Clinical trials: Heart Transplantation
Pediatric Heart Transplantation, Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients
Alloantibodies in Pediatric Heart Transplantation
The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical outcomes of sensitized pediatric heart transplant recipients with a positive donor-specific cytotoxicity crossmatch and to compare this group with outcomes in nonsensitized…
- Trial name
- NCT01005316
- Testing
- Induction Therapy, Tacrolimus, Mycophenolate Mofetil
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 290 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Heart Transplant
International EXPAND Heart Pivotal Trial
To evaluate the effectiveness of the OCS™ Heart to recruit, preserve and assess donor hearts that may not meet current standard donor heart acceptance criteria (as identified above) for transplantation to potentially improve…
- Trial name
- EXPANDHeart (NCT02323321)
- Testing
- Preservation of Hearts for Transplantation
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- TransMedics
Non-ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
PercutaneOus StEm Cell Injection Delivery Effects On Neomyogenesis in Dilated CardioMyopathy (The POSEIDON-DCM Study)
The technique of transplanting progenitor cells into a region of damaged myocardium, termed cellular cardiomyoplasty1, is a potentially new therapeutic modality designed to replace or repair necrotic, scarred, or dysfunctional…
- Trial name
- PoseidonDCM (NCT01392625)
- Testing
- Autologous hMSCs, Allogeneic hMSCs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Joshua M Hare
Heart Transplant Recipients
Intravenous Iron Supplement for Iron Deficiency in Cardiac Transplant Recipients
Iron deficiency is prevalent in heart transplant recipients, and may be associated with reduced functional capacity. The IronIC trial is designed to assess the effect of intravenous iron isomaltoside on exercise capacity, muscle…
- Trial name
- IronIC (NCT03662789)
- Testing
- Iron Isomaltoside 1000
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Cardiac Transplant Disorder
Don't Throw Your Heart Away: Layperson Study 1
Publicly available outcome assessments for transplant programs do not make salient that some programs tend to reject many of the hearts they are offered, whereas other programs accept a broader range of donor offers.
- Trial name
- NCT04133831
- Testing
- Total Survival, Stratified Transplant Survival
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,019 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carnegie Mellon University
Self-management, Lung Transplant
Health Coaching to Improve Self-Management in Thoracic Transplant Candidates
Ability to adhere to complex medical regimens is critical to achieving successful transplant outcomes, as non-adherent patients suffer graft failure and death following transplantation.
- Conditions
- Self-management, Lung Transplant, Heart Transplant
- Trial name
- NCT03150095
- Testing
- Health coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Nitric Oxide, GeNO Nitrosyl Delivery System
The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and device performance of the GeNO nitrosyl delivery system during RHC.
- Trial name
- NCT01165047
- Testing
- Nitric Oxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Use of Adult Autologous Stem Cells in Treating People Who Have Had a Heart Attack (The TIME Study)
Heart attacks are a leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is restricted, commonly due to a blood clot that has formed in one of the coronary…
- Trial name
- NCT00684021
- Testing
- Adult stem cells
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Heart Transplant
Impact of Evolocumab in Cardiac Transplant Patients With CAV
Coronary allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is diffusely accelerated atherosclerosis of a transplanted heart. Evolocumab (Repatha) is an FDA-approved drug for lowering low density lipoprotein (LDL) in patients who have not received a…
- Trial name
- NCT03944577
- Testing
- Evolocumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Heart Transplantation
A Study of CellCept (Mycophenolate Mofetil) in Combination Therapy in Heart Transplant Patients.
This study will investigate the efficacy and safety of CellCept (1.5-2g/day po), in combination with a standard care regimen of cyclosporine A (trough level 150-200ng/mL) and steroids, in patients receiving a heart transplant.
- Trial name
- NCT02091414
- Testing
- mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), cyclosporine A (CsA), corticosteroids
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Heart Failure
HCV Positive Heart Donors
Study subjects active on the waiting list for a heart transplant at the NYU Langone Transplant Institute who are hepatitis C (HCV) negative will receive a heart transplant from a donor who tests positive for HCV.
- Trial name
- NCT03382847
- Testing
- Transplant with HCV positive donor, followed by surveillance and treatment of viremia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Tricuspid Atresia
Methacetin Breath Test in Patients With Liver Disease Secondary to Heart Disease
The aim of this project is assess a non-invasive functional liver tests in patients with the Fontan circulation that may be used for prognostic purposes.
- Trial name
- MBT+Fontan (NCT04176458)
- Testing
- Methacetin Breath Test (MBT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Heart Transplant
Donors After Circulatory Death Heart Trial
To evaluate the effectiveness of the OCS Heart System to resuscitate, preserve and assess hearts donated after circulatory death for transplantation to increase the pool of donor hearts available for transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT03831048
- Testing
- OCS Heart System, Cold Storage
- Where
- 25 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- TransMedics
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
Primary Heart Transplant, Heart Transplantation
Safety and Efficacy of Desensitization Therapy in Sensitized Participants Awaiting Heart Transplantation
The primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of desensitization therapy, which includes VELCADE® (bortezomib) and plasmapheresis, on select sensitized patients awaiting heart transplantation.
- Conditions
- Primary Heart Transplant, Heart Transplantation, Heart Transplant
- Trial name
- NCT01769443
- Testing
- bortezomib, plasmapheresis
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Heart Transplantation
Pediatric Heart Transplantation: Transitioning to Adult Care
The purpose of this pilot trial, Transitioning to Adult Care (TRANSIT), is to develop and test an intervention (i.e., a standardized, tailored transition program focused on enhancing adherence) to improve outcomes for emerging…
- Trial name
- TRANSIT (NCT02090257)
- Testing
- TRANSIT
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Heart Failure
Zepatier For Treatment Of Hepatitis C-Negative Patients Who Receive Heart Transplants From Hepatitis C-Positive Donors (HCV)
This study is being conducted to determine safety and effectiveness of transplanting hearts from Hepatitis C-positive donors into Hepatitis C-negative patients on the heart transplant waitlist, who will then be treated with…
- Trial name
- USHER (NCT03146741)
- Testing
- Zepatier
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Disorder Related to Cardiac Transplantation
Nordic Everolimus (Certican) Trial in Heart and Lung Transplantation
This study investigated whether initiation of everolimus together with reduction of calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) in maintenance heart or lung transplant patients with renal impairment would improve renal function.
- Trial name
- NOCTET (NCT00377962)
- Testing
- Everolimus, Mycophenolic acid (MPA)/azathioprine (AZA), Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI)
- Where
- 6 sites in Denmark, Norway and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 282 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
End Stage Renal Disease, Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Artery Disease Screening in Kidney Transplant Candidates
Kidney transplant candidates are at very high risk for coronary artery disease (CAD). The optimal strategy to monitor and maintain the cardiac fitness of patients awaiting kidney transplantation is unknown.
- Trial name
- CADScreening (NCT02082483)
- Testing
- Selective Screening
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia