HighFLO Study - HighLife Trans-septal Mitral Valve Replacement (TSMVR) Feasibility Study of the Open Cell CLARITY Valve

Highlife Medical

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Mitral Regurgitation

Treatments: Device: CLARITY

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT04888247

HL-2021-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Feasibility, safety and performance of the HighLife CLARITY TSMV and its delivery system

Full description

Study to assess the feasibility, safety, and performance of the HighLife CLARITY TSMV, and its deliver systems, in NYHA Class ≥ II-IV patients with moderate-severe or severe mitral regurgitation who are at high risk for surgical treatment according to the local multidisciplinary Heart Team decision, and who are at high risk for potential LVOT obstruction(LVOTO).

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age ≥ 18 years
2. Moderate-severe or severe mitral regurgitation (≥ 3+)
3. Patient has New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class II, III or ambulatory IV
4. Patient is under guideline directed medical therapy for at least one month, as reviewed and confirmed by the local multidisciplinary Heart Team
5. Patient is high-risk for open-heart surgery based on the assessment of the multidisciplinary Heart Team using standard scoring systems and consideration of co-morbidities, frailty, and disability
6. Patient meets the anatomical criteria for HighLife valve
7. Patient is willing to participate in the study and provides signed informed consent
8. Patients with a high risk for LVOTO

Exclusion criteria

1. Any stroke/TIA within 30 days

2. Severe symptomatic carotid stenosis (> 70% by non-invasive imaging)

3. Active infections requiring antibiotic therapy

4. Active ulcer or gastro-intestinal bleeding in the past 3 months

5. History of bleeding diathesis, coagulopathy or refusal of future blood transfusion

6. Patients in whom TEE is not feasible

7. Patients who are pregnant or lactating, or plan to get pregnant in the next 12 months.

8. Patient is unable to comply with the follow-up schedule and assessments

9. Participation in another clinical investigation at the time of inclusion

10. Patient has known allergies to the device components or contrast medium

11. Patient cannot tolerate anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy

12. Patients with a life expectancy of less than 12 months due to non-cardiac conditions

13. Patient had permanent pacemaker, or similar device with implantable cardiac leads (i.e. resynchronization therapy) within the last 3 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Trans-septal mitral valve replacement

Treatment:

Device: CLARITY