New heart pump driver aims to keep kids alive until transplant

NCT ID NCT05610787

First seen Mar 08, 2026 · Last updated May 01, 2026 · Updated 7 times

Summary

This study is testing a new driving system for the Berlin Heart EXCOR, a heart pump used in children with severe heart failure who are waiting for a heart transplant. The goal is to see if the new system works safely and effectively. About 40 children will take part, and the study will track device problems, serious side effects, and how many children survive until transplant or recovery.

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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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