Could a simple balloon squeeze make TAVI valves last longer?
NCT ID NCT07477002
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether giving an extra balloon inflation after placing a new heart valve (TAVI) helps the valve open more evenly and work better. About 146 people with severe aortic stenosis will be randomly assigned to receive this extra step or not. The goal is to see if it improves valve function and reduces future problems.
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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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About 146 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2031
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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65 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: * Severe AS * AS treatment by transfemoral TAVI as determined by an interdisciplinary heart team board * Anatomical feasibility to receive a balloon-expandable THV * Age 65 years or older * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Active endocarditis or active rheumatic heart disease or leaflets degenerated from rheumatic disease (i.e., non compliant, perforated) * Bicuspid aortic valve anatomy * Valve-in-valve procedure * Severe calcification of the aortic annulus protruding into the left ventricular outflow tract and predisposing for annular rupture * Significant stenosis of the left main or proximal left anterior descending artery with substantial risk of hemodynamic instability during rapid ventricular pacing
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, State of Vienna, 1090, Austria
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