Platelet Function and Impella Support

NCT ID: NCT06487091

Last Updated: 2025-04-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-02-24

Study Completion Date

2027-01-31

Brief Summary

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Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) with the Impella microaxial pump in the setting of cardiogenic shock/cardiac arrest (CS/CA) is accompanied by substantial risk of life-threatening complications, including hemolysis, thrombotic and bleeding events.

Previous studies in patients on durable MCS suggest that device-induced platelet dysfunction plays a major contributory role in the development of such events and that selected markers of platelet function have the potential to stratify patients according to an elevated risk of adverse events. To date, the potential clinical utility of markers of altered platelet function in patients supported with an Impella pump is unexplored.

The proposed study will analyze changes in platelet function in the setting of Impella support (primary aim) and possibly identify a platelet function "profile" indicative of patients at high-risk to develop adverse events (secondary aim).

The study is a prospective observational study. Changes in the expression levels of markers of both platelet activation and aggregation in patients supported with an Impella pump will be measured. Data will be longitudinally measured: pre-implant (before Impella implantation) and then after 24, 48 and 72h of Impella support. Markers that will be analyzed include surface platelet receptors and platelet microRNAs. Experimental data will be correlated with clinical outcomes, including the occurrence of adverse events.

This study will provide mechanistic insights into the effect of Impella support on the protein and miRNA expression of platelets. The intention is to get a better understanding of distinct pathways of platelet function related to Impella support and their relationship to adverse events. Our data might open the perspective for the future clinical use of markers of platelet function to enhance the early recognition of patients at high risk of developing an adverse event and the definition of novel, personalized therapeutic strategies targeted to platelet biology to prevent their occurrence.

Detailed Description

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STUDY DESIGN AND MAIN OBJECTIVE Prospective observational study to evaluate changes in the expression levels of markers of platelet function (activation and aggregation capacity) in CS/CA patients who receive an Impella device for temporary mechanical circulatory support

HYPOTHESIS

* progressive change of platelet function occurs over the course of Impella support driven by shear forces exerted by the pump on recirculating blood
* markers of changes in platelet function can be identified at the protein and nuclear level in platelet samples extracted form patients supported with an Impella pump
* specific trends of the changes of the expression levels of markers of platelet function might allow identifying patients at higher risk of developing a thrombotic/hemorrhagic complication
* the expression levels of markers of platelet function are indeed altered in patients even before the clinical manifestation of the event

METHODOLOGY The markers that will be analyzed have been selected according to recent studies showing

* significant changes in their expression levels driven by durable MCS devices
* their potential to identify patients at high risk of developing adverse events
* their association with coagulation/hemostatic disorders and hemolysis and include:
* platelet receptors GPIba, GPIIb/IIIa, and GPVI \[1-4\].
* platelet microRNA miR-20b-5p, miR-25-3p, miR-126-5p, miR-451a, miR-320a, miR-223-3p, miR-144-rp, miR-151a-3p, and miR-454-3p \[5\]. The expression levels of these microRNAs will be measured in both PRP and PPP samples, to confirm their actual expression by platelets.

Data will be measured

* pre-implant (i.e., immediately prior to Impella implantation), to evaluate the patient-specific baseline profile, and then following
* 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours of Impella support. This way it will possible to quantify longitudinal changes in the levels of expression of the selected markers over the course of Impella support (vs. baseline).

Data will be also measured during the acute phase of any of the following adverse events that will occur during Impella support (not limited to 72 hours):

* thrombosis (of the patient - any site - and of the pump)
* ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke
* any surgical or non-surgical bleeding
* hemolysis Adverse events will be defined according to most recent criteria \[6-8\].

Furthermore, inferences of any change in the anticaogulation regimen that may occur over the course of Impella support (not limited to 72 hours) will be evaluated: to this aim, markers of platelet function will be analyzed 12 hours following any change in the anticoagulation regimen.

Experimental data will be correlated with clinical outcomes, including the occurrence of adverse events, to possibly identify an "event-related platelet function profile" characteristics of the sub-group of patients that will develop adverse events. The occurrence of adverse events will be continuously recorded over the whole duration of Impella support.

