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Clinical Trials/NCT07385625
NCT07385625
Recruiting
Not Applicable

The Study for Evaluation of Acute Phase Safety and Efficacy of 'Pivot Bridge' to Short-term Treat Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation

Tau-MEDICAL Co., Ltd.4 sites in 1 country20 target enrollmentStarted: November 20, 2025Last updated:
InterventionsPivot Bridge

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Tau-MEDICAL Co., Ltd.
Enrollment
20
Locations
4
Primary Endpoint
Procedure Success Based on Improvement in Tricuspid Regurgitation Severity

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is as follows.

To assess the safety of the investigational medical device "Pivot Bridge" in participants aged 18 years or older with massive or greater functinal tricuspid regurgitation (TR) who have received medical therapy (diuretics/pharmacological treatment) for at least one month.

To evaluate clinical outcomes related to improvement of tricuspid regurgitation symptoms following implantation of the "Pivot Bridge" device, including procedure success and clinical success.

This study is designed as a self-controlled case series without a separate control group. The participant's non-exposure period to the investigational medical device, consisting of prior medical therapy (Medical Treatment, MT), is defined as the control period. The study compares (1) a period of fixed-dose medical therapy maintained for up to one week prior to application of the investigational medical device, and (2) a period during which the investigational medical device is temporarily implanted (within 1 week) in conjunction with medical therapy (Pivot Bridge, PB).

To quantitatively evaluate the efficacy of the investigational medical device in inducing improvement of tricuspid regurgitation, the following are assessed:

  1. improvement in regurgitation severity from baseline to Day 4-7 during fixed-dose medical therapy (ΔMT), and
  2. improvement from pre-application to the time of device removal following additional application of the Pivot Bridge (ΔPB).

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Na
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Subjects who meet all of the following criteria will be enrolled
  • Adults aged 18 years or older at the time of screening
  • Subjects who have received appropriate medical treatment (diuretics/medical therapy) for tricuspid regurgitation for at least 1 month prior to participation in this clinical trial
  • Subjects who, at the screening visit, are assessed by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) to have functional tricuspid regurgitation severity of Massive (4+) or greater, as defined by Tricuspid Valve Academic Research Consortium classification, and who have clinical symptoms corresponding to New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II or higher
  • Subjects who, at the screening visit, are found on TTE or cardiac computed tomography (CT) to have a right ventricle (RV) larger than the left ventricle (LV)
  • Subjects who, at the screening visit, are found on cardiac CT to have an annular diameter of 40 mm or greater
  • Subjects for whom the Heart Team, consisting of at least one cardiologist (specialist in cardiology) and at least one cardiac surgeon, has determined that surgical treatment for isolated Tricuspid Regurgitation is required
  • Subjects who voluntarily decide to participate in this clinical trial and provide written informed consent on the subject consent form
  • Subjects who are able to understand and comply with the investigator's instructions and participate throughout the entire clinical trial period

Exclusion Criteria

  • Subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded
  • Subjects in whom thrombus or embolic material is identified on echocardiography or cardiac computed tomography (CT) performed at the screening visit
  • Subjects who have uncorrected coagulation disorders as shown by clinical laboratory tests performed at the screening visit
  • Subjects who cannot use anticoagulant agents
  • Subjects who, prior to participation in this clinical trial, have experienced major bleeding due to the use of anticoagulants (minor bleeding such as controllable epistaxis does not apply) requiring treatment, or who have had severe anemia necessitating hospitalization
  • Subjects who, prior to participation in this clinical trial, have had devices such as an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or a pacemaker implanted
  • Subjects who, based on echocardiography and cardiac CT performed at the screening visit, are judged by the investigator to have anatomical structures unsuitable for implantation of the investigational medical device
  • Subjects who, based on clinical laboratory tests performed at the screening visit, have a platelet count of ≤80,000/µL
  • Subjects who, based on echocardiography performed at the screening visit, have pulmonary hypertension with TR Vmax ≥3.5 m/s
  • Subjects who, based on echocardiography performed at the screening visit, have left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<50%

Arms & Interventions

Patients ≥18 Years With Massive or Greater Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation on Medical Therapy

Experimental

Patients aged 18 years or older with massive or greater functional tricuspid regurgitation who have received medical therapy (diuretics and/or pharmacological treatment) for at least 1 month

Intervention: Pivot Bridge (Device)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Procedure Success Based on Improvement in Tricuspid Regurgitation Severity

Time Frame: Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (MT Day 4-7), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7)

Proportion of subjects achieving at least a 1-grade improvement in tricuspid regurgitation (TR grade) according to Tricuspid Valve Academic Research Consortium definitions

Secondary Outcomes

  • Clinical Success Based on Clinical Improvement(Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (MT Day 4-7), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7))
  • Clinical Success Based on Clinical Improvement(1)(Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (MT Day 4-7), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7))
  • Clinical Success Based on Clinical Improvement(2)(Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (MT Day 4-7), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7))
  • Clinical Success Based on Clinical Improvement(3)(Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (MT Day 4-7), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7))
  • Clinical Success Based on Clinical Improvement(4)(Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (MT Day 4-7), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7))
  • Clinical Success Based on Clinical Improvement(5)(Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (MT Day 4-7), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7))
  • Clinical Success Based on Anatomical Improvement(Visit1 (Screening), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7))
  • Clinical Success Within 3 Days After Device Removal(Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (Post-removal))
  • Clinical Success at 1 Month After Device Removal(Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 4 (End of Study Visit, PB+ 1 Month))
  • Clinical Success at 1 Month After Device Removal(1)(Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 4 (End of Study Visit, PB+ 1 Month))
  • Clinical Success at 1 Month After Device Removal(2)(Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 4 (End of Study Visit, PB+ 1 Month))
  • Clinical Success at 1 Month After Device Removal(3)(Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 4 (End of Study Visit, PB+ 1 Month))
  • Clinical Success at 1 Month After Device Removal(4)(Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 4 (End of Study Visit, PB+ 1 Month))

Investigators

Sponsor
Tau-MEDICAL Co., Ltd.
Sponsor Class
Industry
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (4)

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