Clinical trials: Heart Transplant
Immunosuppression
Safety Outcomes of Lower Immunosuppression Versus Traditional Immunosuppression in Heart Transplant Recipients
This was a study to compare less intense immunosuppression with a more traditional approach. The hypothesis was that less immunosuppression will provide similar protection against rejection than typical 2-3 drug therapy.
- Trial name
- TICTAC (NCT00299221)
- Testing
- Tacrolimus, combination therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Heart Failure
AZD8601 Study in CABG Patients
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, sequential design, multicentre study in patients with moderately impaired systolic function undergoing CABG surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03370887
- Testing
- AZD8601
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Finland and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Heart Transplantation
SCHEDULE Follow Up Visit 5-7 yr
The major aim of this extension study was to evaluate the long-term effect (i.e. 5 to 7 years) of early initiation of everolimus and early elimination of CsA compared to standard immunosuppressive regimen including CsA on primary…
- Trial name
- CRAD001ANO05 (NCT02864706)
- Testing
- Everolimus, Cyclosporine, Mycophenolate mofetil
- Where
- 6 sites in Denmark, Norway and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, Presence of Heparin/Platelet Factor 4 Antibody
Significance of Antibodies to Heparin/Platelet Factor 4 Complex in Vein Graft Patency and Potential Role of Argatroban for Prevention of Vein Graft Occlusion
Heparin/Platelet Factor 4 (PF4) antibody testing will be performed in subjects who have just undergone coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01246011
- Testing
- Argatroban and warfarin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General 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
Congestive Heart Failure
Feasibility Study of BMAC Enhanced CABG
Patients undergoing CABG will have 60 mL of bone marrow drawn, concentrated in a SmartPRep2 centrifuge and have the concentrated nucleated cells injected into areas of ischemic myocardium
- Trial name
- NCT01074099
- Testing
- BMAC, CABG only
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Harvest Technologies
Atrial Fibrillation, Lung Transplant; Complications
Intraoperative Amiodarone to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation in Lung Transplant Patients
This study will prospectively evaluate the use of an amiodarone releasing hydrogel applied to the pulmonary veins and atria at the time of lung transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT03221764
- Testing
- Amiodarone with CoSeal, CO2 driver
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
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
Graft Rejection, Kidney Failure
Study Of The Safety And Efficacy Of Conversion From A CNI To Sirolimus In Renally-Impaired Heart Transplant Recipients
The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether converting from calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) therapy to sirolimus therapy will be more effective than continuing calcineurin inhibitor therapy with respect to renal…
- Trial name
- NCT00369382
- Testing
- cyclosporine or tacrolimus, sirolimus
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
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
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
Renal Transplant
24 Months Follow-up, Two Arm Study to Compare the Cardiovascular Profile in a Regimen With Everolimus + Mycophenolic Acid (MPA) Versus (vs.) a Regimen of CNI+MPA in Maintenance Renal Transplant Recipients
The objective of the study is to compare the cardiovascular profile of an everolimus and mycophenolic acid immunosuppressive regimen with a calcineurin inhibitor and mycophenolic acid regimen in maintenance renal transplant…
- Trial name
- EVITA (NCT01169701)
- Testing
- Everolimus, Tacrolimus, Mycophenolic acid (MPA)
- Where
- 9 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and/or Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery
Sugammadex and Decreased Time to Extubation
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate faster time to extubation after arrival in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit (ICU) in patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), AVR and AVR/CABG…
- Trial name
- NCT03196167
- Testing
- Sugammadex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
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
Chronic Coronary Occlusion, Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease
EXCEL Clinical Trial
To establish the safety and efficacy of the commercially approved XIENCE Family Stent System (inclusive of XIENCE PRIME, XIENCE V, XIENCE Xpedition and XIENCE PRO [for use outside the United States [OUS] only]) in subjects with…
- Conditions
- Chronic Coronary Occlusion, Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease, Stent Thrombosis, Vascular Disease
- Trial name
- EXCEL (NCT01205776)
- Testing
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, CABG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,905 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Heart Diseases, Coronary Artery Disease
Intraoperative Echocardiography in Low-Risk CABG Surgery
This goal of this study is to better understand when and where intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) should (or should not) be used during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries.
- Conditions
- Heart Diseases, Coronary Artery Disease, Chest Pain, Stenosis Coronary
- Trial name
- NCT06154265
- Testing
- TEE probe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Blood Loss, Surgical
Efficacy Study of Recombinant Protein (Ecallantide) to Reduce Blood Loss During Primary Coronary Bypass Grafting or Valve Repair/Replacement
The primary objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of 2 dose levels of ecallantide versus placebo in reducing blood loss following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), as measured by chest tube drainage during the…
- Trial name
- NCT00448864
- Testing
- Ecallantide
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
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
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), High On-treatment Platelet Reactivity (HTPR)
The Effect of IV Cangrelor and Oral Ticagrelor Study
Major heart attacks are caused by a number of factors, the two major of which are furring up of a coronary artery with atheroma and then sudden clot formation on this area leading to a blockage and interruption of blood flow.
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), High On-treatment Platelet Reactivity (HTPR), Microvascular Obstruction (MVO), ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
- Trial name
- NCT02733341
- Testing
- Cangrelor, Ticagrelor
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust