10,000 patients join quest to unlock heart valve disease secrets
NCT ID NCT07267117
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is following 10,000 adults with heart valve disease to see how their condition changes over time. Researchers will use scans, blood tests, and health records to track progression and the effects of treatments like surgery or medication. The goal is to better predict outcomes and improve care for people with valve problems.
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 study could help doctors better predict how heart valve disease will progress and guide decisions on treatments like surgery or lifestyle changes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. Results may take years and might not lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2030
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
This study is a prospective observational cohort study designed to investigate the disease progression, medication and surgical intervention patterns, outcomes, and influencing factors in patients with moderate or greater cardiac valve stenosis and Grade II or higher cardiac valve regurgitation. The study population includes patients diagnosed at 15 major medical institutions in China, including the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine and West China Hospital of Sichuan University. The severity of valvular heart disease is determined according to a standardized dataset (JACC Adv. 2025 Apr) developed by a joint task force comprising multiple international societies.
- 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: * At least 18 years old; * Be willing and able to provide informed consent to participate in the study; * Patients with heart valve disease diagnosed by echocardiography who meet one of the following criteria: 1. Grade II or higher Aortic valve regurgitation: regurgitant jet width \>3 mm, jet width / LVOT diameter ≥25%, jet cross-sectional area/LVOT cross-sectional area ≥5%, effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA) ≥0.1 cm², regurgitant volume per beat (R Vol)≥30 ml, or regurgitant fraction (RF) ≥30%. 2. Moderate or higher aortic valve stenosis: peak velocity ≥3.0 m/s, Mean gradient ≥20 mm Hg, aortic valve area ≤1.5 cm², Indexed aortic valve area ≤0.85 cm²/m², or velocity ratio ≤0.50. 3. Grade II or higher mitral valve regurgitation: regurgitant jet width ≥3 mm, regurgitant volume per beat ≥30 ml, regurgitant jet area/left atrial area \>30%, or effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA) ≥0.2 cm². 4. Moderate or higher valve stenosis: valve area (specific finding) ≤1.5 cm², or mean gradient (supportive finding) ≥10.0 mmHg. 5. Grade II or higher tricuspid valve regurgitation: regurgitant jet width ≥3 mm, proximal isovelocity surface area ≥6 mm, effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA) ≥0.2 cm², or regurgitant volume per beat ≥30 ml. 6. Significant tricuspid valve stenosis: mean pressure gradient ≥5.0 mmHg, inflow time-velocity integral \>60 cm, T1/2 ≥190 ms, or valve area ≤1.0 cm². 7. Grade II or higher pulmonary valve regurgitation: regurgitant jet width \>3 mm, regurgitant volume per beat ≥30 ml, regurgitant fraction ≥30%, or effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA) ≥0.1 cm². 8. Moderate or higher Pulmonary valve stenosis: pulmonary valve transvalvular pressure gradient ≥40 mmHg, right ventricular systolic pressure ≥60 mmHg, or pulmonary valve opening \<1.5 cm². Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are unwilling to accept registration and follow-up; * Patients who cannot cooperate with information collection and follow-up due to mental illness or other conditions; * Patients whose life expectancy is less than 12 months due to non-cardiac diseases (such as cancer, liver disease, kidney disease, or end-stage lung disease).
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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.
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The places running it
15 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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
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Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
RECRUITINGQingdao, Shandong, 266000, China
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Army Medical Center of PLA
RECRUITINGChongqing, 400010, China
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Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Fuwai Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
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Fujian Provincial Hospital, Affiliated to Fuzhou University
RECRUITINGFuzhou, Fujian, China
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Fuwai Yunnan Cardiovascular Hospital
RECRUITINGKunming, Yunnan, 650032, China
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Huaxi Hospital
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, China
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Navy General Hospital, Beijing
RECRUITINGBeijing, China
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People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
RECRUITINGÜrümqi, Xinjiang, 830000, China
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Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430060, China
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Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China
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Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, China
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Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200080, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medicial University
RECRUITINGXi'an, Shaanxi, 710032, China
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The General Hospital of Northern Theater Command
RECRUITINGShenyang, Liaoning, 110031, China
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Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, 410008, China
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