Evaluate the Safety and Performance of the AccuCinch® Ventricular Repair System - The CorCinch-EU Study

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Heart Failure; Cardiomyopathies

• Registration Number: NCT03183895
• Lead Sponsor: Ancora Heart, Inc.

Brief Summary

This is prospective, non-randomized, single-arm, international, multicenter, clinical safety and performance clinical investigation to evaluate the AccuCinch® Ventricular Repair System for the treatment of heart failure, with or without functional mitral regurgitation due to dilated ischemic or non-ischemic cardiomyopathy

Detailed Description

The primary objectives of this study are to evaluate the safety and performance of the AccuCinch Ventricular Repair System for the treatment of heart failure and functional mitral regurgitation in symptomatic adult patients with or without functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) and left ventricular remodeling due to dilated cardiomyopathy (ischemic or non-ischemic etiology), who remain symptomatic despite optimized medical therapy.

Subjects with FMR must present with at least moderate FMR, a reduced ejection fraction (≤40%) and high operative risk as assessed by the Heart Team. The Heart Team may utilize established risk scores (STS, Euro-Score II) in conjunction with comorbidities as recommended by MVARC (frailty index; major organ system compromise not to be improved postoperatively; procedure specific impediments).

Subjects without FMR must present a markedly dilated left ventricle with LVEDD ≥ 55 mm and reduced ejection fraction (≤40%). These patients are not potential candidates for "conventional intervention", because their mitral valve is not in need of repair or replacement. Therefore, AccuCinch represents the sole treatment option for these patients, who are not selected on the basis of high surgical risk.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-06-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-06-09
• Study First Posted: 2017-06-12
• Study Start: 2019-01-15
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-28
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-29
• Primary Completion: 2026-10-31
• Study Completion: 2027-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 132

Inclusion Criteria

• Age ≥ 18 years

• Subjects who present with heart failure with or without functional mitral regurgitation due to dilated cardiomyopathy of ischemic or non-ischemic etiology

  1. For subjects with FMR, severity of FMR: ≥ Moderate 2+
  2. For subjects without FMR, LVEDD ≥ 55 mm

• Ejection Fraction: ≥20 to ≤40%

• Symptom Status: NYHA II-IVa

• Patients to be considered for the present study will be required to have received all appropriate guidelines-recommended therapies for at least 3 months prior to the enrollment with stable doses of drugs for at least 1 month.

• Surgical risk:

  1. For patients with FMR only: the Heart Team must assess as high-risk and may utilize risk score or comorbidities to demonstrate high risk features. High risk for mitral valve surgery is defined utilizing established risk scores (STS, Euro-Score II) in conjunction with comorbidities as recommended by MVARC (frailty index; major organ system compromise not to be improved postoperatively; procedure specific impediments) (MVARC Part 1)
  2. For all patients: Subject is eligible for cardiac surgery (namely, the patient is in a condition that allows a potential conversion to open surgery in case of procedural complications). This criterion adds a safety level for the patients

• Completion of all qualifying diagnostic and functional tests and agrees to comply with study follow-up schedule

• Patients required to have an ICD are required to have ICD implant at least 1 month prior to enrollment

