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HOPE At Heart (HOPE) of Donor Hearts After Circulatory Death (DCD) Using the XVIVO Heart Assist Transport System.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Heart Failure
Interventions
Device: XVIVO Heart Assist Transport System
Registration Number
NCT06485596
Lead Sponsor
XVIVO Perfusion
Brief Summary

The purpose of the clinical investigation is to support the use of direct procurement of donor hearts in donation after circulatory death followed by hypothermic oxygenated perfusion using the XVIVO Heart Assist Transport System. Thereby increasing the utilization of DCD donor hearts in donation after circulatory death.

The primary objective is to evaluate patient survival after direct procurement and hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion of DCD donor hearts using the XVIVO Heart Assist Transport System.

The secondary objectives are to evaluate patient outcomes and graft function post-transplant.

Detailed Description

This is a prospective, single-arm, multi-national, multicentre, proof-of-concept study to evaluate post-transplant outcomes after the use of direct procurement followed by a period of hypothermic oxygenated perfusion of the donor heart in DCD using the XVIVO Heart Assist Transport system.

The investigation will be conducted at 4 heart transplant centres, one in Belgium and three in The Netherlands.The study will include 20 DCD heart transplant recipients and will evaluate transplant outcomes such as post-transplant complications, patient survival and graft function for a period of 6 months post-transplant.

The study will not include a control group as this is a proof-of-concept study, investigating an alternative method of procurement of DCD hearts by providing additional safety and performance data.

The primary objective is to evaluate patient survival after direct procurement and hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion of DCD donor hearts using the XVIVO Heart Assist Transport System.

The secondary objectives are to evaluate patient outcomes and graft function post-transplant.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Age ≥18 years
  2. Signed informed consent form
  3. Accepted and/or listed for heart transplantation
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Not able to understand the information provided during the informed consent procedure
  2. Previous solid organ transplantation
  3. Grown-up congenital heart disease
  4. Dialysis
  5. Incompatible blood group
  6. Combined organ transplantation candidates
  7. Subjects under pre-transplant desensitization protocol (including plasma exchange in conjunction with the transplant surgery)
  8. Mechanical circulatory support pre-transplantation (except durable Left ventricular assist device or Intra-aortic balloon pump)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
DCD Direct procurementXVIVO Heart Assist Transport SystemDirect procurement of DCD donor hearts
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient survival30 days post-transplant
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cardiac function as assessed by left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) at 24 hours and 30 days post-transplant30 days post-transplant
Cardiac related mortality30 days post-transplant
Total duration of ICU stay (days)30 days post-transplant
Incidence of biopsy proven rejections > 1 ACR (leading to changed immunosuppressive regime)6 months post-transplant
Incidence of Mechanical circulatory support30 days post-transplant
Incidence of perfused hearts which are not used for transplantation30 days post-transplant
Cardiac function as assessed by left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)6 months post-transplant
Incidence of severe Primary Graft Dysfunction (PGD) at 24 hours post-transplant (Kobashigawa et al., 2014)30 days post-transplant
Cardiac related mortality at 6 months post-transplant6 months post-transplant
Number of days until hospital discharge from index procedure30 days post-transplant

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UZ Leuven

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Leuven, Belgium

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