Could hearts from circulatory death donors expand transplant options?
NCT ID NCT05462041
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether hearts from donors who died from circulatory death (DCD) are as safe for transplant as hearts from brain-dead donors (DBD). About 40 adult heart transplant recipients will receive either a DCD or DBD heart. The goal is to see if using DCD hearts can safely increase the number of available donor hearts.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Donor heart transplantation technique (DCD with NRP or DPP vs DBD with cold storage)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could increase the number of hearts available for transplant, potentially saving more lives.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so results may not apply broadly. DCD hearts may carry higher risks of complications.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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.
- 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.
Recipient Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects must be willing and be capable of understanding the purpose and risks of the study and must sign a statement of informed consent OR consent of a legally authorized representative of a cognitively impaired individual will be obtained before the cognitively impaired individual may be included in research. 2. Signed: 1) written informed consent document and 2) authorization to use and disclose protected health information 3. Male or female, aged 18 years of age or older listed for primary heart transplant Recipient Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior history of cardiac transplantation 2. Multi-organ transplant 3. Current or planned participation in another interventional trial 4. Recipient has any condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make study participation unsafe or would interfere with the objectives of the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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