LVAD Patients' infection risks under the microscope
NCT ID NCT07255716
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 120 adults getting a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) to see how often infections happen and how their immune system changes after surgery. The goal is to find what makes some patients more likely to get infections. This research does not test a new treatment but aims to improve future care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients receiving LVAD implantation who meet the inclusion criteria
- 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: (i) age \>18 years, (ii) indication for LVAD implantation, (iii)informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: (i) active preoperative infection (ii) other circulatory support devices were used preoperatively
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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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Fuwai Hospital
Beijing, Xicheng, China
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