New hope for heart failure: can a simple valve fix keep patients out of the hospital?

NCT ID NCT04634266

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a minimally invasive procedure to repair a leaky tricuspid valve can help people with right-sided heart failure. About 360 participants will either receive the valve repair plus standard medications or medications alone. The goal is to see if the repair reduces deaths, hospitalizations, and improves quality of life over one year.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

transcatheter tricuspid valve repair devices (annuloplasty or edge-to-edge repair)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could provide a proven treatment option to reduce hospitalizations and improve survival for people with severe tricuspid regurgitation and right-sided heart failure.

What could go wrong

This is a mid-stage trial with 360 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The procedure carries risks like bleeding or device complications, and it is unclear if it will meaningfully improve survival.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

heart failure

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Asklepios Klinikum St. Georg

    Hamburg, Germany

  • Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

  • Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

  • Helios Klinikum Erfurt

    Erfurt, Germany

  • Helios Klinikum Wuppertal

    Wuppertal, Germany

  • Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen

    Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

  • Herzentrum Leipzig

    Leipzig, Germany

  • Herzzentrum Bremen

    Bremen, Germany

  • Herzzentrum Siegburg

    Siegburg, Germany

  • Herzzentrum UKE

    Hamburg, Germany

  • Herzzentrum Uniklinik Köln

    Cologne, Germany

  • Immanuel Klinikum Bernau Herzzentrum Brandenburg

    Bernau, Germany

  • Katholisches Marienkrankenhaus Hamburg

    Hamburg, Germany

  • LMU Klinikum

    München, Germany

  • Robert Bosch Klinikum Stuttgart

    Stuttgart, Germany

  • St.-Johannes-Hospital Dortmund

    Dortmund, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Bonn

    Bonn, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf

    Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Essen

    Essen, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt

    Frankfurt, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

    Heidelberg, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Jena

    Jena, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein

    Kiel, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Schlewsig-Holstein Campus Lübeck

    Lübeck, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Tübingen

    Tübingen, Germany

  • Universitätsklinikum Ulm

    Ulm, Germany

  • Universitätsmedizin Mainz

    Mainz, Germany