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Can a dissolving heart valve spare kids from repeat surgeries?
NCT ID NCT03022708
First seen Aug 06, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial is testing a new type of heart valve made from a material that the body absorbs over time. It is designed for children and young adults who need surgery to fix a congenital heart defect affecting the passage from the heart to the lungs. The valve is implanted during surgery to help blood flow properly. The study aims to see if this valve is safe and works well, potentially reducing the need for future operations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Xeltis Bioabsorbable Pulmonary Valved Conduit
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safer, more durable option for repairing heart defects, potentially reducing the need for repeat surgeries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 6 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The device could fail or cause complications, requiring additional procedures.
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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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6 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2017
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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2 to 21 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: 1. Patient requiring RVOT reconstruction, suitable for 16 mm,18 mm, 20 mm and 22 mm valved conduit. 2. Male or Female. 3. Age \> 2 years and \< 22 years. 4. Right Ventricular to Pulmonary Artery peak gradient \> 35mm Hg or moderate or severe Pulmonary regurgitation (≥3+), or have both (except for the patients undergoing a Ross procedure) 5. The patient, and the patient's parent / legal representative where appropriate, has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to its provisions and has provided written informed consent by signing the approved informed consent form. 6. The patient, and the patient's parent / legal representative where appropriate, and the treating physician agree that the subject will return for all required post-procedure follow up visits and the subject will comply with clinical investigation plan required follow-up visits. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Need for or presence of prosthetic heart valve at other position. 2. Need for concomitant surgical procedures (non-cardiac). 3. Patients with previously implanted pacemaker (including defibrillators), or mechanical valves. 4. Active infection or requiring current antibiotic therapy (if temporary illness, subject may be a candidate 4 weeks after discontinuation of antibiotics) or viral infection. 5. Active endocarditis. 6. Leukopenia, defined as White Blood cell Count \< than: * 2-12 years: 5.0 ×103 /μL * 12 years - Adult: * Male: 4.5×103 /μL * Female: 4.5 ×103 /μL 7. Acute or chronic anemia, defined as Hemoglobin \< than: * 2-12 years 11.5 g /dl * 12-18: * Male: 13 g /dl * Female 12 g /dl * Adult: * Male: 13.5 g /dl * Female: 12 g /dl Patients can be transfused to meet eligibility criteria 8. Thrombocytopenia, defined as Platelet count \< than: * 150,000/mm3 Patients can be transfused to meet eligibility criteria 9. Severe chest wall deformity, which would preclude placement of the PV conduit. 10. Pulmonary hypertension (≥ half of systemic systolic pressure) 11. Right ventricular outflow tract aneurysm. 12. Known hypersensitivity to anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs and to the device materials. . 13. Immunocompromised patient defined as: autoimmune disease, patients receiving immunosuppressant drugs or immune stimulant drugs. 14. Subject has chronic inflammatory / autoimmune disease. 15. Need for emergency cardiac or vascular surgery or intervention. 16. Major or progressive non-cardiac disease (liver failure, renal failure, cancer) that has a life expectancy of less than one year. 17. Currently participating, or participated within the last 30 days, in an investigational drug or device study. 18. Alcohol or drug abuse as defined by DSM IV-TR criteria for substance abuse - this includes the illicit use of cannabis within the last 12 months. 19. Pregnancy. 20. Females who are sexually active and are not willing to use adequate contraceptive precautions for the next 2 years 21. Subject has medical, social or psychosocial factors that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could impact safety or compliance.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States
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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC (Xplore1)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Institut Jantung Negara Sdn Bhd
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States
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Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment "National cardiology hospital" EAD, Department of Congenital Heart Defects Surgery
Sofia, Bulgaria
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New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia University (Xplore1)
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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UTSW- Dallas Children's Hospital
Dallas, Texas, 75390-8835, United States
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University Children's Hospital of Cracow
Krakow, Poland
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