Feasibility study of the Carmat TAH as a treatment for transplant-eligible patients in severe, end-stage heart failure.
This is a prospective, multi-center, staged feasibility study designed to assess the initial evidence of safety and performance of the Carmat TAH in the treatment of severe, end-stage heart failure. This study will include up to 7 centers in the US. The study population will include up to 10 transplant-eligible patients enrolled and implanted with the Carmat TAH. Data collection will be recorded prior to implantation of the device and for six months following implant, then long term at 9, 12, 18 and 24 months while the patient remains on the device. Adverse events, as defined by INTERMACS, while on device support will be collected throughout the study until study closure and will be adjudicated by an independent Clinical Event Committee. Progress reports of the clinical outcomes will be reviewed by the DSMB after implantation of each patient and every three months thereafter while any patient is supported with the device. A progress report will be sent to FDA for review after three subjects have been implanted and followed for 60 days. The primary objective of the study is survival on an original Carmat device at 180 days post-implant or survival to cardiac transplantation if occurring before 180 days post-implant.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
Heart replacement therapy
University of Louisville Jewish Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States
VCU Medical Center
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Survival
Proportion of patients surviving on the Carmat TAH
Time frame: 180 days
Survival without Permanent Neurologic Deficit
Proportion of patients surviving post implant without a permanent disabling stroke (Modified Rankin Scale \>3)
Time frame: 180 days
Post transplant survival
Proportion of patients surviving 30 days post-transplant
Time frame: 30 days
Change in functional status
New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification (regression scale I, II, III, IV)
Time frame: 180 days
Change in functional status measured by the Six Minutes Walk Test
The 6-min walk test is a submaximal exercise test that entails measurement of distance walked over a span of 6 minutes. The 6-minute walk distance provides a measure for integrated global response of multiple cardiopulmonary and musculoskeletal systems involved in exercise.
Time frame: 180 days
Generic health status change
Measured with the EuroQol EQ-5D questionnaire, a descriptive system of health-related quality of life states consisting of five dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression) each of which can take one of five responses (EQ-5D-5L). The responses record five levels of severity (1:no problems; 2:slight problems; 3:moderate problems 4:severe problems; 5:extreme problems) within a particular EQ-5D dimension. Measured with the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire, a self-administered instrument that quantifies physical function, symptoms (frequency, severity and recent change), social function, self-efficacy and knowledge, and quality of life. Scores are transformed to a range of 0-100, in which higher scores reflect better health status.
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Time frame: 180 days
Adverse Events
Adverse Event Rates will be captured per the INTERMACS definitions
Time frame: 180 days
Hospital readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmissions to the hospital
Time frame: 180 days