New scan could spot hidden heart valve infections
NCT ID NCT05146180
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new type of PET scan to see if it can better diagnose infections in artificial heart valves. Researchers will compare the scan results with standard tests in 30 adults who have a suspected valve infection. The goal is to improve accuracy and speed of diagnosis.
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Study facts
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- 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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age superior to18 years, * Effective contraception for women of childbearing age or negative pregnancy test on the day of the exam * Good general condition. WHO ≤ 1 * Suspicion of endocarditis on a prosthetic heart valve implanted more than 3 months ago * Labeled polynuclear scintigraphy performed within a maximum of 15 days before positron emission computed tomography * Standard positron emission computed tomography planned as part of the extension assessment * Informed and signed consent before any specific study procedure. * Patient affiliated to the social security system Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of an active cancer in the previous three years * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Poorly controlled diabetic patients * Protected adults (under guardians or curators) * Impossible decubitus (orthopnea, ...), * Hypersensitivity to FDG or to one of the excipients of the radiopharmaceutical.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Henri Becquerel
RECRUITINGRouen, 76000, France
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