Clinical trials: Heart Transplant Infection
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
Hepatitis C, Kidney Transplant; Complications
A Study to Evaluate Preemptive Therapy in Hepatitis C (HCV) Organ Transplant Recipients
This study is being done to determine the effectiveness of using a combination of two different drugs in preventing the transmission of HCV from a HCV positive donor to a HCV negative solid organ recipient.
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C, Kidney Transplant; Complications, Heart Transplant Infection
- Trial name
- NCT04508907
- Testing
- Mavyret
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 227 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Solid Organ Transplant Recipient (Liver, Kidney, Heart), Rheumatologic Disorder
Immunogenicity of Fluzone High Dose in Immunocompromised Children and Young Adults
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Fluzone High Dose increases the immune response to the influenza antigens contained in the vaccine compared to standard-dose Fluzone in immunocompromised children and young…
- Conditions
- Solid Organ Transplant Recipient (Liver, Kidney, Heart), Rheumatologic Disorder, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)
- Trial name
- NCT01685372
- Testing
- Fluzone High Dose, Fluzone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Cytomegalovirus Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infections
Letermovir Use in Heart Transplant Recipients
This is an open label trial in which letermovir will be given as prophylaxis for the prevention of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and disease to all heart transplants who are at risk for cytomegalovirus.
- Conditions
- Cytomegalovirus Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infections, Heart Transplant Infection, Antiviral Toxicity
- Trial name
- NCT04904614
- Testing
- Letermovir
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
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
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
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
Pediatric Heart Transplantation, Immunosuppression
Tacrolimus/Everolimus vs. Tacrolimus/MMF in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients Using the MATE Score
The TEAMMATE Trial will enroll 210 pediatric heart transplant patients from 25 centers at 6 months post-transplant and follow each patient for 2.5 years.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Heart Transplantation, Immunosuppression, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
- Trial name
- TEAMMATE (NCT03386539)
- Testing
- Everolimus, Tacrolimus, Mycophenolate Mofetil
- Where
- 25 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 211 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
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