New solution may keep donor hearts safer for kids
NCT ID NCT06032195
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new liquid (Custodiol-N) used to preserve donor hearts before transplant in children. 15 children receiving their first heart transplant will be randomly assigned to get a heart stored in either the new or standard solution. The main goal is to check if the new solution is safe by tracking side effects and vital signs.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- 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 2023
- 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.
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24 hours to 17 years
- 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 from birth to less than18 years * Recipients awaiting their first transplant * Ability of the patients and/ or their legal guardians to understand character and individual consequences of the clinical trial * written informed consent of the patients and/ or their legal guardians (must be available before enrolment in the study) * Patient listed on the waiting list for heart transplantation Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have participated within 30 days or are still participating in any other interventional studies * history of severe organic disease other than concerning the heart * history/demonstration of HIV antibodies or AIDS * multiorgan transplantation * machine-perfused organ * the explantation team is affiliated to another clinic than transplantation team * Failing Fontan patients * Patients who have been incarcerated or involuntarily institutionalized by court order or by the authorities * Pregnancy and lactation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité
RECRUITINGBerlin, 13353, Germany
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Klinikum der Universität München (LMU), Klinik und Poliklinik für Herzchirurgie, Chirurgische Klinik
RECRUITINGMünchen, 81377, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Gießen (UKGM), Kinderherzzentrum, Klinikum für Kinderherzchirurgie
RECRUITINGGiessen, 35385, Germany
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