New heart pump aims to keep patients alive without major complications

NCT ID NCT01187368

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compares a new heart pump (EVAHEART®2) to a current pump in 399 adults with severe heart failure. The goal is to see if the new pump helps people survive until a heart transplant or recover enough to have the pump removed, without suffering a disabling stroke or severe right heart failure. Participants will be followed for up to 24 months after implantation.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

advanced heart failure heart failure

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • Baylor Scott and White, Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States

  • Methodist Hospital - San Antonio

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

  • Penn State Health Milton S Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

  • St. Vincent Hospital Indianapolis

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States

  • Tampa General Hospital

    Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States

  • The Christ Hospital

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

  • Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States

  • UF Health Shands Hospital

    Gainesville, Florida, 32608, United States

  • University of Louisville

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

  • University of Virginia Medical Center

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States