The HALT Biomarker Study

NCT ID: NCT04552275

Last Updated: 2021-11-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-06-22

Study Completion Date

2035-06-22

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the HALT Biomarkers study are to identify a panel of circulating proteins that discriminates between patients with and without Hypo-Attenuated Leaflet Thickening (HALT) and can be used to supplement the diagnosis of HALT; to characterize changes in circulating proteins after treatment of HALT with systemic anticoagulation; and to identify circulating proteins that predict the occurrence of HALT.

The study population will be adult patients undergoing transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for severe aortic stenosis (AS) or bioprosthetic valve degeneration. Enrollment will continue until 30 patients with HALT are identified for completion of phase 1. Based on a HALT incidence rate of 10%, we anticipate enrolling 300 patients.

Patients are enrolled prior to undergoing transfemoral TAVR. Blood samples, clinical data and echocardiograms will be collected at the following timepoints: baseline (pre-TAVR, T0), post-TAVR (pre-discharge, T1), 30-day follow-up (window 3-9 weeks, T2), and 6-month follow-up (T3). Cardiac 4D CT will be performed at the 30-day follow-up visit to screen for the occurrence of HALT.

Patients with HALT will be treated with systemic anticoagulation for 5-6 months, at which point a follow-up CT scan and blood sample will be obtained. Control subjects will also undergo a 6-month study visit with blood sample collection. The study will be conducted within two phases. Phase 1 will serve as a derivation / discovery study in which candidate protein biomarkers of HALT will be identified.

Once this is successfully completed, a second cohort will be enrolled within phase 2. Phase 2 will be performed under the auspices a future contract or amendment and will seek to cross-validate the initial study findings.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Aortic Stenosis Hypo-attenuated Leaflet Thickening Bioprosthetic Valve Degeneration

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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HALT Cohort

Patients who develop HALT

Group Type OTHER

Proteomics Analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Determine a panel of circulating proteins that discriminates between patients with and without Hypo-Attenuated Leaflet Thickening (HALT)

Control Group

Patients who do not develop HALT

Group Type OTHER

Proteomics Analysis

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Determine a panel of circulating proteins that discriminates between patients with and without Hypo-Attenuated Leaflet Thickening (HALT)

Interventions

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Proteomics Analysis

Determine a panel of circulating proteins that discriminates between patients with and without Hypo-Attenuated Leaflet Thickening (HALT)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age \> 65 years
2. Subject with severe native AS or severe bioprosthetic valve degeneration
3. Subject undergoing transfemoral TAVR using a Medtronic Evolut R, Evolut Pro or Evolut Pro+ transcatheter heart valve

Exclusion Criteria

1. Chronic anticoagulation therapy
2. Contraindication to systemic oral anticoagulation therapy
3. Chronic kidney disease with EGFR\<30 ml/min
4. Bleeding diathesis or known coagulopathy
5. Hypercoagulable state
6. Life-expectancy \<12 months due to other medical conditions (e.g., malignancy, severe Alzheimer's disease, etc.)
7. The patient is currently participating in another investigational device or drug study that has not reached its primary objective/endpoint
8. Pregnant, lactating, or planning pregnancy within next 12 months
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medtronic

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Catholic Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Minneapolis Heart Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sammy Elmariah

Director, Interventional Cardiology Research

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Minneapolis Heart Institute

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Catholic Medical Center

Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Roukoz Abou Karam

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Paris J Jamiel, BS

Role: CONTACT

Phone: (617) 726-0996

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Role: primary

Role: primary

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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2020P001793

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id