Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Use of the Impella BTR™ in Patients With Heart Failure: An Early Feasibility Study

Lead Sponsor:

Abiomed Inc.

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a prospective, multi-center, single-arm, early feasibility study that aims to evaluate the safety of the Impella BTR™ in adult patients requiring left-ventricular hemodynamic support, and to e...

Detailed Description

The objectives of this Early Feasibility Study are to evaluate the safety of the Impella BTR™ in adult patients requiring left-ventricular hemodynamic support. Additionally, to evaluate the feasibilit...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥18 years
  • Subject has signed the Informed Consent
  • Subject has pre-existing heart failure, with NYHA Class IV prior to the index admission
  • Subject is presenting with acute heart failure and meets one of the following criteria:
  • Sustained episode of systolic blood pressure ≤90 mmHg for at least 30 minutes or need for vasoactive agents to maintain such blood pressure
  • Or a cardiac index (CI) \<2.2 L/min/m2 determined to be secondary to cardiac dysfunction, in the absence of hypovolemia
  • Or required support with an intra-aortic balloon pump

Exclusion

  • Structural aortic valve regurgitation or stenosis of any grade greater than mild, with evidence of aortic sclerosis on pre-procedure echocardiography
  • New diagnosis of heart failure ≤90 days prior to enrollment
  • Previous aortic valve replacement or reconstruction
  • Prealbumin \<150 mg/L (15 mg/dL) or Albumin \<30 g/L (3 g/dL)
  • Thrombus in the left atrium or ventricle
  • STEMI ≤30 days prior to enrollment
  • Severe Cardiogenic Shock during index hospitalization - requiring multiple pressors, currently on mechanical circulatory support (not including IABP) or mechanical ventilation or experiencing PEA or refractory VT/VF
  • Unwitnessed cardiac arrest OR ≥30 minutes of CPR prior to enrollment OR any cardiac arrest with impairment in mental status, cognition or any global or functional neurological deficit.
  • Subjects with known aortic diseases
  • Any contraindication that precludes placing an Impella® including tortuous vascular anatomy, axillary artery diameter \<7 mm
  • Infection of the proposed procedural access site or suspected systemic active infection
  • Known contraindication to heparin (i.e., heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)), pork, pork products, contrast media or study required medication(s)
  • Intolerance to anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapies
  • History of bleeding diathesis or known coagulopathy, any recent GU or GI bleed or will refuse blood transfusions
  • Known hemoglobin diseases, such as sickle cell anemia or thalassemia
  • Subject is currently on dialysis
  • History of heart transplant
  • Prior cardiac surgery ≤90 days prior to enrollment
  • RV dysfunction requiring mechanical or inotropic support pre-device implant
  • History of stroke or intracranial hemorrhage ≤90 days prior to enrollment, or a history of cerebrovascular disease with significant (\> 80%) uncorrected carotid stenosis, or any permanent neurological deficit
  • Restrictive or obstructive cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericarditis, restrictive pericarditis, pericardial tamponade
  • Pre-existing liver dysfunction defined as: Child-Pugh Class B or C
  • Pre-existing pulmonary disease requiring home oxygen
  • Suspected or known pregnancy
  • Subject has previously been symptomatic with or hospitalized for COVID-19 unless he/she has been discharged (if hospitalized) and asymptomatic for ≥8 weeks and has returned to his/her prior baseline (pre-COVID) clinical condition
  • Subject has other medical, social or psychological problems that, in the opinion of the Investigator, compromises the subject's ability to give written informed consent and/or to comply with study procedures
  • Participation in the active treatment or follow-up phase of another clinical study of an investigational drug or device which has not reached its primary endpoint
  • Subject belongs to a vulnerable population \[Vulnerable subject populations are defined as individuals with mental disability, persons in nursing homes, children, impoverished persons, homeless persons, nomads, refugees and those permanently incapable of giving informed consent.\]

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 20 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05291884

Start Date

April 20 2022

End Date

March 1 2028

Last Update

January 8 2026

Active Locations (6)

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Emory University Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

2

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois, United States, 60208

3

Tufts Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111

4

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114