New heart valve device tested in humans for first time
NCT ID NCT05182307
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new device called the DurAVR™ THV System, a replacement heart valve placed through a small tube in an artery, for people with severe aortic stenosis (a narrowed heart valve). The trial involves 150 participants and aims to see if the device is safe and works well. It is the first time this valve is being tested in humans.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- DurAVR™ THV System (a replacement heart valve implanted via a catheter)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new, less invasive treatment option for people with severe aortic stenosis, potentially improving heart function and survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, first-in-human study with only 150 participants. The device may not work as expected, and risks include bleeding, stroke, or heart attack. Long-term benefits are unknown.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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. Symptomatic, severe aortic stenosis 2. Eligible for delivery of the DurAVR™ THV 3. Anatomy appropriate to accommodate safe placement of DurAVR™ THV 4. Understands the study requirements and the treatment procedures and provides written informed consent. 5. Subject agrees to complete all required scheduled follow-up visits. Exclusion Criteria: Anatomical 1. Anatomy precluding safe placement of DurAVR™ THV 2. Pre-existing prosthetic heart valve in any position 3. Unicuspid or bicuspid aortic valve 4. Severe aortic regurgitation 5. Severe mitral or severe tricuspid regurgitation requiring intervention 6. Moderate to severe mitral stenosis 7. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy 8. Echocardiographic evidence of intracardiac mass, thrombus or vegetation requiring treatment 9. Severe basal septal hypertrophy with outflow gradient Clinical 10. Evidence of an acute myocardial infarction ≤ 30 days before the intended treatment 11. Determined inoperable/ineligible for surgery by the Heart Team 12. Any percutaneous coronary or peripheral interventional procedure performed within 30 days prior to the index procedure 13. Blood dyscrasias as defined: leukopenia (WBC \< 1000mm3), thrombocytopenia (platelet count \< 50,000 cells/mm3), history of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy, or hypercoagulable states 14. Untreated clinically significant Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) requiring revascularization 15. Cardiogenic shock manifested by low cardiac output, vasopressor dependence, or mechanical hemodynamic support 16. Need for emergency surgery for any reason 17. Ventricular dysfunction with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 30% as measured by resting echocardiogram 18. Recent (within 6 months) cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or transient ischemic attack (TIA) 19. Symptomatic carotid or vertebral artery disease 20. End stage renal disease requiring chronic dialysis or creatinine clearance \< 20 cc/min 21. GI bleeding within the past 3 months 22. A known hypersensitivity or contraindication to any of the following which cannot be adequately pre-medicated: aspirin, heparin, nitinol (titanium or nickel), ticlopidine and clopidogrel, contrast media 23. Ongoing sepsis, including active endocarditis 24. Subject refuses a blood transfusion 25. Life expectancy \< 12 months due to associated non-cardiac co-morbid conditions 26. Other medical, social, or psychological conditions that in the opinion of an Investigator precludes the subject from appropriate consent 27. Severe dementia (resulting in either inability to provide informed consent for the trial/procedure, prevents independent lifestyle outside of a chronic care facility, or will fundamentally complicate rehabilitation from the procedure or compliance with follow-up visits) 28. Currently participating in an investigational drug or another investigational device trial 29. Subject belongs to a vulnerable population.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tbilisi Heart and Vascular Clinic Ltd
Tbilisi, Georgia
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