New heart valve device aims to fix leaky tricuspid without open surgery
NCT ID NCT05913908
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early study is testing a new device called the DUO System, which is placed through a catheter to reduce leakage in the tricuspid valve. The study will include 15 people with severe tricuspid regurgitation who still have symptoms despite medical therapy. The main goal is to see if the device is safe and works properly.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- DUO Transcatheter Tricuspid Coaptation Valve System (a device implanted via catheter to reduce tricuspid valve leakage)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a less invasive treatment option for people with severe tricuspid regurgitation who are not candidates for open-heart surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early feasibility study with only 15 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The device could cause serious complications like bleeding, stroke, or heart damage.
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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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About 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2029
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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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: 1. Presence of severe or greater tricuspid regurgitation as determined by the Echo Core Lab. 2. Patient is symptomatic despite medical therapy. 3. The local Site Heart Team determines the Patient is appropriate for transcatheter valve intervention. 4. The Patient's anatomy is suitable in the judgment of the Patient Selection Committee. 5. Age ≥18 years 6. The Patient has been informed of the nature of the study and agrees to its provisions and has provided written Informed Consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient is currently participating in another clinical investigation that could affect the outcome of this trial. 2. Any previous tricuspid valve intervention that would interfere with the placement of the investigational device. 3. Moderate or greater tricuspid valve stenosis. 4. Severe aortic, mitral and/or pulmonic valve stenosis and/or regurgitation 5. Pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) leads that would prevent appropriate placement of the investigational device. 6. Need for concomitant surgical or interventional procedure, known at the time of screening (e.g., CABG, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) repair). 7. Ejection Fraction (EF) \<25% 8. Echocardiographic evidence of unstable intracardiac mass, thrombus or vegetation 9. Patient has Systolic Pulmonary Pressure (sPAP) \>60 mm Hg 10. Severe hemodynamic instability: cardiogenic shock or the need for inotropic support or Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) or other percutaneous ventricular assist devices 11. Severe respiratory instability with continuous use of home oxygen 12. Severe right ventricular dysfunction 13. Untreated clinically significant coronary or carotid artery disease requiring revascularization surgical or interventional PCI. 14. Stroke or transient ischemic event within 90 days prior to the index procedure 15. Acute myocardial infarction within 30 days before the index procedure 16. Renal insufficiency (eGFR \<25 ml/min) or currently on chronic dialysis 17. Active endocarditis within 6 months of the index procedure 18. Pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis within the last 6 months 19. Any surgical, interventional, or transcatheter procedure within 30 days prior to the index procedure 20. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy or constrictive pericarditis 21. Life expectancy \<1 year 22. Active infections requiring current antibiotic therapy 23. Known severe liver disease 24. Is on the waiting list for a transplant or has had a prior heart or lung transplant 25. Known active peptic ulcer or active GI bleed 26. Unable to take anticoagulant therapy 27. Any known major coagulation abnormalities, thrombocytopenia, platelets \< 50,000/ml or severe anemia Hb \<8 g/dl 28. Known patient is actively abusing drugs 29. Any known sensitivities or allergies to contrast (that cannot be adequately premedicated) and/or the device materials, including nickel and titanium 30. Patients who are pregnant or intend to become pregnant 31. Any condition making it unlikely the Patient will be able to complete all protocol procedures (including compliance with optimal medical therapy and immobility that would prevent completion of 6MWT), follow-up visits, or impact the scientific soundness of the clinical investigation result
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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
15 sites in 2 countries. 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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Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States
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Ascension Via Christi Research
RECRUITINGWichita, Kansas, 67214, United States
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Columbia University Medical Center/NYPH
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85013, United States
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Intermountain Health
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84111, United States
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Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
RECRUITINGThousand Oaks, California, 91360, United States
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Medical University of Silesia
RECRUITINGKatowice, 40-635, Poland
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Narodowym Instytutem Kardiologii Stefana Kardynała Wyszyńskiego - Państwowym Instytutem Badawczym
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Warsaw, 04-628, Poland
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Northwestern University
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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OhioHealth Research Institute
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43214, United States
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Piedmont Heart Institute
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States
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San Antonio Methodist
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg
RECRUITINGHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17050, United States
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University of Washington
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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Uniwersytetem Medycznym im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu
RECRUITINGPoznan, Poznan, 60-355, Poland
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