Brain catcher: new device may prevent stroke during heart procedure
NCT ID NCT07648693
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new device called CHORDS that catches loose debris during a heart valve replacement procedure (TAVR). The debris can travel to the brain and cause a stroke. The trial will compare CHORDS to an existing device in 240 people with severe aortic stenosis. Participants will be followed for 90 days to see if the new device reduces brain injury and other complications.
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Study facts
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- 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 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- 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.
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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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Inclusion Criteria: * Male or non-pregnant female, ≥18 years * Patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis who are scheduled to undergo TAVR with commercialized transcatheter aortic valve system. * Compatible left common carotid artery (6.5-10 mm) and brachiocephalic artery (9-15mm) diameters without significant stenosis (\> 70%) * Patients who are able to understand the study objectives, voluntarily participate, sign the informed consent form, and are willing to undergo required examinations and clinical follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: General * Contraindications to MRI, or planned implantation of an MRI-incompatible device at the index procedure, or planned implantation of an MRI-incompatible pacemaker or defibrillator within 30 days post-procedure. * Acute myocardial infarction ≤ 30 days before the intended treatment * Pure aortic regurgitation * Pre-existing prosthetic aortic valve * Echocardiographic evidence of intracardiac or aortic mass, thrombus, or vegetation * Contraindication to antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant therapy, nitinol , or contrast media, or refusal to receive blood transfusions * Vulnerable populations, including those unable to adequately understand the trial, those potentially subject to undue influence or coercion, those unable to complete the informed consent process, and those with severe disabling dementia or cognitive impairment Anatomic * Vasculature (ie, right radial/brachial artery, carotid artery) precluding the device access * Patients whose brachiocephalic or left carotid artery reveals significant stenosis(\>70%), ectasia, dissection, or aneurysm at the ostium or within 3 cm of the ostium
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
15 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Locations
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Anhui Provincial Hospital
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, China
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Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
RECRUITINGFuzhou, Fujian, China
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Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Qingdao University Affiliated Hospital
RECRUITINGQingdao, Shandong, China
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Southern Medical University Nanfang Hospital
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College
RECRUITINGBengbu, Anhui, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFuzhou, Fujian, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
RECRUITINGWenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of the Army Medical University of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, China
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Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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