New device aims to catch surgical debris, prevent stroke and kidney damage
NCT ID NCT06027788
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests a special cannula that captures debris during high-risk heart valve surgery. The goal is to see if it reduces the chance of stroke, kidney injury, and delirium. About 842 patients aged 60 and older will be randomly assigned to receive either the new device or a standard cannula.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CardioGard Embolic Protection Cannula (a device that combines a standard aortic cannula with a suction mechanism to capture debris during heart surgery)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this device could reduce serious complications like stroke, kidney injury, and delirium after high-risk heart valve surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively early-stage trial, and the device may not significantly reduce complications. There is also a risk that the suction mechanism could cause other issues.
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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 842 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
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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60 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: * Age ≥ 60 years * Planned de novo or redo: * Surgical aortic valve replacement SAVR ± ascending aortic repair (if circulatory arrest is not required) ± CABG * Mitral valve replacement (MVR) ± CABG * Mitral Valve Repair + CABG, * Double/Triple valve surgery ± CABG; Ross procedure These procedures can be done via a full or minimal-access sternotomy (using central aortic perfusion cannulae) with legally marketed valve(s), and can be done in combination with an left atrial appendage (LAA) closure/excision or partial/complete Maze procedure. * Valve sparing aortic root replacement (David procedure) * Valve sparing aortic root replacement (David procedure) * No evidence of neurological impairment as defined by a NIHSS ≤1 and modified Rankin scale (mRS) ≤2 within 30 days prior to randomization * Ability to provide informed consent and comply with the protocol Exclusion Criteria: * History of clinical stroke within 3 months prior to randomization * Cerebral and or aortic arch arteriography or interventions within 3 days of the planned procedure * Coronary catheterization within 3 days of index procedure, and the required repeat NIHSS score post-catheterization is worse than the screening/baseline NIHSS score conducted prior to the catheterization * Active endocarditis at time of randomization with vegetation criteria * Clinical signs of cardiogenic shock or treatment with IV inotropic therapy prior to randomization * Participation in an interventional (drug or device) trial * Isolated mitral valve repair, isolated tricuspid valve repair or combined mitral valve repair and tricuspid valve repair * Anticipated requirement for prolonged mechanical ventilation greater than 48 hours after surgery in the opinion of the investigator * Planned concomitant carotid endarterectomy during index surgical procedure
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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
23 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute
RECRUITINGNorth Little Rock, Arkansas, 72117, United States
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Cleveland Clinic
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Columbia University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Duke University
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Hôpital Laval
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGQuébec, Quebec, QC G1V 4G5, Canada
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Indiana Ohio Heart
WITHDRAWNFort Wayne, Indiana, 46804, United States
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Indiana University
WITHDRAWNBloomington, Indiana, 47405, United States
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Johns Hopkins Medicine
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Keck Hospital of the University of Southern California
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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London Health Sciences Centre
RECRUITINGLondon, Ontario, Canada
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Maine Medical Center
RECRUITINGPortland, Maine, 04102, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Montreal Heart Institute
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, Canada
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NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn
WITHDRAWNNew York, New York, 11220, United States
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New York Presbyterian-Cornell Medical Center
WITHDRAWNNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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Northwell Health
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 21287, United States
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Ochsner Clinic
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70506, United States
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Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
RECRUITINGKansas City, Missouri, 64111, United States
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University Hospitals
WITHDRAWNCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of Maryland
RECRUITINGCollege Park, Maryland, 20742, United States
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Ottawa Heart Institute
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, Canada
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University of Virginia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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West Virginia University
RECRUITINGMorgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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