Heart valve repair showdown: which surgery works best?
NCT ID NCT03674593
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two surgical techniques to fix a leaky mitral valve caused by degenerative disease. One method replaces the tiny chords that support the valve, while the other moves existing chords to a better position. The trial will follow 64 adults for one year after surgery to see which approach reduces leakage more effectively.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mitral valve chordae prosthesis and chordae translocation (surgical procedures)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show which surgical method is more effective at repairing the mitral valve and reducing leakage long-term.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with only 64 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. Surgery always carries risks like infection or bleeding.
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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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64 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2018
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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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: 1. Isolated type II mitral valve insufficiency by A. Carpentier 2. Mitral regurgitation degree \>2 3. Age \>18 years 4. Signed informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any other cardiac surgeries 2. Age \<18 years 3. Multiple organ failure 4. ReDo procedure 5. Persistent atrial fibrillation 6. Acute infective endocarditis 7. Refusal to sign informed consent
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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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Cardiology Research Institute, Tomsk NRMC
Tomsk, 634012, Russia
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