Clinical trials: Left Ventricular Assist Device
Heart Failure, Medication Compliance
Monitoring Medication Adherence in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients
The investigators aim to develop a novel and wireless method for monitoring medication adherence among heart failure patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).
- Trial name
- NCT02388386
- Testing
- PROTEUS-SENSOR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Scripps Translational Science Institute
Heart Failure, Congestive, Ventricular Dysfunction
Thoratec HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) for Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of the Thoratec HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) as a bridge to cardiac transplantation in end-stage heart failure patients who are listed…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Congestive, Ventricular Dysfunction, Cardiomyopathies
- Trial name
- NCT00121472
- Testing
- Thoratec HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS)
- Where
- 36 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 194 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Heart Failure
Effects of Echo-optimization of Left Ventricular Assist Devices on Functional Capacity (VAFRACT)
After the implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), many patients continue to experience exercise intolerance. LVAD echo guided optimization (EO) determines a more favorable hemodynamic profile and could provide an…
- Trial name
- VAFRACT (NCT03937570)
- Testing
- echo-optimization
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Universita di Verona
LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) Driveline Infection
A Silver Lining in the VAD Sky
The investigators propose to conduct a prospective randomized trail (RCT) of a driveline management protocol. The study will be initiated at UCSF from January 1st 2022 to December 31st 2022 as a pilot to be extended to other…
- Trial name
- LVAD-SilverD (NCT05163392)
- Testing
- Silverlon, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Heart Failure
Right Ventricular Function and Exercise Capacity in Patients With Continuous-flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Exercise capacity in continous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) patients remains severely reduced post-implant. While the effect of right ventricular (RV) failure early after pump implantation, and its effect on…
- Trial name
- NCT02658136
- Testing
- Cardiac Computed tomography
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Finn Gustafsson