Clinical trials: Cardiac Transplant, active
Cardiovascular Diseases, Kidney Transplant; Complications
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment For Kidney Transplantation - Utility of Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography in the Assessment of Patients Awaiting Kidney Transplantation
Cardiovascular disease (for example, heart attack, stroke, heart failure) is the commonest complication of kidney failure. Kidney transplantation reduces cardiovascular risk but cardiovascular disease remains the commonest cause…
- Trial name
- CRAFT-CTCA (NCT06234410)
- Testing
- Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA)
- Where
- 5 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 332 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Heart Transplant Patients, Kidney Transplant Patients
Multidisciplinary Non-Pharmacological Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
This is a single-center interventional study aimed at evaluating the feasibility of a multidisciplinary non-pharmacological approach based on acupuncture, telerehabilitation-based physical rehabilitation, and brain health…
- Conditions
- Heart Transplant Patients, Kidney Transplant Patients, Lung Transplant, Liver Transplanted Patients
- Trial name
- TAO (NCT07870811)
- Testing
- Acupuncture, Telerehabilitation-Based Physical Rehabilitation, Psychological Support Program
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- The Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies
LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) Thrombosis, Heart Failure
SWITCH: Apixaban vs Vitamin K in HM3
This study is being done to learn the safety and efficacy of a new anticoagulant therapy with apixaban as compared to warfarin to prevent thrombotic events while protecting from bleeding complications in patients with advanced…
- Conditions
- LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) Thrombosis, Heart Failure, Bleeding, Thrombosis; Artery
- Trial name
- NCT07471139
- Testing
- Warfarin, Apixaban
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 460 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Chronic Heart Failure, Heart Transplant Recipient
Heart Failure Patient Management and Interventions Using Continuous Patient Monitoring Outside Hospitals and Real-world Data
The goal of this study is to create a digital platform for managing patients with chronic heart failure, those with long-term ventricular assistance, or heart transplant recipients.
- Conditions
- Chronic Heart Failure, Heart Transplant Recipient, Left Ventricular Assist Device
- Trial name
- RETENTION (NCT07008729)
- Testing
- Heart monitoring tools (data revision), Control (Standard treatment)
- Where
- 6 sites in Germany, Greece and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 390 people
- Sponsor
- Puerta de Hierro University Hospital
Heart Failure, Transplant; Failure, Heart
EXCOR Active Driving System for the EXCOR Pediatric VAD IDE Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the device performance and monitor the safety and effectiveness of the Berlin Heart EXCOR Active Driving System while being used with the approved EXCOR Pediatric Ventricular Assist…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Transplant; Failure, Heart, Congenital Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05610787
- Testing
- EXCOR Active Driving System for Pediatric VAD
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Berlin Heart, Inc
Heart Transplant Rejection
Molecular Evidence of Rejection Intervention Trial
MERIT is a double-blind, multi-center, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial. Heart transplant recipients with dual-positive GEP/dd-cfDNA assays with a corresponding negative biopsy between 2 months and 2 years…
- Trial name
- MERIT (NCT07905599)
- Testing
- Prednisone
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- CareDx
Heart Failure, Liver Fibrosis
Magnetic Resonance Elastography as a Method to Estimate Stiffness of Soft Tissues
Magnetic resonance elastography is a novel non-invasive MRI technique to obtain stiffness of soft tissues such as liver, heart, kidneys, etc.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Liver Fibrosis, Cardiac Transplant Rejection, Aortic Aneurysms
- Trial name
- MRE (NCT01757730)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arunark Kolipaka
Kidney Transplant Recipient, Kidney Transplant; Complications
Vascular Complications After Kidney Transplantation
To determine the incidence of arterial inflow problems and venous outflow problems as causes of impaired renal function and/or treatment-resistant hypertension after kidney transplantation, when all kidney-transplant recipients…
- Conditions
- Kidney Transplant Recipient, Kidney Transplant; Complications, Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis, Renovascular Disease
- Trial name
- DAN-PTRAIII (NCT07531966)
- Testing
- Catheter-based angiography, Measurement of translesional pressure gradients, Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Cardiac Transplant
Daratumumab in HLA Desensitization Prior to Transplantation
The purpose of this study is to learn about how well the drug daratumumab/hyaluronidase-fihj (DARZALEX Faspro™) helps to lower high levels of HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) antibodies in a person waiting for a heart transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT05300451
- Testing
- Daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Barry A. Boilson
Heart Transplant
Belatacept in Heart Transplantation
This is a phase 2, prospective, multi-center, open-label clinical trial. Sixty-six (66) primary heart transplant recipients will be randomized (1:2) to receive either standard-of-care, tacrolimus-based immunosuppression, or a…
- Trial name
- NCT06478017
- Testing
- Belatacept, Tacrolimus, Mycophenolate Mofetil/Sodium
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Kidney Disease, Chronic, Renal Transplant Failure
The RENAL LIFECYCLE Trial: A RCT to Assess the Effect of Dapagliflozin on Renal and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Severe CKD
Rationale: Sodium glucose co transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are a relatively new class of agents, originally developed as oral antihyperglycemic drugs.
