New heart valves show promise in 5-Year Follow-Up study
NCT ID NCT05055089
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at 172 patients who received either a new-generation biological aortic valve or a traditional one during heart surgery. Researchers tracked survival and valve function over five years to see how the newer valves compare. The goal is to provide real-world data on these newer devices.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- new-generation biological aortic valve (rapid deployment or sutureless bioprosthesis)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide evidence that newer aortic valves perform as well or better than traditional ones, potentially guiding future surgical choices.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational, retrospective study with a moderate sample size, so results may not be definitive or widely generalizable. No new treatment is being tested.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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172 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Finished
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Mar 2022
- 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 from the Cardiac Surgery Department of the University Hospital of Amiens of Picardy, France, short- and medium-term survival of patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement with new-generation bioprostheses compared with patients who received a traditional bioprosthesis.
- 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: * Retrospectively included all patients examined since 2010. * Patients who have aortic valve surgery from the Cardiac Surgery Department of the University Hospital of Amiens. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate in the patient. * Patients who have previously had aortic valve surgery.
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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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CHU Amiens Nord
Amiens, 80054, France
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