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The role of cerebral embolic protection in preventing strokes and improving other health outcomes in patients receiving a replacement heart valve

Phase 4
Conditions
Aortic stenosis
Circulatory System
Registration Number
ISRCTN16665769
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Oxford
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Ongoing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
7730
Inclusion Criteria

Current inclusion criteria as of 04/11/2021:
1. Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the trial
2. Aged 18 years or above
3. Considered to be candidates for TAVI by the clinical team (via any access route where CEP may be used)
4. Participant is suitable for treatment with the cerebral embolic protection device in the opinion of the treating physician

Previous inclusion criteria:
1. Willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the trial.
2. Aged 18 years or above
3. Diagnosed with aortic stenosis (including bioprosthetic valve dysfunction)
4. Planned transfemoral TAVI

Exclusion Criteria

Current exclusion criteria as of 04/11/2021:
No specific exclusion criteria.
Participants involved in observational studies will be eligible for this study. As this is an all-comer design, current or previous participation in other ongoing randomised trials will not be disqualifying for recruitment to this study unless treatment is expected to impact the effect of using a CEP device on stroke.

Previous exclusion criteria:
1. Anatomically unsuitable for treatment with the cerebral embolic protection device in the opinion of the treating physician
2. Clinical contra-indications to the use of the CEP device in the opinion of the treating physician

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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