Clinical trials: Heart Transplant
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
Cardiac Transplant Disorder
Don't Throw Your Heart Away: Patient Study 4
This empirical study tests whether transplant center performance data that reflect center donor acceptance rates influence patients and their family members to evaluate centers with high organ decline rates less favorably than…
- Trial name
- NCT04809051
- Testing
- Stratified Transplant Survival Metric, SRTR Information Format
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carnegie Mellon University
Bloodloss, Surgical Procedures, Operative
A Dose-ranging Safety and Efficacy Study of Ecallantide to Reduce Surgical Blood Loss Volume
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and identify the optimal dose(s) of ecallantide in reducing blood loss in subjects undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery including the use of cardio pulmonary bypass.
- Trial name
- CONSERV-1 (NCT00816023)
- Testing
- ecallantide
- Where
- 29 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
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
Atherosclerosis
Trial of Clopidogrel After Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease (CASCADE Trial)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the combination of clopidogrel with aspirin prevents the development of blockages (atherosclerosis) in vein grafts one year after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) compared to…
- Trial name
- CASCADE (NCT00228423)
- Testing
- Clopidogrel 75 mg daily, water pill daily
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
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)
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
Coronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Infarction
Impact of a Corrie Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
In this randomized clinical trial, the researchers are investigating whether a multi-component virtual/hybrid cardiac rehabilitation program will improve functional status, cholesterol level, overall cardiovascular health…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Ischemia, Coronary Artery Occlusion
- Trial name
- mTECH-Rehab (NCT05238103)
- Testing
- Corrie Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 259 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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
Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
Clinical Trial of Pioglitazone for Prevention of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy After Heart Transplantation
The purpose of this study is to determine the benefit of using the FDA-approved insulin-sensitizing agent, Pioglitazone, on human heart transplant recipients.
- Trial name
- NCT01186250
- Testing
- Pioglitazone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Tranexamic Acid in Off-pump Coronary Surgery
The aim of this prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study was to evaluate the effects of tranexamic acid, a synthetic antifibrinolytic drug, on the postoperative bleeding and transfusion requirements in…
- Trial name
- TAOPCAB (NCT01064167)
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 231 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Fuwai Hospital
Myocardial Infarction, Stroke
Women's Health Initiative Strong and Healthy Study
The WHISH trial applies state-of-the science behavioral principles and currently available technologies to deliver a physical activity intervention without face-to-face contact to ~25,000 older U.S. women expected to consent.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Cardiovascular Mortality, Hip Fractures
- Trial name
- WHISH (NCT02425345)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Volunteers
- 49,331 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
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
Liver Transplantation, Kidney Transplantation
Enhancing Donated After Cardiac Death (DCD) Utilization With Thrombolytic Therapy
We hypothesize that delayed graft function and ITBS events may be related to small blood clots (microthrombi) that collect in the kidneys and liver after cardiac death.
- Trial name
- NCT01197573
- Testing
- rTPA Treatment, No TPA Treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Stem Cell Transplantation, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
The Transendocardial Autologous Cells (hMSC or hBMC) in Ischemic Heart Failure Trial (TAC-HFT)
The technique of transplanting progenitor cells into a region of damaged myocardium, termed cellular cardiomyoplasty, is a potentially new therapeutic modality designed to replace or repair necrotic, scarred, or dysfunctional…
- Trial name
- TAC-HFT (NCT00768066)
- Testing
- Autologous human mesenchymal cells (hMSCs), Autologous human bone marrow cells (hBMCs)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
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
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Redo, Heart Valve Diseases
SONOlysis in Risk REduction of Symptomatic and Silent Brain infarCtions dUring Cardiac surgEry
The aim of the project is to demonstrate a fibrinolytic effect of sonothrombolysis (continual transcranial Doppler monitoring) using 2 MHz diagnostic probe on the reduction of risk of brain infarctions due to the activation of…
- Trial name
- SONORESCUE (NCT01591018)
- Testing
- sonolysis, cardiac surgery
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Ostrava
Coronary Bypass Graft Stenosis of Autologous Vein
Preventing Seroma Formation After Stripping Saphenous Vein in Coronary Bypass
The great saphenous vein is the most commonly used material in coronary vascular bridging operation. Coronary bypass operation to obtain the great saphenous vein is mainly through the incision open groin to ankle.
- Trial name
- NCT02010996
- Testing
- vacuum assisted closure, Axillary dissection
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Changhai Hospital
Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
Real Time Myocardial Perfusion Echocardiography for Coronary Allograft Vasculopathy
Is real-time myocardial perfusion echocardiography (RTMPE) a feasible and effective non-invasive method to detect significant Coronary Allograft Vasculopathy in pediatric and adult cardiac transplant recipients? Will perfusion…
- Trial name
- NCT02880137
- Testing
- Perflutren Lipid Microsphere, RTMPE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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