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Congenital Heart DiseaseARTORIA-RNCT04848844

The PAtients pResenTing With COngenital HeaRt DIseAse Register (ARTORIA-R)

An observational study of Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Failure, run by Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf at 1 site in Germany.

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Trial summary

Advances in surgical and medical care have led to improved outcomes in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). As a consequence, the majority of patients nowadays survives to adulthood (adults with CHD, that is, adult CHD [ACHD]) with good quality of life. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
How many people
2,000 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
2 Sep 2020to 30 Jul 2030
How long will I take part?
30 Years
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: The PAtients pResenTing with COngenital HeaRt DIseAse Register (ARTORIA-R) will collect data from patients with ACHD evaluated or listed for heart or heart-combined organ transplantation from 19 countries in Europe and the Asia/Pacific region. We plan retrospective collection of data from 1989 - 2024 and will include patients prospectively. The primary outcome is the combined endpoint of delisting due to clinical worsening or death on the waiting list. The secondary outcome is delisting due to clinical improvement while on the waiting list.

Who may be able to join

  • The patient has to be listed as an adult transplant candidate in the country the data is obtained with an age ≥18 years
  • The patient has to have a congenital heart defect or an inherited cardiomyopathy (specific; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy or non-compaction cardiomyopathy) which is often included into the category ACHD
  • Data is obtained from the first evaluation for listing or listing for heart-only or heart-combined organ transplantation
  • Transfer of anonymised data
  • The institution/organization agrees to the memorandum how data is managed, and scientific cooperation is planned between all institutions

Who cannot join

  • The patient is listed for a second heart transplantation (retransplantation)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Christoph Sinning, MD contact

004915222817675

c.sinning@uke.de

Christina Magnussen, MD contact

c.magnussen@uke.de

Germany1 site, 1 recruiting
  • University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg

    Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 20246

    Christoph Sinning, MD, 004915222817675, c.sinning@uke.de

    Christina Magnussen, MD, c.magnussen@uke.de

    Recruiting

Other trials in Germany

About this study

Official title: The PAtients pResenTing With COngenital HeaRt DIseAse Register (ARTORIA-R): A Global Register to Investigate Factors Associated With Morbidity and Mortality in Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) on the Waiting List for Heart or Heart/Lung Transplantation

Advances in surgical and medical care have led to improved outcomes in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). As a consequence, the majority of patients nowadays survives to adulthood (adults with CHD, that is, adult CHD [ACHD]) with good quality of life. Despite the surgical success, the morbidity and mortality of ACHD is higher than in the general population and is linked to the development of heart failure (HF) in adulthood.

HF occurs in approximately 25% of patients with ACHD, even in those patients in whom the congenital mal-formation has been corrected successfully in childhood. The time course and presentation are heterogeneous owing to variable congenital malformation and limitation of treatment options. ACHD with an anatomic right ventricle as the systemic ventricle (e.g., atrial switch operation in patients with transposition of the great arteries [TGAs]) and those with a functional single ventricle (e.g., Fontan circulation) appear to be at higher risk of developing HF. Young age at initial corrective surgery-often in the first 2 years of life-and lack of specific medical therapies can contribute to a high and early demand for heart transplantation in patients with ACHD.

Read the detailed description

The ARTORIA-R is an international, observational research project collecting retrospective data from 18 countries in the period 1989 to 2024 and will thereafter include data prospectively (Figure 1). These data include patient profiles at time of evaluation for listing, listing, waiting list dynamics, post-transplant data and basic donor data. Future data will be updated annually in July each year and each institution willing to contribute anonymised data to the register is invited to participate. Furthermore, the institutions and organ allocation agencies have to obtain a positive vote of the ethic committee responsible for the data transmission of anonymized patient data.

The inclusion criteria are: a. The patient has to be listed as an adult transplant candidate in the country the data is obtained with an age ≥18 years b. The patient has to have a congenital heart defect or an inherited cardiomyopathy (specific; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy or non-compaction cardiomyopathy) which is often included into the category ACHD c. Data is obtained from the first evaluation for listing or listing for heart-only or heart-combined organ transplantation d. Transfer of anonymised data e. The institution/organization agrees to the memorandum how data is managed, and scientific cooperation is planned between all institutions. The registry has the aim to achieve meticulous information regarding the underlying congenital heart defect and the previous treatment of the patient. With these information the patients can be divided into different cohorts with a systemic left ventricle, a systemic right ventricle or a single ventricle (which can be either an anatomic left or right ventricle). Further data is acquired regarding the medical treatment, the haemodynamic evaluation of the patient, laboratory testing to assess additional organ function of the kidney or liver, treatment in the intermediate care or intensive care unit. As it is of special relevance in ACHD patient treatment of arrhythmia, antiarrhythmic medication and use of ICD or cardiac resynchronization therapy are evaluated. Were available the data regarding imaging at listing with ejection fraction for the systemic ventricle with echocardiography or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging are obtained.

The exclusion criteria is: a. The patient is listed for a second heart transplantation (retransplantation) During the ongoing study additional institutions and organizations will be asked to include their data as well. Although the initial data is retrospective additional data into the register will be entered prospectively.

Medical subject headings
Heart Defects, Congenital, Heart Failure, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Ventricular Dysfunction

What participants receive

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

Study groups in NCT04848844
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Patient transplanted due to ACHD and heart failurePatients successfully transplanted due to congenital heart failure.
ACHD listed due to heart failure for heart or heart and combined organ transplantationPatients on the actual waiting list for heart or heart and combined organ transplantation. They can have either outcome transplantation or the primary outcome death on the waiting list or delisting due to clinical worsening. The secondary outcome is as well delisting due to clinical improvement.
ACHD evaluated for heart transplantationAll patients evaluated for heart or heart and combined organ transplantation at the hospital level

What is being measured

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

  1. Delisting due to clinical worsening or death on the waiting list

    Patients who experience clinical worsening due to advanced heart failure may be removed from the waiting list. Patients may also die while on the waiting list.

    Measured: From the date of listing until delisting due to clinical worsening, death on the waiting list, transplantation, or last available follow-up, assessed up to 15 years.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Delisting due to clinical improvement

    Patients may improve after listing and be removed from the waiting list because they no longer fulfill the criteria for heart or combined organ transplantation.

    Measured: From the date of listing until the date of delisting due to clinical improvement, transplantation, death, or last available follow-up, whichever occurs first, assessed up to 15 years.

Timeline

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

  1. First posted19 Apr 2021
  2. Study start2 Sep 2020
  3. Primary completion30 Jul 2030 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Jul 2030 (estimated)

Resources

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
2,000 participants (estimated)
Target duration
30 Years
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04848844
Sponsor's protocol ID
2023-101119-BO-ff
Other IDs
2023
Acronym
ARTORIA-R
Status last verified
May 2026
First submitted
7 Apr 2021
Last updated
1 Jul 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Data is shared with investigators participating in the register and provide patient data to the register

Publications

  • Sinning C, Zengin E, Diller GP, Onorati F, Castel MA, Petit T, Chen YS, Lo Rito M, Chiarello C, Guillemain R, Coniat KN, Magnussen C, Knappe D, Becher PM, Schrage B, Smits JM, Metzner A, Knosalla C, Schoenrath F, Miera O, Cho MY, Bernhardt A, Weimann J, Gossling A, Terzi A, Amodeo A, Alfieri S, Angeli E, Ragni L, Napoleone CP, Gerosa G, Pradegan N, Rodrigus I, Dumfarth J, de Pauw M, Francois K, Van Caenegem O, Ancion A, Van Cleemput J, Milicic D, Moza A, Schenker P, Thul J, Steinmetz M, Warnecke G, Ius F, Freyt S, Avsar M, Sandhaus T, Haneya A, Eifert S, Saeed D, Borger M, Welp H, Ablonczy L, Schmack B, Ruhparwar A, Naito S, Hua X, Fluschnik N, Nies M, Keil L, Senftinger J, Ismaili D, Kany S, Csengeri D, Cardillo M, Oliveti A, Faggian G, Dorent R, Jasseron C, Blanco AP, Marquez JMS, Lopez-Vilella R, Garcia-Alvarez A, Lopez MLP, Rocafort AG, Fernandez OG, Prieto-Arevalo R, Zatarain-Nicolas E, Blanchart K, Boignard A, Battistella P, Guendouz S, Houyel L, Para M, Flecher E, Gay A, Epailly E, Dambrin C, Lam K, Ka-Lai CH, Cho YH, Choi JO, Kim JJ, Coats L, Crossland DS, Mumford L, Hakmi S, Sivathasan C, Fabritz L, Schubert S, Gummert J, Hubler M, Jacksch P, Zuckermann A, Laufer G, Baumgartner H, Giamberti A, Reichenspurner H, Kirchhof P. Study design and rationale of the pAtients pResenTing with cOngenital heaRt dIseAse Register (ARTORIA-R). ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Dec;8(6):5542-5550. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13574. Epub 2021 Sep 12.

    PubMed 34510806
  • Becher PM, Schrage B, Weimann J, Smits J, Magnussen C, Reichenspurner H, Gossling A, Rodrigus I, Dumfarth J, de Pauw M, Francois K, van Caenegem O, Ancion A, Van Cleemput J, Milicic D, Moza A, Schenker P, Rohrich L, Schonrath F, Thul J, Steinmetz M, Schmack B, Ruhparwar A, Warnecke G, Rojas SV, Sandhaus T, Haneya A, Eifert S, Welp H, Ablonczy L, Wagner F, Westermann D, Bernhardt AM, Knappe D, Blankenberg S, Kirchhof P, Zengin E, Sinning C. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with adult congenital heart disease listed for heart and heart-lung transplantation in the Eurotransplant region. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Nov;39(11):1238-1249. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.07.012. Epub 2020 Jul 25.

    PubMed 32778365

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Failure, run by Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf at 1 site in Germany.

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 5 inclusion and 1 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Christoph Sinning, MD (004915222817675, c.sinning@uke.de), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Delisting due to clinical worsening or death on the waiting list (time frame: From the date of listing until delisting due to clinical worsening, death on the waiting list, transplantation, or last available follow-up, assessed up to 15 years.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04848844, which also lists 2 linked publications.

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 1 Jul 2026.

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