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Clinical Trials/NCT07354763
NCT07354763
Not yet recruiting
Not Applicable

Adjustable Temperature Cooler for Cold Static Storage of Donor Hearts for Transplantation

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center1 site in 1 country80 target enrollmentStarted: April 1, 2026Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Not yet recruiting
Enrollment
80
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Incidence of primary graft dysfunction

Overview

Brief Summary

The investigators are doing this study to compare approaches to cold storage of donor hearts during transportation. The adjustable temperature RYOBI cooler should allow precise temperature control while reducing environmental waste and providing a cost savings benefit when compared to the commercially available, FDA-approved Paragonix SherpaPak device.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes following heart transplant using two different storage devices for transport of the donor heart, an adjustable temperature cooler or a commercially available storage device called the Paragonix SherpaPak.

When a donor heart is identified for transplant, the method of storage during transportation will be randomized to one of two different options for cold storage. All other parts of the participant's care will then continue per usual standard of care. In the thirty days following transplant, the research team will review the participant's medical record to see what medications were used after transplant, what diagnostic studies like echocardiograms showed, and to collect basic information about the participant's medical history.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Other
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Individuals 18 years old or older are included.
  • Individuals undergoing isolated heart transplantation are included.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Any records flagged "break the glass" or "research opt out."
  • Any patients undergoing multi-organ transplantation.

Arms & Interventions

Organ transport using Standard of Care Paragonix SherpaPak

Active Comparator

In this arm, the organ will be transported using the FDA Approved Sheperpak by Paragonix

Intervention: Organ transport using SherpaPak (Device)

Organ transport using the RYOBI cooler.

Experimental

In this arm, the organ will be transported using the Ryobi cooler

Intervention: Ryobi cooler for Organ Transport (Device)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Incidence of primary graft dysfunction

Time Frame: From Randomization to 30 days after heart transplantation

compare the incidence of primary graft dysfunction between patients randomized to donor heart preservation using the adjustable temperature RYOBI cooler (Model # Pi1824QBT) (n = 40) versus the Paragonix SherpaPak (n = 40) in cases where the anticipated total ischemic time for the graft is between 120 and 240 minutes.

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Dominic Emerson, MD

Associate Surgical Director of Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Director of Robotic Cardiac Surgery, and Director of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Fellowship Program

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Study Sites (1)

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