Exclusion Criteria

• Life expectancy <1 yr due to noncardiac conditions
• NYHA functional class IVb or ACC/AHA stage D heart failure
• Hypotension (systolic pressure <90 mm Hg) or requirement for inotropic support or mechanical hemodynamic support
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericarditis, or any other structural heart disease causing heart failure other than dilated cardiomyopathy of either ischemic or nonischemic etiology
• Fixed pulmonary artery systolic pressure >70 mm Hg
• Physical evidence of right-sided congestive heart failure with echocardiographic evidence of moderate or severe right ventricular dysfunction
• Mitral valve anatomy which may preclude proper device treatment
• Mitral valve area <4.0 cm2 (if new device therapy may further decrease the mitral orifice area)
• Any prior mitral valve surgery or transcatheter mitral valve procedure
• Stroke or transient ischemic event within 30 days
• Modified Rankin Scale ≥ 4 disability
• Need for emergent or urgent surgery for any reason or any planned cardiac surgery within the next 12 months
• Untreated clinically significant coronary artery disease requiring revascularization
• Severe symptomatic carotid stenosis (>70% by ultrasound).
• Myocardial infarction ≤ 30 days
• Any percutaneous cardiovascular intervention, cardiovascular surgery, or carotid surgery within 30 days
• Tricuspid valve disease requiring surgery or severe tricuspid regurgitation (per ASE guidelines; core lab assessment)
• Aortic valve disease requiring surgery
• Moderate or severe aortic valve stenosis or regurgitation
• Aortic valve prosthesis
• Fluoroscopic or echocardiographic evidence of severe aortic arch calcification, mobile aortic atheroma, intracardiac mass, thrombus, or vegetation
• Need for any cardiovascular surgery (other than for MV disease)
• Active endocarditis
• Anatomical pathology/constraints preventing appropriate access/implant of the AccuCinch System (e.g., femoral arteries will not support an 20F system)
• Known allergy to nickel, polyester, or polyethylene
• Active infections requiring current antibiotic therapy
• Subjects in whom transesophageal echocardiography is contraindicated
• Renal insufficiency (i.e., eGFR of <30ml/min/1.73m2; Stage 4 or 5 CKD)
• Subjects in whom anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy is contraindicated
• Any prior true anaphylactic reaction to contrast agents; defined as known anaphylactoid or other non-anaphylactic allergic reactions to contrast agents that cannot be adequately pre-medicated prior to procedure.
• Implant or revision of any rhythm management device (CRT or CRT-D) or implantable cardioverter defibrillator within 1 month
• Absence of CRT with class I indication criteria for biventricular pacing (left bundle branch block pattern and QRS duration ≥150 ms)
• Subjects on high dose steroids or immunosuppressant therapy
• Any condition making it unlikely the patient will be able to complete all protocol procedures (including compliance with guideline directed medical therapy) and follow-up visits
• Patient is unable or unwilling to sign written patient information sheet and informed consent form before study enrollment. This study excludes vulnerable populations as defined in protocol section 18.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Safety outcome: 30-day major adverse events (MAEs)	30-day	Major adverse event (MAE) where MAE is a composite of the following device- or procedure-related events: A. All-cause mortality; B. Stroke; C. Life-threatening bleeding (MVARC scale); D. Major vascular complications; E. Major cardiac structural complications; F. Myocardial infarction or coronary ischemia requiring PCI or CABG; G. Stage 2 or 3 acute kidney injury (includes new dialysis); H. Severe hypotension, worsening of heart failure, or respiratory failure requiring intravenous pressors or invasive or mechanical heart failure treatments such as ultrafiltration or hemodynamic assist devices, including intra-aortic balloon pumps or left ventricular or biventricular assist devices, or prolonged intubation for \>48 h.; I. Emergency surgery or re-intervention related to the device or access procedure

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical outcome: Improvement in six-minute walk test	30-day	Improvement in six-minute walk test (6MWT) when compared to baseline assessment
Clinical outcome: Improvement in NYHA functional class	30-day	Improvement in NYHA functional class when compared to baseline assessment
Clinical outcome: Improvement in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) Quality of Life (QoL)	30-day	Improvement in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) Quality of Life (QoL) when compared to baseline
Technical success: Successful access, delivery, and retrieval of AccuCinch System components, successful deployment of the AccuCinch implant without need for unplanned or emergency surgery or re-intervention	30-day	Successful access, delivery, and retrieval of all AccuCinch catheters. Deployment and correct positioning of the intended AccuCinch implant, and no need for additional unplanned or emergency surgery or re-intervention related to the device or access procedure measured upon completion of the procedure.
Clinical outcome: Freedom from re-hospitalizations or re-interventions for the underlying condition	30-day	Freedom from re-hospitalizations or re-interventions for the underlying condition
Structural performance: Assessment of device integrity	30-day	No migration, embolization, detachment, fracture, hemolysis, thrombosis or endocarditis; and no para-device complications (erosion, effusion requiring surgery or drainage or producing tamponade, damage to the MV apparatus)

Trial Locations

Locations (19)

IRCCS Policlinico San Donato; 🇮🇹 Milano, Piazza Edmondo Malan, 1 San Donato Milanese,, Italy

Onze Lieve Vrouwziekenhuis; 🇧🇪 Aalst, Aaslt, Belgium

Na Homolce Hospital; 🇨🇿 Prague, Czechia

Erasmus Medical Center; 🇳🇱 Rotterdam, Netherlands

Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos; 🇱🇹 Vilnius, Lithuania

Medical University of Warsaw; 🇵🇱 Warsaw, Poland

Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust; 🇬🇧 London, Sydney St, Chelsea, London, United Kingdom

Hôpital Civil de Strasbourg; 🇫🇷 Strasbourg, France

AZ Sint-Jan Brugge; 🇧🇪 Brugge, Belgium

Paris Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière; 🇫🇷 Paris, France

Clinique Pasteur; 🇫🇷 Toulouse, France

Hôpital de La Timone; 🇫🇷 Marseille, France

Hôpital Cardio-Vasculaire Louis Pradel; 🇫🇷 Bron, France

Pessac (CHU Bordeaux); 🇫🇷 Pessac, Avenue Magellen, France

Ospedale San Raffaele; 🇮🇹 Milano, Via Olgettina, 60,, Italy

University Hospital Zurich; 🇨🇭 Zürich, Switzerland

Maria Cecilia Hospital; 🇮🇹 Cotignola, Via Madonna Di Genova, 1,, Italy

St. Antonius Ziekenhuis; 🇳🇱 Nieuwegein, Netherlands

Republican Scientific and Practical Centre of Cardiology; 🇧🇾 Minsk, Belarus