New study aims to improve heart valve replacement for patients with bicuspid aortic stenosis
NCT ID NCT05511792
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using a slightly smaller artificial heart valve (downsizing) works better than the standard method for people with a bicuspid aortic valve—a heart valve with only two flaps instead of three. About 206 adults with severe narrowing of this valve will be randomly assigned to one of two sizing strategies during a minimally invasive valve replacement procedure. The goal is to see which approach leads to fewer complications like needing a pacemaker or having a blocked heart signal.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 206 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: 1. Age ≥ 65 years; 2. Age \<65 years and age ≥ 60 years with high surgical risk after combing STS Risk Estimate (≥ 8%), Katz activities of Daily Living, major Organ System Dysfunction and Procedure-Specific Impediment; 3. Severe, bicuspid aortic stenosis: Mean gradient ≥40 mmHg OR Maximal aortic valve velocity ≥4.0 m/sec OR Aortic valve area ≤1.0 cm2 (or aortic valve area index of ≤0.6 cm2/m2); if SVi \<35mL/m2, low-dose dobutamine stress echocardiography is required; 4. NYHA classification ≥ II; 5. Type 0 (Sievers classification) by MDCT; 6. Perimeter-derived annulus diameter ranges from 20.0 mm to 26.0 mm; 7. Candidate for Transfemoral TAVR; 8. The study patient has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to its provisions and has provided written informed consent as approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Ethics Committee (EC) of the respective clinical site. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any contra-indication for Self-expanding bioprosthetic aortic valve deployment Leukopenia (WBC \< 3000 cell/mL), acute anemia (Hgb \< 9 g/dL), Thrombocytopenia (Plt\< 50,000 cell/mL). 2. Active sepsis, including active bacterial endocarditis with or without treatment; 3. Evidence of an acute myocardial infarction ≤ 1 month (30 days) before the intended treatment \[(defined as: Q wave MI, or non-Q wave MI with total CK elevation of CK-MB ≥ twice normal in the presence of MB elevation and/or troponin level elevation (WHO definition)\]. 4. Stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 3 months (90 days) of the procedure. 5. Estimated life expectancy \< 12 months (365 days) due to carcinomas, chronic liver disease, chronic renal disease or chronic end stage pulmonary disease. 6. Any Emergent surgery required before TAVR procedure. 7. A known hypersensitivity or contraindication to any of the following that cannot be adequately medicated:aspirin or heparin (HIT/HITTS) and bivalirudin; clopidogrel; Nitinol (titanium or nickel); contrast media 8. Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding that would preclude anticoagulation. 9. Subject refuses a blood transfusion. 10. Severe dementia (resulting in either inability to provide informed consent for the study/procedure, prevents independent lifestyle outside of a chronic care facility, or will fundamentally complicate rehabilitation from the procedure or compliance with follow-up visits). 11. Other medical, social, or psychological conditions that in the opinion of the investigator precludes the subject from appropriate consent or adherence to the protocol required follow-up exams. 12. Currently participating in an investigational drug or another device study (excluding registries). 13. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM with myocardium more than 1.5cm without an identifiable cause) with obstruction (HOCM). 14. Echocardiographic evidence of intracardiac mass, thrombus or vegetation. 15. Severe mitral stenosis amenable to surgical replacement or repair. 16. Aortic valve type cannot be determined (Sievers classification). 17. Significant aortic disease, including marked tortuosity (hyperacute bend), aortic arch atheroma \[especially if thick (\> 5 mm), protruding or ulcerated\] or narrowing (especially with calcification and surface irregularities) of the abdominal or thoracic aorta, severe"unfolding" and horizontal aorta(Annular Angulation\>70°). 18. Ascending aorta diameter \> 50 mm. 19. Aortic or iliofemoral vessel characteristics that would preclude safe placement of the introducer sheath. 20. Patient is considered high risk for TAVR by CT corelab, including coronary obstruction, annular rupture and other severe TAVR-Related complications. 21. Previous pacemaker implantation.
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15 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
RECRUITINGQingdao, Shandong, 266000, China
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First Affiliated Hospital of Xi 'an Jiaotong University
RECRUITINGXi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Fujian Provincial Hospital, Affiliated to Fuzhou University
RECRUITINGFuzhou, Fujian, China
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Lanzhou University First Hospital
RECRUITINGLanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
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Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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Ning Bo First Hospital
RECRUITINGNingbo, Zhejiang, 315010, China
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Qingdao Municipal Hospital
RECRUITINGQingdao, Shandong, 266000, China
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SUN YAT-SEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUN YAT-SEN University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine.
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China
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The Second XIANGYA Hospital Of Central South University
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, China
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Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital Xiamen University
RECRUITINGXiamen, Fujian, China
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Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region People's Hospital
RECRUITINGÜrümqi, Xinjiang, China
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Yulin First People's Hospital
RECRUITINGYulin, Guangxi, 537000, China
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Zhengzhou Seventh People's Hospital
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450016, China
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