Clinical trials: Left Ventricular Assist Device
Heart Failure
Identifying and Facilitating Ventricular Recovery on Mechanical Support
Heart failure is a progressive disorder in which the weakened heart is not able to efficiently pump blood throughout the body. When the body's cells do not receive enough blood, this can result in fatigue, shortness of breath…
- Trial name
- RECOVER (NCT00687856)
- Testing
- Echocardiogram (echo)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 211 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Advanced Heart Failure
Hong Kong and Taiwan HM3 PMS
Hong Kong and Taiwan HM3 PMS is a prospective, single arm, post market surveillance is designed to evaluate clinical and functional outcomes with the HM3 LVAS as a treatment for advanced heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT04703855
- Testing
- HeartMate 3™ left ventricular assist system (HM3 LVAS)
- Where
- 3 sites in Hong Kong, Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
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
Congestive Heart Failure, Cardiorenal Syndrome
Nesiritide and Renal Function After the Total Artificial Heart
The prevalence of renal dysfunction after implantation of the artificial heart is high. The infusion of exogenous B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) after implantation of the total artificial heart (TAH) improves renal function in…
- Trial name
- NCT01836809
- Testing
- nesiritide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Heart Failure
Right Ventricular (RV) Pacing in Early Post-operative Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
Continuous right ventricular (RV) pacing demonstrates harm in patients with normal left ventricular (LV) function as well as in patients with cardiomyopathy and clinical heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT01446796
- Testing
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (subject's pre-existing ICD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Chronic Heart Failure, Patients That Have Received a Left Ventricular Assist Device
Investigation of the Safety and Feasibility of AAV1/SERCA2a Gene Transfer in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
The aim of the study is to determine the safety and feasibility of giving an adeno-associated viral vector expressing the sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA2a), driven by the CMV promoter (AAV1-CMV-SERCA2a), to heart…
- Trial name
- SERCA-LVAD (NCT00534703)
- Testing
- AAV1/SERCA2a
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Heart Failure
Prevention of Non-Surgical Bleeding by Management of HeartMate II Patients Without Antiplatelet Therapy
This study is a prospective, multi-center, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study of subjects receiving the HM II LVAD as per the current FDA approved indications for use.
- Trial name
- PREVENT II (NCT02836652)
- Testing
- HeartMate II (HMII), Warfarin, acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) therapy
- Where
- 35 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Ventricular Tachycardia
Percutaneous Hemodynamic Support With Impella 2.5 During Scar-related Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the Impella 2.5 Circulatory Support System for use during mapping and ablation of ventricular tachycardia in the setting of Ventricular dysfunction.
- Trial name
- PERMIT1 (NCT01294267)
- Testing
- Circulatory Support System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Vivek Reddy
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 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
Heart Failure
Self-Management App for Patients With Left-Ventricular Assist Devices
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of VAD Care App in an out-patient mechanical circulatory support program. The specific aim for this pilot study is to obtain preliminary efficacy data of the VAD Care App as a…
- Trial name
- NCT03049748
- Testing
- Mobile phone app (VAD Care App), Usual LVAD Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Heart Failure, Medication Compliance
Monitoring Medication Adherence in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients
The investigators aim to develop a novel and wireless method for monitoring medication adherence among heart failure patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).
- Trial name
- NCT02388386
- Testing
- PROTEUS-SENSOR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Scripps Translational Science Institute
Distributive Shock
Angiotensin II for Distributive Shock
This is a single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study. A total of 40 patients who develop distributive shock, intra-operatively or post-operatively within 48 hours of heart transplant or left…
- Trial name
- NCT04904562
- Testing
- Angiotensin II
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
HF Patients With LVADs Being Treated With SGLT2i
The main purpose of this study is to observe outcomes of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in heart failure (HF) patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD).
- Trial name
- NCT05278962
- Testing
- SGLT2i, No SGLT2i
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
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
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
Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist for the Treatment of Heart Failure in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Heart failure remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Many patients with heart failure receive support from a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) at some point in the course of their disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02547766
- Testing
- Anakinra
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Chronic Heart Failure
Evaluation of the HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist Device for the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the HeartWare® LVAD System in patients listed for cardiac transplantation with refractory, advanced heart failure at risk of death.
- Trial name
- ADVANCE (NCT00751972)
- Testing
- HeartWare® VAS
- Where
- 35 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy
The Effect of Intramyocardial Injection of Mesenchymal Precursor Cells on Myocardial Function in Patients Undergoing LVAD Implantation
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
- NCT01442129
- Testing
- MPC Intramyocardial injection, Control Solution
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Deborah Ascheim
Heart Failure, Congestive, Ventricular Dysfunction
Thoratec HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) for Destination Therapy
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of the Thoratec HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) as Destination Therapy in end-stage heart failure patients who do not qualify for cardiac…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Congestive, Ventricular Dysfunction, Cardiomyopathies
- Trial name
- NCT00121485
- Testing
- Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS)
- Where
- 47 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices