New heart valve replacement could offer hope for severe leakage
NCT ID NCT06611579
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new device called the inQB8 MonarQ system, which replaces the tricuspid valve using a thin tube (catheter) instead of open-heart surgery. It includes 50 people with severe tricuspid regurgitation, a condition where the valve leaks. The goal is to see if the device is safe and can reduce the leakage, improve heart function, and enhance quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- inQB8 MonarQ Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement System (a device placed through a catheter to replace the tricuspid valve)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a less invasive treatment option for people with severe tricuspid regurgitation, potentially improving heart function and daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The procedure carries risks like any heart device implant, and long-term benefits are not yet proven.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2030
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: * Anatomically suitable for the MonarQ TTVR System * Symptomatic, tricuspid regurgitation (TR) that is severe or greater * Adequately treated for heart failure based upon medical standards * Hemodynamically stable Exclusion Criteria: * Need for emergent or urgent surgery for any reason, any planned cardiac surgery within the next 12 months (365 days), or any planned percutaneous cardiac procedure within the next 90 days * Refractory Heart Failure (HF) that requires or required advanced intervention * Any condition, in the opinion of the investigator, making it unlikely the patient will be able to complete all protocol procedures and follow-up. * Currently participating in another investigational biologic, drug or device study
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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
8 sites in 3 countries. 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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AZ Sint-Jan Brugge AV
RECRUITINGBruges, 8000, Belgium
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Baylor Heart Hospital
RECRUITINGPlano, Texas, 75093, United States
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Los Robles Hosptial and Medical Center
RECRUITINGThousand Oaks, California, 91360, United States
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North Shore University Hospital
RECRUITINGManhasset, New York, 11030, United States
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Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States
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St. Michael's Hospital
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5B1W8, Canada
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