Clinical trials: Left Side
Heart Failure, Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Effects of Viagra on Heart Function in Patients With Heart Failure
Sildenafil (Viagra) is known to reduce pulmonary hypertension. Heart failure patients also have pulmonary hypertension and several recent reports have shown that sildenafil leads to an improvement in their exercise capacity.
- Trial name
- NCT00781508
- Testing
- sildenafil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Prospective Elimination Of Distal Coronary Sinus-Left Atrial Connections for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Trial
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia affecting millions of people in the US and around the world. Over the last 20 years, catheter based AF ablation has been widely adopted offering improved symptom…
- Trial name
- PRECAF (NCT03646643)
- Testing
- Standard Atrial fibrillation ablation, Coronary sinus to left atrium connection elimination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Left Ventricular Dysfunction Post Myocardial Infarction
Patient's Management Receiving Eplerenone Therapy
On a population of patients followed by an office-based cardiologist and treated with eplerenone, the objectives of the survey are: To describe the characteristics of the population treated.
- Trial name
- PERGAME (NCT01440049)
- Testing
- Prospective Observational
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial
Open-Label Study of Perhexiline in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Moderate to Severe Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of perhexiline on exercise performance (efficacy) and safety in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and moderate-to-severe heart failure following dosing for 16 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT02862600
- Testing
- Perhexiline, Use of bioanalytical assay to monitor plasma levels of perhexiline
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Heart Metabolics Limited
Left-sided Colon Resection
A Prospective, Multi-Center Evaluation of the ECHELON CIRCULAR Powered Stapler in Left-Sided Colorectal Anastomoses
This prospective clinical study will evaluate the intra-operative performance of the powered circular stapler used in left colectomy procedures in a post-market setting.
- Trial name
- EPMCS-CA (NCT03326895)
- Testing
- Left-sided colon resection
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Belgium and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy
Safety & Efficacy of Intramyocardial Injection of Mesenchymal Precursor Cells on Myocardial Function in LVAD Recipients
The main purpose of this research is to determine whether injecting mesenchymal precursor cells (MPC) into the heart during surgery to implant a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is safe.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Ventricular Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT02362646
- Testing
- MPC Intramyocardial Injection, Control Solution
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Annetine Gelijns
Eisenmenger Syndrome
Transcatheter Valve Implantation in Patients With Dysfunctional Left and Right Sided Heart Valves
A growing body of data, suggests that transcatheter valves are effective when implanted in other locations (mitral, aortic, tricuspid) and in high pressure environments.
- Trial name
- NCT02119442
- Testing
- Transcather Valve Implantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
HER2 Positive Breast Cancer, Left Ventricular Function Systolic Dysfunction
Cardiac Safety Study in Patients With HER2 + Breast Cancer
HER2 positive breast cancer cells have more HER2 receptor (a protein on the surface of cells) than normal breast cells. Approximately 30% of patients with breast cancer have HER2 positive breast cancer.
- Trial name
- SAFE-HEaRt (NCT01904903)
- Testing
- Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, Ado Trastuzumab Emtansine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Ischemic Stroke
Percutaneous Recanalization in Ischemic Stroke Management (PRIISM): A Feasibility Clinical Study
The primary study objective is to assess the feasibility of using the MindFrame System to safely and effectively restore blood flow in a thrombotic neurovascular occlusion in patients experiencing an ischemic stroke.
- Trial name
- PRIISM (NCT00810095)
- Testing
- MindFrame System
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MindFrame, Inc.
LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) Driveline Infection
A Silver Lining in the VAD Sky
The investigators propose to conduct a prospective randomized trail (RCT) of a driveline management protocol. The study will be initiated at UCSF from January 1st 2022 to December 31st 2022 as a pilot to be extended to other…
- Trial name
- LVAD-SilverD (NCT05163392)
- Testing
- Silverlon, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Heart Diseases, Left Ventricular Dysfunction
InterventiOn of Biventricular Pacemaker Function on ventrIcular Function Among Patients With LVAD's
The primary reason the investigators are doing this study are to understand how the right side of the heart functions in heart failure patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs, or "mechanical hearts").
