One stitch or two? major trial tests simpler closure for heart valve procedure
NCT ID NCT06173115
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using one stitch device (Perclose) is as safe and effective as using two to close the leg artery after a minimally invasive heart valve replacement (TAVR) in people with severe aortic stenosis. About 876 participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two methods. The goal is to see if using a single device can reduce costs and procedure time without increasing complications like bleeding or artery damage.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 876 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
-
Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
65 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled to undergo transfemoral TAVR were considered for inclusion in the trial if they met all inclusion and none of the exclusion criteria. Inclusion criteria were an indication for TAVR as judged by the local heart team; selection of the transfemoral access route and a commercially available transcatheter aortic valve; and willingness to comply with protocol specified follow-up evaluations. Exclusion Criteria: * Principal exclusion criteria were a vascular access site anatomy not suitable for percutaneous vascular closure and the occurrence of vascular access site complications before the TAVR procedure. Additional exclusion criteria were a known allergy or hypersensitivity to any VCD component; unstable active bleeding or bleeding diathesis or significant unman ageable anemia; absence of computed tomographic data of the access site before the procedure; systemic infection or a local infection at or near the access site; life expectancy of \<6 months because of noncardiac conditions; patients who can-not adhere to or complete the investigational protocol for any reason; pregnant or nursing patients; and participation in any other interventional trial.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Severe aortic stenosis are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
25 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
-
Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China
-
Fujian Provincial Hospital
RECRUITINGFuzhou, Fujian, China
-
Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, China
-
Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
-
General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, PLA
RECRUITINGShenyang, Liaoning, China
-
Henan Provincial Chest Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, China
-
Huzhou Central Hospital
RECRUITINGHuzhou, Zhejiang, China
-
Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
-
Ningbo Medical Center Li Huili Hospital
RECRUITINGNingbo, Zhejiang, China
-
People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
RECRUITINGÜrümqi, Xinjiang, China
-
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, China
-
Qingdao Municipal Hospital
RECRUITINGQingdao, Shandong, China
-
Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, China
-
The Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University
RECRUITINGZhanjiang, Guangdong, China
-
The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
RECRUITINGQingdao, Shandong, China
-
The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College
RECRUITINGBengbu, Anhui, China
-
The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University
RECRUITINGNingbo, Zhejiang, China
-
The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
RECRUITINGWenzhou, Zhejiang, China
-
The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
RECRUITINGXi’an, Shanxi, China
-
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
-
The First Hospital of Lanzhou University
RECRUITINGLanzhou, Gansu, China
-
The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, China
-
Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
RECRUITINGChangshacun, Henan, China
-
Yulin First People's Hospital
RECRUITINGYulin, Guangxi, China
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can a new heart valve keep future artery access open?
- A new heart valve without Open-Heart surgery: can it help High-Risk patients?
- Could a common blood pressure pill protect the heart after valve replacement?
- Heart valve unit may cut brain fog after procedure, study hopes
- AI-Powered ultrasound could replace CT for heart valve diagnosis
- New study aims to simplify care for patients with multiple leaky heart valves