Functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a serious and progressive disease. Guidelines recommend surgical valve repair of severe TR in symptomatic patients. Despite its association with excess mortality and morbidity, TR has been relatively neglected and is severely undertreated. In particular this is because isolated tricuspid surgery remains associated with high mortality rates, and thus, patients with severe TR are often deemed inoperable due to severe co-morbidities and frailty. In recent years, percutaneous CE-mark approved techniques for transcatheter tricuspid valve treatment (TTVT) have emerged as alternatives to surgery. These include (I) transcatheter annuloplasty devices (Tricuspid Cardioband) and (II) transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TriClip, PASCAL). Several non-randomized studies suggested improved functional outcomes after TTVT, however, to data there is no evidence from randomized controlled trials addressing the actual efficacy of TTVT. The TRICuspid Intervention in Heart Failure trial (TRICI-HF trial) will assess the concept that TTVT will translate into a reduced morbidity and mortality. Patients will be randomly assigned in a 2:1 fashion to TTVT plus OMT (Experimental group) or OMT alone (Control group). TRICI-HF is an industry-independent, investigator-initiated strategy study and investigators may choose any suitable CE-marked percutaneous system "on-label" for TTVT.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
360
Percutaneous CE-mark approved techniques for transcatheter tricuspid valve treatment (TTVT): These include (I) transcatheter annuloplasty devices (Tricuspid Cardioband) and (II) transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TriClip, PASCAL).
Herzzentrum Bad Krozingen
Bad Krozingen, Germany
Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen
Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
Schüchtermann-Klinik
Bad Rothenfelde, Germany
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Bonn
Bonn, Germany
Herzzentrum Uniklinik Köln
Cologne, Germany
St.-Johannes-Hospital Dortmund
Dortmund, Germany
Helios Klinikum Erfurt
Erfurt, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Essen, Germany
...and 13 more locations
All-cause mortality or heart failure hospitalization
Composite of time to all-cause mortality or heart failure hospitalization - whichever occurs first - at a minimum follow-up of 12 months
Time frame: 12 months
All-cause mortality (unadjusted and adjusted for TR severity at baseline)
Time frame: 12 months
Heart failure hospitalizations (frequency and length; unadjusted and adjusted for TR severity at baseline)
Time frame: 12 months
Change in Quality of Life as assessed by the MLHFQ from baseline
Time frame: 12 months
Re-intervention rates for recurrent tricuspid regurgitation
Time frame: 12 months
Change in NYHA Class from baseline (≥III/IV to ≤I/II)
Time frame: 12 months
Change in 6 minute walk test distance from baseline
Time frame: 12 months
Change in echocardiographic parameters (among others: TR grade I-V, RV dimension and function, LV dimension and function, estimation of sPAP)
Time frame: 12 months
Development of tricuspid stenosis (mean inflow gradient >5mmHg)
Time frame: 12 months
Change in peripheral edema assessed by the edema scale (grade I-IV) and subject weight (kilograms) from baseline
Time frame: 12 months
Change of diuretic drugs and heart failure medications from baseline (type and dosage)
Time frame: 12 months
Change in laboratory markers for cardiac, renal and hepatic function (complete blood count, NT-proBNP, eGFR, serum creatinine, bilirubin, AST, ALT and gGT)
Time frame: 12 months
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