Clinical trials: Cardiac Transplant
Heart Transplant Failure and Rejection
Precision Guided Tacrolimus Dosing in Pediatric Heart Transplant
Immunosuppressive therapy is required to prevent organ rejection, however, dosing of immunosuppressive agents is complicated by patient-specific differences impacting the body's absorption and elimination of these agents.
- Trial name
- NCT04380311
- Testing
- Tacrolimus Dosing Support Tool
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
A Pilot Study of Daptomycin for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
The goals of the study are to evaluate the feasibility of using daptomycin as a prophylactic antimicrobial agent in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, to determine the rates of surgical site infection, and to evaluate the…
- Trial name
- NCT00572260
- Testing
- daptomycin 6 mg/kg IV
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Congestive Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation
Natrecor (Nesiritide) in Transplant-Eligible Management of Congestive Heart Failure-TMAC
The purposes of this study in United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Status 1B (or country equivalent) cardiac transplant candidates are to assess the safety and efficacy of Natrecor (nesiritide).
- Conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation, Renal Insufficiency, Renal Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00338455
- Testing
- Natrecor (nesiritide)+Standard Care+dobutamine or milrinone
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Scios, Inc.
Systemic Sclerosis, Scleroderma
Cardiac Safe Transplants for Systemic Sclerosis
This study is designed to treat systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) patients with an autologous stem cell transplant using a regimen of immune suppressant drugs and chemotherapy that is less toxic to your heart.
- Trial name
- CAST (NCT03593902)
- Testing
- Rituximab, Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Coronary Disease, Coronary Stenosis
A Comparison of Fractional Flow Reserve-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Fractional flow reserve (FFR, (coronary pressure wire-based index for assessing the ischemic potential of a coronary lesion)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in…
- Trial name
- FAME 3 (NCT02100722)
- Testing
- FFR guided PCI, CABG, Resolute Integrity Stent
- Where
- 46 sites in United States, Australia and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Ischemic Heart Disease
Safety Study of Gene Therapy for Ischemic Heart Disease in Korea
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of VM202 (Engensis) direct injection into the cardiac muscles of the coronary artery territory where complete revascularization could not be done even through Coronary Artery…
- Trial name
- Engensis (NCT01422772)
- Testing
- VM202-0.5 mg, VM202-1.0 mg, VM202-2.0 mg
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Helixmith Co., Ltd.
Coronary Artery Disease
Cardiac Home Education and Support Trial (CHEST): A Pilot Study
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is performed more frequently on individuals who are older and sicker than in previous years.
- Trial name
- NCT00275340
- Testing
- Peer Support
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Atrial Fibrillation New Onset
Evaluation Of New Onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
This is a multi-center, prospective, randomized and controlled clinical trial comparing the safety and efficacy of the CorMatrix ECM for Pericardial Closure to reduce the incidence of new onset postoperative atrial fibrillation…
- Trial name
- NCT01247974
- Testing
- CorMatrix ECM for Pericardial Closure
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 439 people
- Sponsor
- Elutia Inc.
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
End Stage Heart Disease, Hepatitis C
DAA Treatment in Donor HCV-positive to Recipient HCV-negative Heart Transplant
This is a proof of concept, single center study for the donation of HCV-positive hearts to HCV negative recipient patients, with preemptive, interventional treatment with 12 weeks of commercially available DAA therapy to prevent…
- Trial name
- NCT03208244
- Testing
- Clinically prescribed direct acting antiviral
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Non ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Clinical Effects of Eptifibatide Administration in High Risk Patients Presenting With Non-ST Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (NSTE-ACS) Requiring Urgent Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in Short- and Long-Term Follow-up
1. INTRODUCTION Through last couple of years the number of patients treated for acute coronary event without persistent ST segment elevation in ECG has been growing.
- Trial name
- NCT01863134
- Testing
- Eptifibatide
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Poland
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Silesia
Surgery, Pneumonia
Multicenter Infection Surveillance Study Following Open Heart Surgery
The main goals of the study are as follows: (1) to determine the correlation between pain management using continuous infusion of local anesthetics and the incidence of pneumonia and surgical infection in cardiac surgery…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Pneumonia, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00673712
- Testing
- Continuous Sternal Block, Opioid based analgesia
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 647 people
- Sponsor
- Halyard Health
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
Diabetes Mellitus
Comparison of Insulin Therapy in Treating Post-Transplant Diabetes
To determine if the use of insulin isophane results in improved control of blood sugars compared to the use of insulin glargine in new onset diabetes after kidney, lung, or heart transplantation (NODAT).
- Trial name
- NCT01963728
- Testing
- Insulin, Isophane, insulin glargine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Inova Health Care Services
Coronary Artery Disease, Edema
The Efficacy and Safety of Hypertonic Saline in Cardiac Surgery Patients.
The organ dysfunction following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) occurs frequently in cardiac surgery patients. Systemic inflammatory response initiated by CPB through releasing of several mediators lead to altered endothelial…
- Trial name
- ESHHS (NCT01675453)
- Testing
- 7.2% NaCl plus 6% hydroxyethyl starch 200/0.5, 0.9% NaCl
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Meshalkin Research Institute of Pathology of Circulation
Coronary Artery Bypass, Myocardial Infarction
The Effect Of Acadesine On Reducing Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Adverse Events In Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery (Study P05633 AM1)(TERMINATED)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether acadesine is effective in reducing the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular adverse events in high-risk participants undergoing CABG surgery.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Bypass, Myocardial Infarction, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left, Stroke
- Trial name
- RED-CABG (NCT00872001)
- Testing
- Acadesine, Normal Saline
- Volunteers
- 3,080 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Effectiveness of BoneSeal® on Bone Hemostats in Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery
A prospective randomized open-label study that will evaluate the effectiveness of the pliable and absorbable bone hemostats (BoneSeal®) on the reduction of bleeding from the sternal bone marrow in patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT03085017
- Testing
- BoneSeal, Ostene
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Heart Transplant, Acute Graft Rejection
Stress Cardiac MRI for Evaluation of Nonspecific Allograft Dysfunction
The investigators will use cardiac MRI to measure the myocardial perfusion reserve and amount of myocardial edema and fibrosis in heart-transplant patients with nonspecific allograft dysfunction in contrast to those with normal…
- Conditions
- Heart Transplant, Acute Graft Rejection, Chronic Graft Rejection
- Trial name
- NCT02597543
- Testing
- Regadenoson, Gadolinium, Cardiac MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Paul Kim
Heart Transplant
Tocilizumab in Cardiac Transplantation
The purpose of this research study is to see if a study drug called Tocilizumab will, when given with standard anti-rejection medicines, lead to better heart transplantation outcomes at 1 year after the transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT03644667
- Testing
- tocilizumab, Standard of Care Triple IS
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 385 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)