Clinical trials: Cardiac Transplant
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Myocardial Protection With Multiport Antegrade Cold Blood Cardioplegia
In spite improvements in methods of myocardial protection, peri-operative myocardial damage is still the commonest cause of early morbidity and mortality after technically successful CABG Surgery.
- Trial name
- MACBC (NCT02303704)
- Testing
- multiport antegrade cardioplegia, Aortic root antegrade cardioplegia
- Volunteers
- 448 people
- Sponsor
- Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Institute of Cardiology
End-Stage Heart Failure, Bridge-to-Transplant LVAD Placement (BTT)
Development & Testing of a Decision Aid for LVAD Placement
The goal of this project is to develop a patient-centered decision aid for decision-making about end-stage heart failure treatment.
- Conditions
- End-Stage Heart Failure, Bridge-to-Transplant LVAD Placement (BTT), Destination Therapy LVAD Placement (DT), Refusal of LVAD Placement (Decliners)
- Trial name
- VADDA (NCT02248974)
- Testing
- LVAD Decision Aid
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Heart Failure, Congestive
Bone Marrow Cell Transplantation to Improve Heart Function in Individuals With End-Stage Heart Failure
Heart failure is a condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to the body's other organs. A heart transplant may be necessary for some individuals with end-stage heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00383630
- Testing
- Intramyocardial injection of bone marrow mononuclear cells, Intramyocardial injection of CD34+ selected bone marrow mononuclear cells, LVAD alone
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Complete DiGeorge Anomaly, DiGeorge Syndrome
Thymus Transplantation Safety-Efficacy
Complete DiGeorge anomaly (cDGA) is a disorder in which there is no thymus function. With no thymus function, bone marrow stem cells do not develop into educated T cells, which fight infection.
- Conditions
- Complete DiGeorge Anomaly, DiGeorge Syndrome, DiGeorge Anomaly, Complete DiGeorge Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01220531
- Testing
- Cultured Thymus Tissue
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Sumitomo Pharma Switzerland GmbH
Kidney Failure, Acute
Effect of Erythropoietin (EPO) in Kidney After Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether erythropoietin is effective in preventing acute kidney dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.
- Trial name
- EPO-CABG (NCT00654992)
- Testing
- Erythropoietin-Beta, Normal Saline
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Organ Transplant
Trial to Compare the SherpaPak™ Device vs Cold Storage
The Investigator's are doing this study to see which method of organ preservation leads to better outcomes for donated hearts. There are two methods of organ preservation. The first method is the use of cold storage.
- Trial name
- SherpaPak (NCT05194514)
- Testing
- SherpaPak™ Device, Cold Storage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Coronary Arteriosclerosis
Radial Artery Versus Saphenous Vein Patency (RSVP) Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the radial artery (artery in the arm) or saphenous vein (vein in the leg), when used as bypass grafts for coronary artery bypass surgery, have a greater patency rate (degree of…
- Trial name
- RSVP (NCT00139399)
- Testing
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Cardiac Transplant Disorder
Don't Throw Your Heart Away: Layperson Study 1
Publicly available outcome assessments for transplant programs do not make salient that some programs tend to reject many of the hearts they are offered, whereas other programs accept a broader range of donor offers.
- Trial name
- NCT04133831
- Testing
- Total Survival, Stratified Transplant Survival
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,019 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carnegie Mellon University
Coronary Artery Bypass
Prasugrel for Prevention of Early Saphenous Vein Graft Thrombosis
This is a randomized-controlled clinical trial that will randomize 120 patients undergoing clinically-indicated coronary artery bypass graft surgery to prasugrel at a dose of 10 mg daily or matching placebo for 12 months…
- Trial name
- NCT01560780
- Testing
- Prasugrel
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
DiGeorge Anomaly, Complete DiGeorge Anomaly
Phase I/II Thymus Transplantation With Immunosuppression #950
The study purpose is to determine if cultured thymus tissue implantation (CTTI) (previously described as transplantation) with tailored immunosuppression based on the recipient's pre-implantation T cell population is a safe and…
- Conditions
- DiGeorge Anomaly, Complete DiGeorge Anomaly, Complete Atypical DiGeorge Anomaly, Complete DiGeorge Syndrome
- Trial name
- #950 (NCT00579527)
- Testing
- Cultured Thymus Tissue for Implantation (CTTI), Cultured Thymus Tissue Implantation and Parental Parathyroid Transplantation, Blood Draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Sumitomo Pharma Switzerland GmbH
Heart Transplant
Heart EXPAND Continued Access Protocol
The OCS™ Heart System will be used to preserve and assess donor hearts that do not meet current standard donor heart acceptance criteria for transplantation in this continued access protocol.
- Trial name
- NCT03835754
- Testing
- OCS Heart System
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- TransMedics
Postoperative Kidney Injury
Use of 6% Hydroxyethylstarch (130/0.4) in Cardiac Surgical Patients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of a standard volume replacement called HES 130/0.4 (Voluven) during surgery on recovery.
- Trial name
- SHARP (NCT02192502)
- Testing
- human albumin 5%, HES 130/0.4 (Voluven)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Immune Deficiency Disorders, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Immune Disorder HSCT Protocol
This study hypothesizes that a reduced intensity immunosuppressive preparative regimen will establish engraftment of donor hematopoietic cells with acceptable early and delayed toxicity in patients with immune function disorders.
- Conditions
- Immune Deficiency Disorders, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Chronic Granulomatous Disease, X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
- Trial name
- NCT01821781
- Testing
- Transplant preparative regimen of alemtuzumab, fludarabine, thiotepa, and melphalan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Organ Transplant
DCD IIT: Evaluating the Safety of Utilizing Donor Hearts From Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD) Donors
The purpose the research is to evaluate whether patients who receive a Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) heart for cardiac transplantation using either normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) or direct procurement and…
- Trial name
- NCT05462041
- Testing
- DBD Donor Heart Transplantation, DCD Donor Heart Transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Coronary Artery Disease, Postoperative Pain
Pectointercostal Fascial Plane Block (PIFB) Alone Versus PIFB With Rectus Sheath Block (RSB) in Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine if ultrasound-guided bilateral pectointercostal fascial plane blocks with bilateral rectus sheath blocks block decrease pain scores, decrease opioid consumption, improve respiratory…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Postoperative Pain, Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04908449
- Testing
- Rectus sheath block with bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Heart Transplantation, Liver Transplantation
Zoledronic Acid Versus Alendronate for Prevention of Bone Loss After Organ Transplantation
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness and safety of zoledronic acid with alendronate in the prevention of bone loss after organ transplantation. Zoledronic acid is given as a single intravenous infusion.
- Conditions
- Heart Transplantation, Liver Transplantation, Bone Resorption
- Trial name
- CTX (NCT00297830)
- Testing
- Zoledronic acid, Alendronate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Emphysema, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Ex-vivo Perfusion and Ventilation of Lungs Recovered From Non-Heart-Beating Donors to Assess Transplant Suitability
The purpose of this research study is to learn about the safety of transplanting lungs obtained from non-heart-beating donors (NHBDs) that have been ventilated (attached to a breathing machine or ventilator to deliver oxygen) and…
- Conditions
- Emphysema, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT01615484
- Testing
- Transplantation of lungs obtained from Non-Heart-Beating Donors (NHBDs) after ex-vivo perfusion w/ STEEN Solution™, STEEN Solution™
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Influenza, Human, Transplantation Infection
Standard-dose Versus High-dose Flu Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant.
Influenza infection in recipients of solid organ transplants recipients while on maintenance immunosuppressant therapy is associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT01808456
- Testing
- influenza trivalent inactive vaccine, influenza trivalent inactive vaccine high dose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Inova Health Care Services
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Triple Vessel
Effect of Prewarming on Microcirculatory Response
Intraoperative hypothermia may affect tissue microcirculation and can induce myocardial injury, wound infection, and coagulopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT02186210
- Testing
- prewarming
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Coronary Artery Bypass, Antiplatelet Agents
Different Antiplatelet Therapy Strategy After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
The study population will include all patients undergoing elective CABG. Consent and randomization will occur before surgery. Total 500 patients undergoing elective CABG will be randomly assigned into three groups with 1:1:1…
- Trial name
- DACAB (NCT02201771)
- Testing
- Aspirin, Ticagrelor
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Ruijin Hospital