Lab and body tests aim to find best heart valve for small aortic openings
NCT ID NCT06859255
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This study compares different types of heart valve prostheses used to treat severe aortic stenosis in people with a small aortic annulus. Researchers will test the valves in the lab and then in patients using echocardiograms and a special MRI scan that measures blood flow. The goal is to see which valves and surgical techniques work best for this specific group of patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help doctors choose the best valve type and implantation technique for patients with a small aortic annulus, potentially improving long-term outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study without a new treatment, so it will not directly benefit participants. The findings may not apply to all patients or valve models.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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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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: * patients who underwent SAVR or TAVI for severe aortic stenosis * implanted with valve models and sizes among those which we evaluated in vitro Exclusion Criteria: * treated or untreated aortic root/ascending aorta aneurysm * preoperative aortic regurgitation more than moderate * recent (\<12 weeks)/ concomitant revascularization * recent (\<12 weeks) ACS * PPI (permanent pacemaker implantation) * other than sinus rythm * Paravalvular leak (PVL) \> moderate.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Policlinico San Donato
RECRUITINGSan Donato, Lombardy, 20097, Italy
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Policlinico di Bari
RECRUITINGBari, Apulia, 70100, Italy
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