Failure
Assessing Changes in Myocardial Tissue and Blood in Patients With Advanced Heart Disease
Hypothesis: Tissue and serum samples collected from end-stage heart failure patients receiving left ventricular assist device implantation (LVAD) or heart transplantation will provide information regarding the basic science of…
- Trial name
- NCT01099982
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Heart Failure
3D Assessment of RV Function in Patients Undergoing LVAD Implantation
This goal of this study is to analyze images of the right ventricle taken via 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) during left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation.
- Trial name
- NCT05376254
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta