Can a tiny heart implant fix a leaky valve without surgery?
NCT ID NCT06368401
First seen Aug 28, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026
Summary
This trial tests a new device called the Versa Implant for people with severe tricuspid regurgitation, a condition where the heart's tricuspid valve does not close fully, causing blood to leak backward. The device is placed through a catheter in the blood vessels, avoiding open-heart surgery. Researchers want to see if the implant is safe and can reduce the severity of the leak by at least one grade. The study includes 10 adults who have symptoms despite medical treatment and are not good candidates for surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Versa Implant, a permanent device placed in the heart to help the tricuspid valve close properly
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this device could offer a treatment option for people with severe tricuspid regurgitation who are too sick for surgery, potentially easing symptoms and improving heart function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, first-in-human study, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The device may not reduce leakage enough, and there are risks of complications from the procedure itself.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) associated symptoms despite optimal medical treatment. * TR ≥ 3 as determined by the assessment of a transthoracic echocardiogram or transesophageal echocardiogram. * The local multi-disciplinary heart team agrees that the participant is a poor candidate for surgery. * Age ≥ 18 years at the time of consent. * Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent prior to any study related procedure(s). Exclusion Criteria: * Severe pulmonary hypertension. * Severe uncontrolled hypertension Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) ≥ 180 mmHg and/or Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) ≥ 110 mmHg. * Any condition that would interfere with the Versa procedure, such as prior tricuspid valve repair or tricuspid valve leaflet anatomy which may preclude successful device implantation, pacemaker or Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) leads that would prevent appropriate placement or visualization of Versa implant, Ebstein Anomaly (normal annulus position, but valve leaflets attached to walls and septum of the right ventricle), tricuspid valve anatomy non-evaluable by echocardiography. * Known allergy to antiplatelet therapy, heparin, or to device materials. * Femoral venous mass or thrombus or vegetation. * Tricuspid valve anatomy not compatible with the Versa implant * Undergone any heart valve surgery within prior 60 days. * Tricuspid valve stenosis - Defined as a tricuspid valve orifice of ≤ 4.0 cm2. * Severe mitral regurgitation. * Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) ≤ 20% * Active endocarditis, other ongoing infection requiring antibiotic therapy. * Myocardial infarction or percutaneous coronary intervention within prior 30 days. * Cardiogenic shock or the need for inotropic support or hemodynamic support device (e.g., intra-aortic balloon pump). * Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) within prior 30 days * Active gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding * Life expectancy of less than 12 months independent of tricuspid valvular disease. * Subject currently participating in another clinical study (not yet completed primary endpoint). * Pregnant or nursing subjects or those who plan pregnancy during the study. * The presence of anatomic or comorbid conditions, or other medical, social, or psychological conditions that, in the eye of the investigator, limits the subject's ability to participate in the clinical investigation or comply with follow-up requirements. * Absence of appropriate venous access. * Unwillingness to complete the required follow-up visits.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Auckland City Hospital
Auckland, New Zealand
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Hospital Clínico San Borja Arriarán
Santiago, Chile
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Hospital Las Higueras
Talcahuano, Chile
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Instituto do Coração de São Paulo Incor
São Paulo, Brazil
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Pontificia Universidad Católica
Santiago, Chile
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