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Safety and Performance Evaluation of CircuLite Synergy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Heart Failure
Registration Number
NCT00878527
Lead Sponsor
Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the safety and functionality of the CircuLite Synergy Pocket Circulatory Assist Device.

Detailed Description

The CircuLite Synergy Pocket Circulatory Assist Device is an implantable miniature, mixed-flow blood pump designed o provide partial left ventricular support in patients with advanced heart failure. Treatment for this patient population currently include lifestyle changes, medicines, transcatheter interventions and surgery, including implantation of mechanical ventricular assist devices (VADs); most of the currently available VADs require highly invasive, high-risk surgical procedures to implant due to large device size, and are therefore generally limited to use in patients with terminal heart failure. The Synergy pump is intended for treatment of patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III and IV heart failure; it is expected that the pump will provide these patients with 2-3 L/min of additional blood flow, giving adequate cardiac support to increase exercise tolerance and improve patients' quality of life. The pump's small size will allow it to be implanted in a less surgically invasive procedure than used with previous VADs, which should result in a reduction of perioperative morbidity. The device wil be implanted in a left atrial to subclavian artery bypass with the pump being located in the infraclavicular fossa like a pacemaker.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
63
Inclusion Criteria
  • Maximum tolerable medical therapy including ACE inhibitors and Beta Blockers
  • NYHA Class III or IV despite maximal tolerable medical therapy
  • Ambulatory (inpatient or outpatient)
  • Patients on the heart transplant list (or, not currently listed but otherwise suitable for heart transplant)
  • Life expectancy of at least 6 months without full VAD support
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age >75 years
  • Exercise tolerance limited by factors other than heart failure
  • Presence of intra-atrial thrombus
  • Clinically significant right heart failure
  • Serum creatinine >/= 2.5 mg/dl or any dialysis in previous 3 months
  • Evidence of intrinsic hepatic disease
  • Previous episode of resuscitated sudden death without subsequent treatment with AICD
  • Subclavian artery stenosis
  • Low platelet count, INR that cannot be corrected prior to implant or contraindication to anticoagulation

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Safety - Adverse Events3 months

Evaluation of the incidences of device failure or malfunction, adverse events associated with device use, surgical complications with device implant, and demonstration that the device provides adequate circulatory support in advanced HF patients.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in hemodynamics3 months

Evaluation of changes across time in hemodynamics, exercise tolerance, neurohormones, quality of life, functional capacity and ventricular function to determine the incidence of worsening HF in patients while supported by the CircuLite Synergy Device.

Trial Locations

Locations (11)

UZ Leuven

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

German Heart Centre Berlin

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Heart Center Cologne University Hospital

🇩🇪

Cologne, Germany

University Hospital Freiburg

🇩🇪

Freiburg, Germany

Hannover Medical School

🇩🇪

Hannover, Germany

Medical School Hannover

🇩🇪

Hannover, Germany

Heart Centre University Leipzig

🇩🇪

Leipzig, Germany

University Hospital Muenster

🇩🇪

Muenster, Germany

Humanitas Clinical and Research Center

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Bratislava

🇸🇰

Bratislava, Slovakia

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UZ Leuven
🇧🇪Leuven, Belgium

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