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Heart FailureMEVADENCT03105726

Medical Care Versus Ventricular Assist Device for the Management of End-stage Heart Failure (MEVADE)

An observational study of Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation, run by Joe Elie Salem.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

End-stage heart failure (ESHF) represents a major burden in terms of quality of life, mortality and costs. The current practice in France is to treat patients with ESHF by a combination of drugs and lifestyle interventions before proposing heart transplant (HT) if there is no contraindication. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 76 years
How many people
224 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Nov 2010to Jan 2014
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 76 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: All patients presenting with end-stage heart failure between November 2010 and October 2011 at the Heart and Diabetes Center of Bad Oeynhausen, and who underwent ventricular assist device implantations were included in group I. All patients presenting with end-stage heart failure to the Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou or the Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, during that same period, were included in group II.

Who may be able to join

None listed.

Who cannot join

  • Age over 70 years
  • Active neoplasia
  • Suspected or active systemic infection
  • Body mass index ≥40 kg/m2
  • Severe chronic obstruction pulmonary disease
  • Evidence of intrinsic hepatic diseases defined as liver enzyme values ≥ 5 times the upper limit of normal within 4 days before the randomisation, or biopsy proven liver cirrhosis
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  • Significant chronic renal impairment with persistent creatinine >2.5 or clearance < 25ml/min
  • Pregnant or lactating female
  • Patient under consideration for conventional revascularization procedures, therapeutic valvular repair, left ventricular procedure or cardiomyoplasty
  • Presence of implanted mechanical aortic valve that will not be converted to bioprothesis at the time of ventricular assist device implantation
  • Evidence of intrinsic hepatic diseases defined as liver enzyme values ≥ 5 times the upper limit of normal, or biopsy proven liver cirrhosis
  • Occurrence of stroke within 90 days or history of cerebrovascular disease with major (≥ 80%) extracranial or carotid stenosis documented by Doppler study
  • Confirmation by neurologist of impairment of cognitive function, presence of Alzheimer's disease or any other form of irreversible dementia or both
  • Major peripheral vascular disease accompanied by pain on rest or leg ulceration
  • Recent history of psychiatric disease that is likely to impair compliance
  • Drug or alcohol dependence
  • Difficult social surroundings

About this study

Official title: Medical Care Versus Ventricular Assist Device in Patients With NYHA Class IV Congestive Heart Failure: a Non Randomized Comparison of Clinical and Economic Outcomes

End-stage heart failure (ESHF) represents a major burden in terms of quality of life, mortality and costs. The current practice in France is to treat patients with ESHF by a combination of drugs and lifestyle interventions before proposing heart transplant (HT) if there is no contraindication. In the Heart and Diabetes Center of Bad Oyenhausen (BO) in Germany, patients presenting with ESHF are preferentially managed by ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy. The primary purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of these two strategies in the management of ESHF and associated consumption of resources.

Keywords
End Stage Heart Failure, New York Heart Association functional class III or IV, Heart transplantation, Ventricular assisted devices, Cardiogenic shock
Medical subject headings
Heart Failure, Shock, Cardiogenic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT03105726
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group IGroup managed by ventricular assist devices in first intention in Bad-Oeynhausen, Germany
Group IIGroup managed with medical therapy, heart transplantation, or both, in first intention,in Paris, France

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Survival

    The primary outcome was comparison of survival at two years between the two treatment strategies

    Measured: two years

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Resource consumption

    One secondary outcomes was comparison of the treatment strategies up to two years of follow-up about resource consumption.

    Measured: Two years

  2. Costs

    One secondary outcomes was comparison of the treatment strategies up to two years of follow-up about costs.

    Measured: Two years

  3. Costs versus survival

    One secondary outcomes was comparison of the treatment strategies up to two years of follow-up about costs versus survival.

    Measured: Two years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted10 Apr 2017
  2. Study startNov 2010
  3. Primary completionOct 2013
  4. Study completionJan 2014

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
224 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03105726
Sponsor's protocol ID
C-1421-14-05
Acronym
MEVADE
Status last verified
Apr 2017
First submitted
4 Apr 2017
Last updated
27 Apr 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation, run by Joe Elie Salem.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 0 inclusion and 17 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Apr 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Survival (time frame: two years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Apr 2017.

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