TREATMENT PROCEDURE To measure the expression levels of the selected markers of platelet function, platelet samples will be isolated from patients' blood (10-mL volume) via standard laboratory techniques. The expression levels of the analyzed markers will be measured via quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and protein quantitation/function assay, such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Conditions

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Cardiogenic Shock Cardiac Arrest Mechanical Circulatory Support

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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patients on Impella support

CS/CA patients that receive primary temporary mechanical circulatory support with an Impella device

Analysis of platelet function

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Blood withdrawal, platelet separation and analysis of the expression levels of markers of platelet function

Interventions

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Analysis of platelet function

Blood withdrawal, platelet separation and analysis of the expression levels of markers of platelet function

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients \>18yrs-old and \<75yrs-old
* Cardiogenic shock SCAI class C-D-E
* primary tMCS with an Impella device (all Impella pumps)
* Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients \<18yrs-old or \>75yrs-old
* Refusal to participate to the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Abiomed Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Filippo Consolo

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Filippo Consolo, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele

Mara Scandroglio, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ospedale San Raffaele

Locations

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IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital

Milan, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Università Vita Salute San Raffaele

Milan, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Filippo Consolo, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+390226436153

Facility Contacts

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Filippo Consolo, PhD

Role: primary

References

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Chen Z, Mondal NK, Ding J, Gao J, Griffith BP, Wu ZJ. Shear-induced platelet receptor shedding by non-physiological high shear stress with short exposure time: glycoprotein Ibalpha and glycoprotein VI. Thromb Res. 2015 Apr;135(4):692-8. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2015.01.030. Epub 2015 Feb 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25677981 (View on PubMed)

Klaeske K, Dieterlen MT, Eifert S, Scholz U, Garbade J, Jawad K, Sieg F, Borger MA, Meyer AL. Device-induced platelet dysfunction in patients after left ventricular assist device implantation. J Thromb Haemost. 2021 May;19(5):1331-1341. doi: 10.1111/jth.15279. Epub 2021 Mar 28.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Arias K, Sun W, Wang S, Sorensen EN, Feller E, Kaczorowski D, Griffith B, Wu ZJ. Acquired platelet defects are responsible for nonsurgical bleeding in left ventricular assist device recipients. Artif Organs. 2022 Nov;46(11):2244-2256. doi: 10.1111/aor.14319. Epub 2022 May 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Klaeske K, Meyer AL, Saeed D, Eifert S, Jawad K, Sieg F, Haunschild J, Borger MA, Dieterlen MT. Decreased Platelet Specific Receptor Expression of P-Selectin and GPIIb/IIIa Predict Future Non-Surgical Bleeding in Patients after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Sep 6;23(18):10252. doi: 10.3390/ijms231810252.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Lombardi M, Bonora M, Baldetti L, Pieri M, Scandroglio AM, Landoni G, Zangrillo A, Foglieni C, Consolo F. Left ventricular assist devices promote changes in the expression levels of platelet microRNAs. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Jun 15;10:1178556. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1178556. eCollection 2023.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 37396581 (View on PubMed)

Bernhardt AM, Copeland H, Deswal A, Gluck J, Givertz MM; Chairs:; Co-Chairs:; Contributing Writers:; Chair:; Co-Chair:; Contributing Writers:; Chair:; Co-Chairs:; Contributing Writers:; Chair:; Co-Chair:; Contributing Writers:. The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation/Heart Failure Society of America Guideline on Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Apr;42(4):e1-e64. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.10.028. Epub 2023 Feb 6. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Garcia-Garcia HM, McFadden EP, Farb A, Mehran R, Stone GW, Spertus J, Onuma Y, Morel MA, van Es GA, Zuckerman B, Fearon WF, Taggart D, Kappetein AP, Krucoff MW, Vranckx P, Windecker S, Cutlip D, Serruys PW; Academic Research Consortium. Standardized End Point Definitions for Coronary Intervention Trials: The Academic Research Consortium-2 Consensus Document. Circulation. 2018 Jun 12;137(24):2635-2650. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.029289.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kormos RL, Antonides CFJ, Goldstein DJ, Cowger JA, Starling RC, Kirklin JK, Rame JE, Rosenthal D, Mooney ML, Caliskan K, Messe SR, Teuteberg JJ, Mohacsi P, Slaughter MS, Potapov EV, Rao V, Schima H, Stehlik J, Joseph S, Koenig SC, Pagani FD. Updated definitions of adverse events for trials and registries of mechanical circulatory support: A consensus statement of the mechanical circulatory support academic research consortium. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Aug;39(8):735-750. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.03.010. Epub 2020 Apr 18. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32386998 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IMPELLA-PLT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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