- Trial name
- ROBIN (NCT03232736)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Diastolic Dysfunction, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Effects of Levosimendan in Patients Eligible for Aortic Valve Replacement With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
This is a clinical, randomised, double-blinded study in which patients eligible for aortic valve replacement are enrolled. Patients receive infusion of either levosimendan or placebo 4 hours prior to surgery and until the end of…
- Trial name
- NCT01188369
- Testing
- levosimendan
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Cardiovascular Disease
A New Operation for the Treatment for Long-standing Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation(AF) often occurs in patients with mitral valve disease. Both mitral replacement and mitral valve plasty are the effective methods to the mitral valve disease.
- Trial name
- ANOLAF (NCT03347695)
- Testing
- Left Atrial Geometric Volume Reduction, Pulmonary Vein Island Isolation and Left Appendage Base Closure(selected patients), Left Atrial Geometric Volume Reduction, Pulmonary Vein Island Isolation and Left Appendage Base Closure
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Fujian Medical University
Cardiac Disease
DEF-315 Better Accuracy in Ejection Fraction (EF) Assessment With DEFINITY
This is a Phase 3, prospective, open-label, multicenter study to evaluate Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) measurement accuracy and reproducibility of DEFINITY® contrast-enhanced and unenhanced echocardiography as…
- Trial name
- BENEFIT2 (NCT03719612)
- Testing
- DEFINITY®
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Lantheus Medical Imaging
Heart Failure
Right Ventricular Function and Exercise Capacity in Patients With Continuous-flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Exercise capacity in continous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) patients remains severely reduced post-implant. While the effect of right ventricular (RV) failure early after pump implantation, and its effect on…
- Trial name
- NCT02658136
- Testing
- Cardiac Computed tomography
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Finn Gustafsson
Heart Failure
A Pilot Study of Interventricular Septal Puncture for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy to Treat Heart Failure
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is known to result in significant improvement in the symptoms of selected patients with heart failure, and to reduce hospital admission and death rates in these patients.
- Trial name
- LV-CONSEPT (NCT01818765)
- Testing
- Trans-ventricular-septal placement of LV pacing lead, Pre-procedure speckle-tracking echocardiography, Acute response assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmia
Ablation vs Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation - Pilot Trial
The CABANA pilot study is designed to test the hypothesis that the treatment strategy of percutaneous left atrial catheter ablation for the purpose of the elimination of atrial fibrillation (AF) is superior to current…
- Trial name
- CABANA (NCT00578617)
- Testing
- Rate Control, Ablation Therapy, Rhythm Control
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Atrial Fibrillation
Characterising the Stable and Dynamic Left Atrial Substrate in Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia, with increasing prevalence associated with an ageing population.
- Trial name
- CASDAF-HD (NCT04229472)
- Testing
- High density electrophysiological mapping, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Heart Failure
QuickFlex Micro Left Ventricular Lead Post Approval Study
The purpose of this multicenter post-approval study is to evaluate the acute and chronic performance of the QuickFlex® μ 1258T left ventricular (LV) lead.
- Trial name
- NCT01179477
- Testing
- Implantation of a QuickFlex® μ Model 1258T LV Lead
- Where
- 77 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,930 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Myocardial Infarction, Iron-deficiency
An Open Study on the Efficacy of Iron Therapy Using iv Iron Relative to Oral Iron for Increasing LV Systolic Function
The OPERA-MI trial evaluates the effect of i.v. ferric carboxymaltose compared to the effect of oral iron, on left ventricular systolic function.
- Trial name
- OPERA-MI (NCT05309499)
- Testing
- ferric carboxymaltose, ferrous sulphate
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- Kazan State Medical University