- Conditions
- Kidney Disease, Chronic, Renal Transplant Failure, Heart Failure, Kidney Failure
- Trial name
- NCT05374291
- Testing
- Dapagliflozin 10 mg/day (oral)
- Where
- 101 sites in Australia, Belgium and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 1,750 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Heart Transplant Rejection
Trifecta-Heart cfDNA-MMDx Study
Demonstrate the relationship between DD-cfDNA levels and HLA antibodies in blood transplant recipient and the Molecular Microscope® (MMDx) Diagnostic System results in indication and protocol biopsies from heart transplants.
- Trial name
- NCT04707872
- Testing
- MMDx diagnostic test, Prospera, HLA antibody
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
CMV Viremia, Heart Transplant Infection
Valganciclovir vs. Letermovir for CMV Prophylaxis in Heart Transplant
The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of letermovir with valganciclovir for prevention of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia in moderate to high risk serostatus heart transplant recipients.
- Conditions
- CMV Viremia, Heart Transplant Infection, Heart Transplant Failure and Rejection
- Trial name
- VALET-CMV (NCT07079735)
- Testing
- Letermovir, Valganciclovir
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Heart Transplant
OCS DCD Heart + CAP Continued Follow-Up
The objective of this post-approval study is to evaluate long-term outcomes of patients enrolled in the OCS DCD Heart and OCS DCD Heart CAP studies.
- Trial name
- NCT05741723
- Testing
- OCS Heart
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- TransMedics
Heart Transplant Infection Prevention
Safety and Efficacy of Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccination in Pediatric Heart Transplantation Patients
The study is an interventional, non-randomized assessment of safety and efficacy of live Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine in subjects aged 12-months to 17 years who have undergone heart transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT07195032
- Testing
- Commercial measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Dysphagia, Heart Transplant Recipients
Respiratory Strength Training in Heart Transplant Recipients
This research study is investigating whether completing breathing exercises before surgery helps heart transplant patients recover after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT06190171
- Testing
- Active respiratory muscle strength training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Transplant, Failure, Heart, Heart Transplant
10 Degree C Static Storage in Heart Transplantation
The goal of this clinical trial is to conduct a feasibility investigation evaluating the preliminary safety and effectiveness of using the X°Port Heart Preservation System (XHPS) for 10°C preservation in clinical heart…
- Conditions
- Transplant, Failure, Heart, Heart Transplant, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT07818941
- Testing
- 10 degree C Static Storage Cooler
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- John Trahanas
Heart Transplant Recipient
HEART-BC: Heart Transplant Evaluation Using Advanced Rejection Monitoring Tools - British Columbia
Evaluate whether integration of HeartCare (AlloMap + AlloSure) into routine post-transplant surveillance reduces the number of invasive endomyocardial biopsies (EMBx) in the first year post-transplant
- Trial name
- HEART-BC (NCT07819292)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Cardiology Research UBC
Heart Transplant Rejection
Surveillance HeartCare® Outcomes Registry
This is an observational registry to assess the clinical utility of surveillance using HeartCare testing services, in association with clinical care of heart transplant recipients.
- Trial name
- SHORE (NCT03695601)
- Testing
- Standard of Care
- Where
- 67 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,743 people
- Sponsor
- CareDx
Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Systolic
MCNAIR Study: coMparative effeCtiveness of iN-person and teleheAlth cardIac Rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically recommended program for patients with certain heart conditions. It includes exercise training, health education, and counseling.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Systolic, Heart Valve Diseases, Angina, Stable
- Trial name
- NCT05933083
- Testing
- In-person cardiac rehabilitation, Telehealth cardiac rehabilitation
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 516 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco