Clinical trials: Heart Transplant Infection
Heart Transplant Rejection, Heart Transplant Infection
TTV Viral Load in Heart Transplant Recipients
This prospective, multicenter, non-interventional trial aims to study the association between TTV viral load and the occurrence of rejection or infection during the first year after transplantation.
- Conditions
- Heart Transplant Rejection, Heart Transplant Infection, Virus
- Trial name
- TTVCoeur (NCT05064462)
- Testing
- Collection of EDTA blood sample (5 to 7 ml)
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Immunosuppression
Safety Outcomes of Lower Immunosuppression Versus Traditional Immunosuppression in Heart Transplant Recipients
This was a study to compare less intense immunosuppression with a more traditional approach. The hypothesis was that less immunosuppression will provide similar protection against rejection than typical 2-3 drug therapy.
- Trial name
- TICTAC (NCT00299221)
- Testing
- Tacrolimus, combination therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Median Sternotomy
Risk Factors of Sternal Wound Infection After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
The investigators are trying to evaluate the performance of neutrophil and lymphocyte counts as a risk factor of deep sternal wound infection after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01629030
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 1,850 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Coronary Disease, Heart Valve Diseases
CTI-01 (Ethyl Pyruvate) Safety and Complication Prevention in Cardiac Surgery Patients on Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB)
Over 500,000 patients undergo cardiac surgery with CPB in the United States annually. Although mortality rates have decreased with advances in perioperative care, many patients are affected by postoperative organ dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT00107666
- Testing
- CTI-01 (ethyl pyruvate)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Critical Therapeutics
Invasive Fungal Infections
Retrospective Study of Invasive Fungal Infections With Filamentous Fungi in Heart Transplant Patients
Invasive filamentous fungal infections (aspergillosis, scedosporiosis, mucormycosis, fusarium wilt) are common and serious in immunocompromised subjects and particularly organ transplant patients.
- Trial name
- IMI-CART (NCT06498310)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Mycobacterium Chimaera Infections
Prosthetic Valve and Graft Endocarditis With Mycobacterium Chimaera
Mycobacterium chimaera infections have occurred in post-cardiac surgery patients in association with contaminated cardiac bypass heater-cooler devices. So far optimal therapeutical concepts are not clear.
- Trial name
- NCT04429256
- Testing
- data collection
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
H1N1 Influenza
Antibody Production Following H1N1 Influenza Vaccination After Stem Cell and Heart Transplantation
Stem cell and and heart transplant patients will receive pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccination according to the clinical guidelines. In these patients the investigators will measure the specific antibody production.
- Trial name
- NCT01008683
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Cytomegalovirus Infections, Heart Transplantation
A Study on the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Valcyte (Valganciclovir) in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients Less Than 4 Months of Age
This open label study will assess the pharmacokinetics and the safety and tolerability of Valcyte (valganciclovir) powder for oral solution in neonatal and infant heart transplant patients < 4 months of age.
- Trial name
- NCT01165580
- Testing
- valganciclovir [Valcyte]
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Heart Transplantation, Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
Prevention of Transplant Atherosclerosis With Everolimus and Anti-cytomegalovirus Therapy
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is the major cause of long-term graft failure in heart transplant recipients. Although several immune-mediated and metabolic risk factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of CAV, no…
- Conditions
- Heart Transplantation, Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy, Cytomegalovirus Infection
- Trial name
- PROTECT (NCT00966836)
- Testing
- Pre-emptive strategy with valganciclovir plus everolimus, Prophylaxis with valganciclovir plus mycophenolate, Prophylaxis with valganciclovir plus everolimus
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bologna
Complication of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Surgical Wound Infection
Effectiveness of Triclosan Coated Sutures in Preventing Leg Wound Infection After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
The purpose of this study is to assess whether triclosan-coated sutures reduces wound infections compared to regular non-coated sutures, after saphenous vein harvesting in CABG patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01457859
- Testing
- Triclosan, Conventional non-coated surgical sutures
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 410 people
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Cytomegalovirus Infection
Quantiferon - Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and the Prediction of CMV Infection In High Risk Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common cause of illness in patients who have undergone a transplant. Serious infections due to CMV can affect many parts of the body including the lungs, the gut, and the liver.
- Trial name
- NCT00817908
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Graft Patency
Study of Feasibility for Surgical Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery With the Mammary Arteries: Reviewing Infection, Occlusion Rates and Pain Assessments.
The Pilot study for the COMFORT Trial is a single centre trial to determine the feasibility of the full COMFORT Trial. The main COMFORT Trial will be a multi-centre trial to investigate the coronary artery bypass grafting…
- Trial name
- COMFORT pilot (NCT07599553)
- Testing
- Skeletonized vs non-skeletonized harvesting of the left internal mammary artery
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Surgery, Pneumonia
Multicenter Infection Surveillance Study Following Open Heart Surgery
The main goals of the study are as follows: (1) to determine the correlation between pain management using continuous infusion of local anesthetics and the incidence of pneumonia and surgical infection in cardiac surgery…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Pneumonia, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00673712
- Testing
- Continuous Sternal Block, Opioid based analgesia
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 647 people
- Sponsor
- Halyard Health
Wounds and Injuries, Wound Infection
Effects of Early Postoperative Showering After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery
The study to evaluate effects of early postoperative showering after coronary artery bypass grafting using bilateral internal thoracic artery
- Trial name
- NCT06237283
- Testing
- Early shower
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Sejong General Hospital
Cytomegalovirus Infections, Heart Transplantation
Quantiferon CMV to Identify Treatment Need for Asymptomatic CMV Infection After Solid Organ Transplant (QUANTIFOT)
Context Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a frequent and potentially severe event in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Most of available treatment display adverse effects that limit their use.
- Conditions
- Cytomegalovirus Infections, Heart Transplantation, Kidney Transplantation, Lung Transplantation
- Trial name
- QUANTIFOT (NCT06341543)
- Testing
- Quantiferon CMV (assay that determine the presence of CMV-specific T lymphocytes)., Communication of the result of the QF-CMV to the clinician in charge
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 288 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Heart-Assist Devices, Infections
Complications in Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Assistance: Evaluation of Infection Management.
Heart failure is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in children. Heart transplantation can significantly improve the prognosis of patients with severe heart failure, but access is limited by a shortage of transplants.
- Conditions
- Heart-Assist Devices, Infections, Heart Transplant Infection
- Trial name
- VADINFECT (NCT06464016)
- Testing
- Ventricular Assist Device with Berlin Heart EXCOR
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Claude Bernard University
COPD, Interstitial Pneumonia
Perioperative Risk Factors Related to the Prognosis of Lung Transplantation: A Retrospective Study
This study analyzes patients who underwent lung transplantation at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University from 2017 to 2024, focusing on anesthesia's impact on post-op results.
- Conditions
- COPD, Interstitial Pneumonia, Bronchiectasis, Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- NCT06922916
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang University
Postoperative Complications
The Effect of Telephone Nursing Education and Counseling Services Given to Satisfaction Level and Self-Care Strength
In the post-discharge period, it is important to follow the patients from home by telephone and to provide the necessary nursing education and counseling services, increasing the self-care powers of the patients, increasing their…
- Trial name
- NCT05487638
- Testing
- Nursing Education and Counseling Service Provided to Patients by Video Calling on the Phone
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Lung Transplant Infection, Heart Transplant Infection
Transplantation Using Hepatitis C Positive Donors, A Safety Trial
The success of transplantation is significantly hindered by the lack of sufficient number of available donors. Many potential donor organs cannot be utilized in clinical transplantation because donors have chronic viral…
- Conditions
- Lung Transplant Infection, Heart Transplant Infection, Kidney Transplant Infection, Kidney Pancreas Infection
- Trial name
- NCT04017338
- Testing
- Glecaprevir 300 MG / Pibrentasvir 120 MG Oral Tablet, Ezetimibe 10Mg Oral Tablet, Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Jordan Feld
Coronary Bypass Stenosis, Graft Infection
Endoscopic Harvesting in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
This is a retrospective data collection looking at patients who received either an endoscopic vessel harvesting procedure versus the conventional open procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT04127461
- Testing
- Medtronic endoscope
- Volunteers
- 773 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Gianluigi Bisleri