This is a national multicenter, open-label, randomized controlled trial to show superiority of edge-to-edge Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve repair (TTVr) on top of the Standard Of Care (SOC; heart failure medication) over the SOC alone in patients with symptomatic severe Tricuspid Regurgitation (TR) in the Netherlands.
Tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR) is a common heart valve disease associated with mortality, heart failure hospitalization (HHF) and a significant negative impact on quality of life (QoL). The prevalence of moderate or severe TR in the Netherlands is estimated at 0.55% and becoming more prevalent. Surgery is rarely performed, because in-hospital mortality is high and there is little evidence for the efficacy. The majority of patients does therefore entirely dependent on treatment with heart failure medication. However, a subset of these patients experience (progressive) symptoms of refractory congestive heart failure despite the SOC with heart failure medication. Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve repair (TTVr) offers several new strategies to address severe TR; one promising technique to treat patients with symptomatic severe TR is edge-to-edge tricuspid valve (TV) repair through leaflet approximation. Edge-to-edge TTVr may provide an elegant alternative treatment for many patients, because it is less burdensome due to the minimally invasive nature. Moreover, multiple single-arm trials already reported promising outcomes in terms of efficacy and safety, and the technique is very similar to Transcatheter Mitral Valve repair (TMVr), with yet proven feasibility, efficacy and safety. The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of TTVr for patients with symptomatic severe TR despite the SOC and high/prohibitive surgical risk in the Netherlands.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
150
Edge-to-edge leaflet approximation for the tricuspid valve
Edge-to-edge leaflet approximation for the tricuspid valve
Amsterdam UMC
Amsterdam, Netherlands
UMC Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
Leiden UMC
Leiden, Netherlands
Maastricht UMC+
Maastricht, Netherlands
St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein
Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Erasmus University Medical Center
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Hierarchical composite of all-cause mortality, heart failure hospitalization and Quality of Life
Quality of Life is measured with the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire with a 5 point change as clinically significant (0-100 points, higher score is better outcome)
Time frame: 12 months
All-cause mortality
Mortality of any cause
Time frame: 12 months
Hospitalization for heart failure
Hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure
Time frame: 12 months
Change in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire
5 point change is considered clinically significant (0-100 points with higher score is a better outcome), change of 5 points in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire is considered clinically meaningful
Time frame: 12 months
Number of participants without Major Adverse Events (MAE)
Cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, major bleeding, device embolisation, new onset renal failure, endocarditis requiring surgery, non-elective cardiovascular surgery for device related adverse events.
Time frame: 30 days and 12 months
Change in New York Heart Association
ranging from 0 to 4 (no limitation to severe limitation)
Time frame: 12 months
Change in 6-Minute Walk Test
Distance in meters (higher score is a better outcome)
Time frame: 12 months
Reduction tricuspid regurgitation
Echocardiographic assessment of Tricuspid Regurgitation (at least from severe to moderate or less)
Time frame: 30 days, 6 months and 12 months
Cost-effectiveness as assessed by the Markov model
The investigators will compare the cost-effectiveness of the intervention group versus the control group based on lifetime horizon by constructing a Markov model with model parameters populated from the trial results as well as other published literature. The model will estimate the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio between the two groups
Time frame: 12 months
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