Artificial heart trial aims to keep patients alive until transplant
NCT ID NCT05474092
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing the Aeson total artificial heart, a device that replaces both heart ventricles, in 95 people with severe heart failure. The goal is to confirm that the device works safely and effectively as a bridge to heart transplant. Researchers will measure survival rates and quality of life before transplant.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Aeson Total Artificial Heart (implantable device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could provide a reliable temporary replacement heart for people waiting for a transplant, improving survival and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a post-market study, so the device is already approved. However, risks include surgical complications, device malfunction, or infection. The trial is relatively small (95 participants).
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 95 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Expected to finish
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May 2030
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.
Who is studied
Patients intended to receive Aeson TAH system as per commercial use
- 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: * Patient is intended to receive an Aeson TAH system according to the IFU indications within standard medical practice * Patient has provided written informed consent using the Ethics Committee approved consent form Non-inclusion Criteria: * Vulnerable populations who could not voluntarily consent to participate in the study
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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.
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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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HZ Dresden
RECRUITINGDresden, 01307, Germany
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