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New study checks safety of combined heart valve and aorta graft
NCT ID NCT04754217
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a device called a valved graft, which replaces both the aortic valve and the ascending aorta in one surgery. It includes 260 people with aortic valve disease, an enlarged aorta, or aortic dissection. The goal is to see how safe and effective the device is by tracking deaths and the need for repeat procedures over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Valved graft device (VAVGJ or CAVGJ) for replacing the aortic valve and ascending aorta
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that the valved graft is a safe and effective option for people needing replacement of both the aortic valve and ascending aorta.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational post-market study, not a randomized trial, so results may not prove the device is better than alternatives. Risks include complications from surgery, such as bleeding, infection, or device failure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 260 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 will enroll male and female subjects who will be undergoing replacement of a native or prosthetic aortic heart valve and ascending aorta.
- 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: * cardiac surgery including the implant of a VAVGJ or CAVGJ for native or prosthetic valve replacement Exclusion Criteria: * anticoagulation therapy intolerant * active endocarditis * anatomical or medical, surgical, psychological or social contraindications
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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
21 sites in 10 countries. 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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CHRU Lille
RECRUITINGLille, 59037, France
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CHU de Besancon - Jean Minjoz
RECRUITINGBesançon, 25030, France
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Centralny Szpital Kliniczny Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLodz, 92-213, Poland
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Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin
RECRUITINGBerlin, 13353, Germany
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Groupe Hospitalier Bichat - Claude Bernard
RECRUITINGParis, 75877, France
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Herz-und Diabetes Zentrum NRW
RECRUITINGBad Oeynhausen, 32545, Germany
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Hospital Universitario Son Espases
RECRUITINGPalma de Mallorca, 07120, Spain
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Hospital Universitario del Vinalopó
RECRUITINGElche, 03293, Spain
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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James Cook University Hospital
RECRUITINGMiddlesbrough, TS43BW, United Kingdom
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Klinik Floridsdorf
RECRUITINGVienna, 1012, Austria
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Klinikum Links der Weser
RECRUITINGBremen, 28277, Germany
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Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Jana Pawla II
RECRUITINGKrakow, 31-202, Poland
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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
RECRUITINGHanover, 30625, Germany
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Mission Health & Hospitals
WITHDRAWNAsheville, North Carolina, 28801, United States
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Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center
RECRUITINGAthens, 17674, Greece
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Ospedale San Raffaele
RECRUITINGMilan, 20132, Italy
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Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi
RECRUITINGBologna, 40138, Italy
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Policlinico San Donato
RECRUITINGSan Donato Milanese, 20097, Italy
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Rigshospitalet
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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The Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski Institute of Cardiology
RECRUITINGWarsaw, 04-628, Poland
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University Hospital - Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
WITHDRAWNBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48104, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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Wojewodzki Szpital Zespolony w Kielcach
WITHDRAWNKielce, 25-736, Poland
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