Simple exercise test may predict TAVI success
NCT ID NCT06833762
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is looking at whether a simple exercise test and other health factors can predict how well people recover after a procedure called TAVI, which replaces a narrowed heart valve. Researchers will follow 161 patients with severe aortic stenosis to see which factors before the procedure are linked to better function and fewer complications afterward. The goal is to help doctors identify who will benefit most from TAVI.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better predict which patients will benefit most from TAVI and who might have complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a new treatment. It may not find clear predictors, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 161 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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Jul 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.
Who is studied
Patients 18 years of age or older, with severe, non-critical, aortic stenosis who are scheduled for transfemoral TAVI will participate in the study
- 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: * All those patients ≥ 18 years of age with severe aortic stenosis approved for transfemoral TAVI. Both sexes, male and female will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Very severe aortic stenosis, defined as a valve area of ≤0.6 cm2 , mean gradient ≥60 mmHg or Vmax \>5 m/s * Previous syncope * Proven exercise-induced arrhythmias * Previously known dynamic left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction, defined as LVOT gradient of ≥ 30 mmHg by echocardiography * Concomitant coronary artery disease pending percutaneous coronary intervention * Inability to consent * Physical limitation to perform an exercise test * Non-elective procedure * Valve-in-valve procedure
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Clinic Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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