Trial to Evaluate Safety And Effectiveness of Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients With Advancing Heart Failure

NCT ID: NCT06526195

Last Updated: 2026-01-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

850 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-12-13

Study Completion Date

2032-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of TEAM-HF IDE clinical trial is to evaluate safety and effectiveness of the HeartMate 3 LVAS compared to guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT) in a population of ambulatory advanced heart failure patients who are not dependent on intravenous inotrope.

Detailed Description

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Patients with heart failure (HF) suffer from a high degree of morbidity and mortality. Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy has become the standard of care for the treatment of advanced HF patients who are deemed to be dependent on continuous intravenous inotropes, extending life expectancy, enhancing overall quality of life, and improving functional capacity. However, use of LVADs in ambulatory, non-inotrope dependent advanced HF population is limited. Elevated mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) secondary to left ventricular failure has emerged as a potential predictor of increased mortality risk for patients refractory to maximally tolerated guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT). In these patients, left ventricular failure with elevated mean PAP may represent objective criteria to identify advanced HF patients requiring heart replacement therapies such as LVAD.

The TEAM-HF IDE trial will enroll approximately 850 subjects with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IIIB/IV HF who had a prior heart failure hospitalization and an elevated mean PAP secondary to left ventricular failure. Elevated mean PAP will be identified using an implanted PAP monitoring sensor, the CardioMEMS PA Sensor. All subjects enrolled can have a previously implanted CardioMEMS PA Sensor or, if not, will be implanted with the CardioMEMS PA Sensor after enrollment. The overall objectives of TEAM-HF trial are two-fold: 1) To determine whether PAP can objectively identify patients most at risk for worsening HF and therefore most likely to benefit from earlier intervention with LVAD therapy and 2) To determine the benefit of LVAD therapy in non-inotrope advanced HF patients with elevated mean PAP refractory to GDMT.

The trial will include approximately 75 global sites and consists of a Randomized Arm and a Single Arm Registry.

The TEAM-HF Randomized Arm is a prospective, randomized, open-label study of the HeartMate 3 (HM3) left ventricular assist system (LVAS) versus continued GDMT in non-inotrope dependent HF patients. The objectives of the Randomized Arm are 1) To establish an objective disease-state criteria to trigger referral for a HM3 LVAS and 2) Demonstrate improvement in survival when non-inotrope dependent advanced HF patients are treated with the HM3 LVAS compared to being managed on medical therapy alone.

The TEAM-HF Single Arm Registry is a prospective, single-arm, open-label study of non-inotrope dependent HF patients who do not meet a mean PAP threshold after GDMT optimization. The objective of the Single Arm Registry is to characterize the progression of patients with non-inotrope dependent HF without elevated PAP.

Conditions

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Heart Failure Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Pulmonary Hypertension

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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Randomized Arm - HM3 Group

Patients with elevated mean PAP (mean PAP ≥ 30 mmHg) and randomized to the HM3 group will receive the device within 14 days of randomization.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CardioMEMS HF System

Intervention Type DEVICE

The CardioMEMS™ HF System is comprised of a lead-less and battery-less pressure sensor which remotely transmits pulmonary artery pressure measurements.

HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System

Intervention Type DEVICE

The HeartMate 3 LVAS is a mechanical circulatory support pump with Full MagLev Technology that assumes some or all of the workload of the left ventricle. The HeartMate 3 LVAS is used in advanced heart failure patients needing short or long-term mechanical circulatory support.

Guideline Medical Directed Therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Optimal doses of medical therapy per established heart failure guidelines which includes the following stable combination of Beta Blockers, ACE-inhibitors or ARB or ARNi, MRA and SGLT2 inhibitors.

Randomized Arm - Control Group

Patients with elevated mean PAP (mean PAP ≥ 30 mmHg) and randomized to the control group will continue their medical therapy per established heart failure guidelines.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CardioMEMS HF System

Intervention Type DEVICE

The CardioMEMS™ HF System is comprised of a lead-less and battery-less pressure sensor which remotely transmits pulmonary artery pressure measurements.

Guideline Medical Directed Therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Optimal doses of medical therapy per established heart failure guidelines which includes the following stable combination of Beta Blockers, ACE-inhibitors or ARB or ARNi, MRA and SGLT2 inhibitors.

Single Arm Registry

Patients who do not meet the mean PAP threshold (mean PAP \<30 mmHg) and are enrolled in the single arm will continue their medical therapy per established heart failure guidelines.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CardioMEMS HF System

Intervention Type DEVICE

The CardioMEMS™ HF System is comprised of a lead-less and battery-less pressure sensor which remotely transmits pulmonary artery pressure measurements.

Guideline Medical Directed Therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Optimal doses of medical therapy per established heart failure guidelines which includes the following stable combination of Beta Blockers, ACE-inhibitors or ARB or ARNi, MRA and SGLT2 inhibitors.

