Study aims to find best treatment for leaky heart valve in older adults
NCT ID NCT05825898
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at 3,500 people with severe tricuspid regurgitation, a common heart valve problem in older adults. It compares medical therapy (diuretics), surgery, and a less invasive transcatheter procedure to see which works best and when to treat. The goal is to improve survival and reduce heart failure hospitalizations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Surgery or transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose the best treatment and timing for patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation, potentially improving survival and reducing hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a randomized trial, so results may be influenced by patient differences. Surgery carries a high risk of in-hospital death (about 10%), and the study is still enrolling.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
The investigators will enroll 3 populations of patients with isolated functional TR * Patients who remained under conservative management * Patients who underwent an isolated valve surgery * Patients who underwent a transcatheter valve intervention
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Isolated (no left-valvular heart disease (mitral regurgitation) \>2) * AND Functional * AND Moderate to severe or severe Tricuspid regurgitation Exclusion Criteria: * Congenital valvular disease, * Previous tricuspid valve intervention, * Organic tricuspid valvular disease * Associated valvular heart disease
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
44 sites in 10 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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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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APHM, La Timone Hospital, Cardiology Department
Marseille, France
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Albertinen Heart and Vascular Center
Hamburg, Germany
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Amiens University Hospital
Amiens, France
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Asklepios clinic Sankt Georg
Hamburg, Germany
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Bonn University Hospital
Bonn, Germany
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CHU Charles Nicolle
Rouen, France
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CHU Lille
Lille, France
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CHU de Nantes
Nantes, France
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CHU de RENNES
Rennes, France
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Cardiology Department, Centre Cardiologique du Nord
Saint-Denis, France
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Cardiovascular center Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
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Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Department of Cardiology, Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital
Paris, France
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Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Nancy-Brabois
Nancy, France
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Louis Pradel Cardiovascular Hospital
Lyon, France
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Henri Mondor Hospital
Créteil, France
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Herz- und Diabeteszentrum
Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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Hopital Universitaire de Bern
Bern, Switzerland
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Hospital 12 de Octubre
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Clínico San Carlos
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Gregorio Marañón
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Ramón y Cajal
Madrid, Spain
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IUCPQ
Québec, Canada
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Instituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS
Milan, Italy
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Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino
Lugano, Switzerland
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Leiden University Medical center
Leiden, Netherlands
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Leipzig University Hospital
Leipzig, Germany
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Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Montefiore Health System
New York, New York, 10467, United States
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Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Munich Großhadern
Munich, Germany
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Puerta de Hierro
Madrid, Spain
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Rangueil University Hospital
Toulouse, France
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San Raffaele University Hospital
Milan, Italy
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St Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Canada
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St Paul Hospital
Vancouver, Canada
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Tel Aviv Medical center
Tel Aviv, Israel
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University Heart and Vascular Center
Hamburg, Germany
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University Medical Center of Mainz
Mainz, Germany
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University of Cologne
Cologne, Germany
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University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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Vienna Medical University
Vienna, Austria
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Zurich Heart Center
Zurich, Switzerland
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