Melody valve registry tracks Long-Term outcomes in heart patients
NCT ID NCT06845371
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 845 people who previously received a Melody valve implant to treat congenital heart disease. Researchers will track serious events like death, repeat surgery, or infection over many years. The goal is to understand how well the valve performs long-term after it became commercially available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Melody valve
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm the long-term safety and durability of the Melody valve in treating congenital heart disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 845 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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.
Who is studied
Patients who underwent Melody valve implantation into the pulmonary position after its commercialization in Europe / OUS
- 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: * previous inclusion in the MELODY Registry Exclusion Criteria: * none
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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
1 site. 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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University Hospital Tübingen
RECRUITINGTübingen, Germany
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