Clinical trials: Left Side
Diverticulosis
Evaluate the Safety and Diagnostic Advantages of Tilt Down Verses Standard Horizontal Colonoscopy Positioning
A tortuous sigmoid colon makes colonoscopy difficult. The purpose of this study was to systematically evaluate the diagnostic utility and incidence of adverse events in women using standard horizontal compared to lateral tilt…
- Trial name
- CTDTTIE (NCT01815671)
- Testing
- colonoscopy in the lateral horizontal position
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 173 people
- Sponsor
- Specialists in Gastroenterology, LLC
Heart Failure
Left Ventricular Synchronous Versus Sequential MultiSpot Pacing for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
The SYNSEQ study intends to assess the positive left ventricular dP/dt max achieved by MultiSpot LV pacing (either simultaneously or sequentially) in comparison to the response achieved by the current (standard) BiV pacing…
- Trial name
- SYNSEQ (NCT02914457)
- Testing
- Electrophysiological Study
- Where
- 7 sites in Poland, Slovakia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Hypertension, Pulmonary, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
Hemodynamic and Echocardiographic Assessment of Riociguat Effects on Myocardial Wall Contractility and Relaxation Kinetics
The aim of this study is to assess whether oral Riociguat affects the left ventricular contractility and relaxation in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with left ventricular systolic dysfunction
- Trial name
- HEARTWORK (NCT01065051)
- Testing
- Riociguat (Adempas, BAY63-2521)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Growth Failure
Comparison of Feeding Strategies for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Infants
The purpose of the study is to determine if a continuous feeding regimen as compared to an intermittent bolus feeding regimen leads to improved weight gain in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) after stage 1…
- Trial name
- NCT02657629
- Testing
- Continuous Feeding Regimen, Intermittent Bolus Feeding Regimen
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Coronary Artery Disease, Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Balloon Pump Assisted Coronary Intervention Study
This study will test the hypothesis that elective use of the Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) in patients undergoing high-risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) will reduce the rate of in-hospital major adverse cardiac and…
- Trial name
- BCIS-1 (NCT00910481)
- Testing
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 301 people
- Sponsor
- British Cardiovascular Intervention Society
Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy
Pathogenesis of Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy by I-123 MIBG
Objective: The objective of this pilot study is to characterize the cardiac uptake patterns of I-123 mIBG in stress-induced (Takotsubo's) cardiomyopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT01432626
- Testing
- I-123 radiolabeled metaiodobenzylguanidine cardiac imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Ischemic Heart Disease, Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Serial Infusions of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Cardiomyopathy Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Device
A study to assess the safety and preliminary efficacy of serial intravenous dose of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Bone Marrow Cells in subjects with heart failure and implanted left ventricular assist devices.
- Trial name
- STEM-VAD (NCT03925324)
- Testing
- Human Allogeneic Mesenchymal Bone Marrow Cells (aMBMC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Arterial Embolization, Other Surgical Procedures
Gastric Artery Embolization Trial for Lessening Appetite Nonsurgically
The purpose of this pilot study is to achieve the collection of safety and efficacy data in patients undergoing left gastric artery embolization for morbid obesity in the United States.
- Conditions
- Arterial Embolization, Other Surgical Procedures, Obesity
- Trial name
- GETLEAN (NCT02248688)
- Testing
- BeadBlock 300 - 500 Micron, Left Gastric Artery Embolization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dayton Interventional Radiology
Supraventricular Tachycardia
Dipole Density Mapping in Supraventricular Tachycardia
Use of dipole density mapping to identify activation in complex supraventricular tachycardias.
- Trial name
- DDRAMATIC-SVT (NCT02469623)
- Testing
- Dipole Density Mapping with AcQMap followed by ablation
- Where
- 8 sites in Belgium, Canada and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Acutus Medical
Coronary Artery Disease
Intravenous Regadenoson Versus Intravenous Adenoscan® for Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that intravenous regadenoson is equivalent to intravenous Adenoscan® for the physiological assessment of intermediate coronary lesions.
- Trial name
- NCT01482169
- Testing
- FFR Measurement with IV Adenoscan® then with Regadenoson
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Ochsner Health System
Heart Failure, Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Harefield Recovery Protocol Study for Patients With Refractory Chronic Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether patients with chronic heart failure not due to coronary artery disease who require use of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for refractory heart failure can recover…
- Trial name
- HARPS (NCT00585546)
- Testing
- clenbuterol
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Francis D. Pagani
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Tricuspid Atresia
Sildenafil After the Fontan Operation
In this study, the investigators will evaluate the effect of sildenafil on exercise tolerance in patients with a single cardiac ventricle who have undergone the Fontan operation.
- Trial name
- SAFO (NCT00507819)
- Testing
- Sildenafil
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Left Atrail Appendage Closure: Peri-device Leaks
Multimodality Evaluation of LAA Leaks Arising After Incomplete LAAC: Insights From the LAA-Leak Registry
Closure of peri-device leaks (PDL) after incomplete LAAC have shown early feasibility, however no comparison study of all the leak closure modalities exists.
- Trial name
- NCT05131308
- Testing
- leak closure with either detachable embolization coils, vascular plugs/CSO, or RFA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Kansas City Heart Rhythm Research Foundation
Stroke
WAveCrest Vs. Watchman TranssEptal LAA Closure to REduce AF-Mediated STroke 2
The WAVECREST 2 trial is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, active controlled, clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Coherex WaveCrest Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occlusion System.
- Trial name
- WAVECREST2 (NCT03302494)
- Testing
- Coherex WaveCrest® Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion System, Watchman® LAA Closure Device
- Where
- 25 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 248 people
- Sponsor
- Coherex Medical
Heart Failure, Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Efficacy of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Therapy in Preventing Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With CF-LVAD
This study evaluates the efficacy of high-dose fish oil in decreasing rates of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices.
- Trial name
- NCT03784963
- Testing
- Omega 3 fatty acids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Study of Intra-Cardiac Echocardiography in Guiding Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion With the Watchman Device
The purpose of this research is to to assess the feasibility and safety of left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion with the WATCHMAN FLX™ device using a standardized intra-procedural intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) protocol…
- Trial name
- NCT05136417
- Testing
- intra-procedural intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) probe
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Heart Failure, Congestive, Ventricular Dysfunction
Thoratec HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) for Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of the Thoratec HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) as a bridge to cardiac transplantation in end-stage heart failure patients who are listed…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Congestive, Ventricular Dysfunction, Cardiomyopathies
- Trial name
- NCT00121472
- Testing
- Thoratec HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS)
- Where
- 36 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 194 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
The Broken Heart Study II (BHS-II)
The goals of this study are as follows: 1. To rigorously establish and characterize heterogeneity in the pathophysiology of Takotsubo Syndrome (TS). 2.
- Trial name
- BHS (NCT04325321)
- Testing
- Stress reactivity test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Coronary Artery Disease
Prophylactic Maze to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation in Adult Cardiac Surgery
This study will look at performing a prophylactic limited left sided maze procedure during concomitant adult cardiac surgery to prevent the common occurrence of postoperative atrial fibrillation.
- Trial name
- PREVENT-AF (NCT03604432)
- Testing
- propylactic maze
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health West
Cardiogenic Shock
Early Insertion of Axillary Impella® With VA ECMO
Veno-arterial extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is used as a rescue strategy for patients in acute hemodynamic deterioration such as cardiogenic shock and cardiopulmonary arrest with severe pulmonary congestion.
- Trial name
- NCT04084015
- Testing
- Axillary Impella®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital