New Balloon-Expandable heart valve tested in just 8 patients
NCT ID NCT07082426
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early study is testing a new balloon-expandable heart valve device (TAVI) in 8 people with severe aortic stenosis who are at increased surgical risk. The goal is to see if the device can be safely delivered and perform as intended. Because this is a first-in-human study with very few participants, the results are preliminary and may not apply to a wider population.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- balloon-expandable TAVI valve device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new option for replacing a narrowed heart valve without open-heart surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, first-in-human study with only 8 people. The device may not work as intended or could cause complications like valve leakage 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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8 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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: * Increased surgical risk * Appropriate anatomy * At least 18 years of age * Willing to return for follow-up assessments Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or nursing subjects * Anatomic or comorbid conditions * Evidence of acute myocardial infarction * Inoperable/ineligible for surgery * Renal disease requiring chronic dialysis
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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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Israeli - Georgian Medical Research Clinic Healthycore
Tbilisi, 0112, Georgia
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Republican Centre of Emergency Medicine
Tashkent, Toshknt, 100107, Uzbekistan
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Tbilisi Heart and Vascular Clinic
Tbilisi, 0159, Georgia
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