Interventions

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CardioMEMS HF System

The CardioMEMS™ HF System is comprised of a lead-less and battery-less pressure sensor which remotely transmits pulmonary artery pressure measurements.

Intervention Type DEVICE

HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System

The HeartMate 3 LVAS is a mechanical circulatory support pump with Full MagLev Technology that assumes some or all of the workload of the left ventricle. The HeartMate 3 LVAS is used in advanced heart failure patients needing short or long-term mechanical circulatory support.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Guideline Medical Directed Therapy

Optimal doses of medical therapy per established heart failure guidelines which includes the following stable combination of Beta Blockers, ACE-inhibitors or ARB or ARNi, MRA and SGLT2 inhibitors.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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CardioMEMS CardioMEMS PA Sensor HM3 GDMT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Subject has provided written informed consent by signing the study Informed Consent Form (ICF) prior to any clinical investigation-related procedure
2. LVEF ≤30% and Cardiac Index ≤ 2.5 L/min/m²
3. Limited functional status as demonstrated by 6MWT ≤ 350 m due to HF related reasons OR peak VO2 ≤ 14 mL/kg/min (or \<50% of predicted peak VO2 value)
4. NYHA Class IIIB or NYHA Class IV
5. Subject has ≥ 1 Heart Failure Hospitalization in the last 12 months
6. Subject is already implanted with a CardioMEMS PA Sensor OR willing to undergo a CardioMEMS PA Sensor implant
7. Subject is willing and able to be implanted with the HM3 LVAS if randomized to HM3 Group

Randomization Criteria:

1. Subject has been implanted with a CardioMEMS PA Sensor for at least 90 days.
2. Subject is receiving guideline directed medical therapy with optimal doses (or documented medication contraindication or intolerance) of betablockers, Angiotensin-Converting-Enzyme-inhibitors or Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers or angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor (if eligible), Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists, Sodium-Glucose co-Transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, and diuretics for at least 30 of the last 90 days.
3. mean PAP ≥ 30 mmHg.
4. The subject will not be randomized if they have any other factor that represents inordinate risk for either continued GDMT or LVAD implant.

Single Arm Registry Criteria:

1. Subject has received a CardioMEMS PA Sensor implant following enrollment in the trial.
2. Subject is receiving guideline directed medical therapy with optimal doses (or documented medication contraindication or intolerance) of betablockers, Angiotensin-Converting-Enzyme-inhibitors or Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers or angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor (if eligible), Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists, Sodium-Glucose co-Transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, and diuretics for at least 30 of the last 90 days.
3. mean PAP \<30 mmHg

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subject is \< 18 years of age at the time of informed consent.
2. Dependent on IV inotrope in the last 30 days.
3. Contra-indications to HM3 LVAS or CardioMEMS HF system.
4. Etiology of HF due to or associated with uncorrected thyroid disease, obstructive cardiomyopathy, pericardial disease, amyloidosis, or restrictive cardiomyopathy.
5. Technical obstacles to LVAD or CardioMEMS implantation which pose an inordinately high surgical risk, in the judgment of the implanter.
6. Existence of ongoing MCS.
7. Presence of mechanical aortic valve that will not be either converted to a bioprosthesis or oversewn at the time of LVAD implant.
8. History of any solid organ transplant.
9. Psychiatric disease/disorder, irreversible cognitive dysfunction or psychosocial issues that are likely to impair compliance with the study protocol and LVAS management.
10. Presence of an active, uncontrolled infection.
11. Complex congenital heart disease.
12. Currently Pregnant or capable of becoming Pregnant and Unwilling to Use Contraception with LVAD.
13. History of pulmonary embolism within 30 days prior to enrollment or history of recurrent (\>1 episode) pulmonary embolism and/or deep vein thrombosis.
14. Planned VAD or Bi-VAD support prior to enrollment.
15. Presence of any one of the following risk factors for or indications of severe end organ dysfunction or failure:

1. An INR ≥ 2.0 not due to anticoagulation therapy
2. An eGFR \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 and nonresponsive to diuretic therapy or receiving chronic dialysis.
3. Biopsy proven liver cirrhosis.
4. Need for chronic renal replacement therapy.
5. History of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) defined by Forced Expiratory Volume FEV1 \< 30% predicted.
6. History of cerebrovascular disease with significant (\> 80%) uncorrected internal carotid stenosis.
7. Significant peripheral vascular disease (PVD) accompanied by ischemic rest pain or extremity ulceration.
16. Any condition other than HF that could limit survival to less than 24 months.
17. Participation in any other clinical investigation with an active treatment arm that is likely to confound study results or affect the study outcome.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Abbott Medical Devices

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kelly O'Connell, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Abbott

Locations

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Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Baptist Health Medical Center

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Sutter Medical Center

Sacramento, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of California at San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Washington Hospital Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Shands at the University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Cleveland Clinic Florida

Weston, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Piedmont Heart Institute

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Piedmont Augusta Hospital

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Advocate Health & Hospitals Corporation

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

St. Vincent Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Kansas University Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Norton Hospital

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Minneapolis Heart Institute

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

St. Luke's Hospital

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

North Shore University Hospital

Manhasset, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

The Bronx, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Christ Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Integris Baptist Medical Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Oklahoma Heart Institute at Utica

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Abington Memorial Hospital

Abington, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Allegheny General Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Prisma Health Midlands

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The Stern Cardiovascular Foundation

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Ascension Texas Cardiovascular

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Baylor University Hospital

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Houston Methodist

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

UTHealth Memorial Hermann

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano

Plano, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Scott & White Memorial Hospital

Temple, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Utah Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Aurora Medical Group

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

AKH -Wien

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Site Status RECRUITING

IKEM Prague

Prague, CBohmia, Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

Herzzentrum Leipzig GmbH

Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Hanover, Saxon, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité

Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

A.O.U. Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Erasmus MC - Thoraxcenter

Rotterdam, Holland, Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

UMC Utrecht

Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

King Fahad Medical City

Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Site Status RECRUITING

King Faisal Specialist Hospital

Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States Austria Czechia Denmark Germany Italy Netherlands Saudi Arabia

Central Contacts

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Nourdine Chakouri, PhD

Role: CONTACT

925-989-5982

Facility Contacts

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Abisola Akinbobola

Role: primary

602-857-2052

Victoria Marren

Role: primary

678-654-0327

Jessica Mccall

Role: primary

916-887-4654

Tyre Richardson

Role: primary

(209) 650-5302

Hellina Birru

Role: primary

202-877-6334

Erikson Walter

Role: primary

269-331-9581

Maria Mejia-Gomez

Role: primary

954-659-5888

Andrew Bailey

Role: primary

404-605-4098

Jennifer Hansen

Role: primary

706-724-2463

Amuthanayaki Kanagaraj

Role: primary

470-793-7554

Mairead Delaney

Role: primary

708-684-4209

Regina Margiotti

Role: primary

317-338-6151

Terry Christenson

Role: primary

515-210-2626

Brianna Grimm

Role: primary

859-323-5366

Laurie Michelle Jones

Role: primary

502-891-8699

Bronwen Rees-Weidemann

Role: primary

617-726-5508

Zack Malouf

Role: primary

313-585-7068

Stephanie Hanson

Role: primary

616-391-0284

Kate Jappe

Role: primary

612-863-7347

Colleen Irlbeck

Role: primary

507-266-6879

Amanda Huffman

Role: primary

816-932-0391

Ryan Ruskamp

Role: primary

402-836-9779

Salome Reddy

Role: primary

516-600-1459

Jessica Idumonyi

Role: primary

212-305-1368

Lori Caufield

Role: primary

(585) 273-4956

Sabrina Sicilia

Role: primary

Hanna Mixon

Role: primary

(919) 962-4896

Dana Amaro

Role: primary

704-355-4794

Susanne Pasley

Role: primary

513-585-1777

Barbara Gus

Role: primary

216-445-6552

Jill Bethany Fife

Role: primary

(405) 951-8607

Allyson O'Guin

Role: primary

(918) 574-9253

Ricardo Mendoza

Role: primary

(503) 494-9511

Colleen Marchand

Role: primary

215-481-4661

Amanda Donnangelo

Role: primary

717-531-0850

Laurie Machen

Role: primary

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Melissa Lamicq

Role: primary

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Abigail Anderson

Role: primary

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Brooks Ferguson

Role: backup

843-442-0994

Rishi Bhula

Role: primary

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Jennifer Mcsorley

Role: primary

702-427-2014

Shelby Shull

Role: primary

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Wajeeha Abrar

Role: primary

(713) 798-5404

Mary Kelly

Role: primary

(346) 238-8240

Lawana Self

Role: primary

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Shelby McCoy

Role: primary

469-814-3524

Rohini Bagewadi

Role: primary

254-724-1083

Ashley Elmer

Role: primary

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Don Lobacz

Role: primary

414-649-3438

Julia Riebandt, MD, PhD

Role: primary

+43 1 40400-69660

Role: primary

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Christina Moeller

Role: primary

+00 453 545 6757

Victoria Himstedt

Role: primary

+49 341 865 25

Antje Juergens

Role: primary

+49-0115-323-1113

Annegret Schneider

Role: primary

+49-304-593-2303

Giuditta Cuccuru

Role: primary

+39 011 6335351

Nico Van Den Berg

Role: primary

+31-010-703-9307

Manon Kuikhoven

Role: primary

(088) 755-9432

Joud Hewaidi

Role: primary

+966-530003751

Luluah Altukhaifi

Role: primary

+966 0556481098

Related Links

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https://www.cardiovascular.abbott/us/en/campaigns/team-hf.html

TEAM-HF Clinical Trial Patient Information

Other Identifiers

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ABT- CIP-10521

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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