New registry aims to perfect heart valve balloon procedure
NCT ID NCT07175532
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This observational study will follow 400 patients with mitral stenosis who undergo a procedure called percutaneous mitral balloon commissurotomy (PMBC), where a balloon is used to open a narrowed heart valve. Researchers want to see how patients fare afterward and find the best way to size the balloon. The study is being conducted at multiple hospitals in Korea and will track complications and outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could provide better guidelines for balloon sizing during mitral valve repair, potentially improving safety and outcomes for patients with mitral stenosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by differences in hospital practices or patient selection.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with mitral stenosis undergoing PMBC
- Ages
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18 to 89 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with mitral stenosis undergoing PMBC Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who cannot understand this study due to mental illness * Serious comorbidity limiting life expectancy within 1 year * Limited activity (NYHA class III or IV) due to non-cardiac disease
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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