The Dutch Asymptomatic Mitral Regurgitation Trial

NCT ID: NCT01708265

Last Updated: 2016-11-23

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

12 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-02-28

Study Completion Date

2021-02-28

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare early mitral valve repair versus a watchful waiting strategy in asymptomatic patients with severe organic mitral valve regurgitation and preserved left ventricular function.

Detailed Description

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Severe asymptomatic organic mitral valve (MV) regurgitation with preserved left ventricular (LV) function is a challenging clinical entity as data on the recommended treatment strategy for these patients are scarce and conflicting, which is reflected in current guidelines. European guidelines advocate a more conservative strategy i.e. watchful waiting, with yearly echocardiography, whilst American guidelines are more in favour of early surgery to reconstruct the MV, i.e. MV repair (in contrast to MV replacement) in order to prevent future LV dysfunction and complaints.

A number of non-randomised trials show a favourable outcome of early surgery and the early surgery strategy has shown to be associated with improved long-term survival, decreased cardiac mortality and decreased morbidity compared with the conservative management \[citations 1-3\]. On the other hand, non-randomised trials describe also that a conservative strategy (i.e. watchful waiting) can be safely accomplished. If facilitated surgery is performed in this population it has proven to be eventually associated with good perioperative and postoperative outcome in 50% of the patients at 10 years when careful follow-up is being carried out \[citation 4\]. Non-randomised trials inherently have a number of drawbacks. A randomised trial comparing both strategies and objectivising the best treatment strategy has never been performed.

The Dutch AMR (Asymptomatic Mitral Regurgitation) trial is a multicenter, prospective, randomised trial comparing early MV repair versus watchful waiting in asymptomatic patients with severe organic MV regurgitation and preserved LV function \[citation 5, 6\].

Conditions

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Heart; Disease, Mitral(Valve) Diseases of Mitral Valve Mitral Valve Insufficiency

Keywords

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Mitral Valve Insufficiency Mitral Valve Regurgitation Asymptomatic Mitral Valve Regurgitation Asymptomatic Mitral Valve Insufficiency Mitral Valve Repair Watchful Waiting

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Early mitral valve repair

Early mitral valve repair

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Early mitral valve repair

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Patients in the group of early mitral valve repair will be operated by way of routine mitral valve repair procedures in specialized centres.

Watchful waiting

Watchful waiting

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Watchful waiting

Intervention Type OTHER

In case of watchful waiting a conservative treatment is performed, based on close monitoring of the patient for clear signs of deterioration that triggers facilitated surgery before left ventricular dysfunction is present.

Interventions

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Watchful waiting

In case of watchful waiting a conservative treatment is performed, based on close monitoring of the patient for clear signs of deterioration that triggers facilitated surgery before left ventricular dysfunction is present.

Intervention Type OTHER

Early mitral valve repair

Patients in the group of early mitral valve repair will be operated by way of routine mitral valve repair procedures in specialized centres.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Asymptomatic
* Severe organic mitral valve regurgitation.
* Preserved left ventricular function (left ventricular ejection fraction \>60% and left ventricular end-systolic dimension ≤45 mm)
* The likelihood of MV repair should be more than 90% determined by the local heart team with a cardiologist and cardiothoracic surgeon

Exclusion Criteria

* Pulmonary hypertension (\>50 mmHg at rest)
* Atrial fibrillation
* Physical inability as determined by the heart team to undergo surgery
* Other life-threatening morbidity
* Higher expected surgical risks in advance, according to the dedicated heart team
* Moderate to severe kidney disease (eGFR less than 30 mL/min)
* Flail leaflet together with a left ventricular end systolic diameter (LVESD) \>40 mm
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Leiden University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

WCN, Dutch Network for Cardiovascular Research

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

UMC Utrecht

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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S.A.J. Chamuleau

MD, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Steven AJ Chamuleau, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht)

Jolanda Kluin, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht)

Robert JM Klautz, Prof. MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC Leiden)

Locations

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Leiden University Medical Center

Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Site Status

University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht)

Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Site Status

Amsterdam Medisch Centrum

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status

Amphia Hospital

Breda, , Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Netherlands

References

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Ling LH, Enriquez-Sarano M, Seward JB, Orszulak TA, Schaff HV, Bailey KR, Tajik AJ, Frye RL. Early surgery in patients with mitral regurgitation due to flail leaflets: a long-term outcome study. Circulation. 1997 Sep 16;96(6):1819-25. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.96.6.1819.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9323067 (View on PubMed)

Enriquez-Sarano M, Avierinos JF, Messika-Zeitoun D, Detaint D, Capps M, Nkomo V, Scott C, Schaff HV, Tajik AJ. Quantitative determinants of the outcome of asymptomatic mitral regurgitation. N Engl J Med. 2005 Mar 3;352(9):875-83. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa041451.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15745978 (View on PubMed)

Chenot F, Montant P, Vancraeynest D, Pasquet A, Gerber B, Noirhomme PH, El Khoury G, Vanoverschelde JL. Long-term clinical outcome of mitral valve repair in asymptomatic severe mitral regurgitation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Sep;36(3):539-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.02.063. Epub 2009 Jul 25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19632855 (View on PubMed)

Rosenhek R, Rader F, Klaar U, Gabriel H, Krejc M, Kalbeck D, Schemper M, Maurer G, Baumgartner H. Outcome of watchful waiting in asymptomatic severe mitral regurgitation. Circulation. 2006 May 9;113(18):2238-44. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.599175. Epub 2006 May 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16651470 (View on PubMed)

Tietge WJ, de Heer LM, van Hessen MW, Jansen R, Bots ML, van Gilst W, Schalij M, Klautz RJ, Van den Brink RB, Van Herwerden LA, Doevendans PA, Chamuleau SA, Kluin J. Early mitral valve repair versus watchful waiting in patients with severe asymptomatic organic mitral regurgitation; rationale and design of the Dutch AMR trial, a multicenter, randomised trial. Neth Heart J. 2012 Mar;20(3):94-101. doi: 10.1007/s12471-012-0249-y.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22354529 (View on PubMed)

Jansen R, Kluin J, Chamuleau SA. Research versus clinical practice in asymptomatic patients with severe organic mitral regurgitation and preserved LV function. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Oct 14;64(15):1639-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.07.964. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25301470 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://dutchamr.nl/

Dutch AMR study homepage

Other Identifiers

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NL39851.041.12.

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id