New heart pump driver could be lifeline for kids awaiting transplants

NCT ID NCT05610787

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION Disease control Sponsor: Berlin Heart, Inc Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study is testing a new driving system for the EXCOR Pediatric heart pump, which helps children with severe heart failure while they wait for a heart transplant. About 40 children will take part to see if the new driver works safely and effectively. The goal is to keep patients alive and stable until a donor heart becomes available.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

congenital heart disease heart failure

As listed by the trial registrant

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

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE HEART FAILURE TRANSPLANT; FAILURE, HEART

Contacts and locations

Locations

Ann&Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
Children's Hospital Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53201, United States
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
Children's National

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States
Levine Children's Hospital

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital-Stanford

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
Primary Children's Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States
St Louis Children's Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
University of Florida - SHands

Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States

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