BiVACOR® Total Artificial Heart Early Feasibility Study

NCT ID: NCT06174103

Last Updated: 2024-07-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

5 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-06-26

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of using the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH) System to support adult patients with severe biventricular heart failure, or univentricular heart failure in which left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support is not recommended, who require mechanical circulatory support to sustain life. The BiVACOR TAH System is intended for use as a bridge to transplant (BTT). Feasibility will be assessed by evaluating safety and performance of the BiVACOR TAH System in study subjects.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Heart Failure Biventricular Failure

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DEVICE_FEASIBILITY

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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BiVACOR TAH

The BiVACOR TAH System will be implanted as a bridge to transplant (BTT) for adults with severe irreversible biventricular heart failure or univentricular heart failure in which LVAD support is not recommended, and who are eligible for cardiac transplantation.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

BiVACOR TAH System

Intervention Type DEVICE

The BiVACOR pump is an implantable rotary biventricular blood pump that uses magnetic levitation technology for increased durability to replace both ventricles of a failing heart. The device is intended to replace the diseased heart in patients suffering from heart failure to bridge the time to heart transplant.

Interventions

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BiVACOR TAH System

The BiVACOR pump is an implantable rotary biventricular blood pump that uses magnetic levitation technology for increased durability to replace both ventricles of a failing heart. The device is intended to replace the diseased heart in patients suffering from heart failure to bridge the time to heart transplant.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient has severe, irreversible biventricular heart failure and is eligible for biventricular mechanical circulatory support based on the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) guidelines or has univentricular heart failure in which LVAD support is not recommended. ISHLT Guidelines for Biventricular Support:

1. Biventricular failure with at least two of the following hemodynamic and/or echocardiographic measurements.

1. Right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) ≤ 30%
2. Right ventricular stroke work index (RVSWI) ≤ 0.25 g/m/beat/m2
3. Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) ≤ 14 mm
4. Right ventricular (RV) to left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic diameter ratio \> 0.72
5. Central venous pressure (CVP) \> 15mmHg
6. CVP to pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) ratio \> 0.63
7. Tricuspid insufficiency grade 4
8. Pulmonary artery pressure index (PAPi) \< 2
2. Treatment-refractory recurrent and sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation in the presence of untreatable arrhythmogenic pathologic substrate.
3. Heart failure due to restrictive or constrictive physiology (e.g., hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac amyloidosis/senile or other infiltrative heart disease).
* Patient is categorized as INTERMACS Patient Profile Classification 2 or 3.
* Patient is classified as NYHA Class IV.
* Patient has a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 25%, with the exception of patients with restrictive or constrictive physiology.
* Patient is inotrope dependent, OR has a cardiac index (CI) ≤ 2.2 L/min/m2 without inotropes if inotropes are contraindicated (e.g., restrictive or constrictive heart failure), and meets one of the following criteria:

1. Is on optimal medical management (OMM), based on current heart failure practice guidelines for at least 45 out of the last 60 days and is failing to respond or is not able to tolerate OMM; or
2. Has advanced heart failure for at least 14 days and is dependent on an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) or similar temporary mechanical circulatory support device (MCSD) for at least seven days.
* Patient is eligible for cardiac transplantation as determined by the implanting center.
* Patient has adequate room in the chest as determined by 3-D imaging or other standard clinical assessments.
* Patient has read and understands the informed consent form (ICF) and has voluntarily provided informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient has contraindications to anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapies.
* Patient has coagulopathy defined by a platelet count \< 50 k/µl.
* Patient has insufficient space in the chest to accommodate the BiVACOR pump.
* Patient has a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2.
* Patient is highly pre-sensitized prior to pump implantation.
* Patient is unconscious and unresponsive.
* Patient is on pre-implant extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for \> 7 days.
* Patient is on pre-implant temporary MCSD for more than 21 days \[e.g., Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), Impella, CentriMag, etc.\] unless ambulatory and free from adverse effects associated with the MCSD.
* Patient is implanted with durable mechanical circulatory support (LVAD or RVAD).
* Patient experienced cerebrovascular accident (CVA) within three months of eligibility evaluation.
* Patient has severe end-organ dysfunction as evidenced by:

1. Total bilirubin \> 4.0 mg/dL or cirrhosis confirmed by imaging or positive biopsy, and/or
2. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 or renal replacement therapy dependence.
* Patient has severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or restrictive lung disease requiring home oxygen.
* Patient has primary pulmonary hypertension ≥ 8 Wood units.
* Patient has severe systemic light-chain amyloidosis.
* Patient has been diagnosed with severe cardiac cachexia or irreversible frailty.
* Patient has diabetes with advanced diabetic neuropathy with accompanying skin ulceration.
* Patient has a blood-borne infection within seven days of eligibility evaluation. Positive blood cultures reflective of contaminants (e.g., Staphylococcus epidermidis) will not be considered an exclusion.
* Patient is pregnant or planning pregnancy.
* Patient has a co-morbidity or illness that would limit survival to less than two years.
* Patient has a current drug and/or alcohol addiction or known substance abuse.
* Patient has insufficient social support or a history of non-compliance with medical instructions as determined by the Investigator.
* Patient is participating in another clinical trial that may impact or confound the results of the BiVACOR TAH EFS.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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BiVACOR Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Duke University Hospital

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The Christ Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Texas Heart Institute / Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Dennis Kirven

Role: CONTACT

804-461-1299

Diane Covington

Role: CONTACT

480-794-0232

Facility Contacts

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Francisco Arabia, MD, MBA

Role: primary

602-377-9310

Carmelo Milano, MD

Role: primary

919-684-3243

Robert D. Dowling, MD

Role: primary

513-585-4880

Joseph G. Rogers, MD

Role: primary

731-790-9401

Other Identifiers

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CP-0001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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