Driveline Silicone Skin Interface Registry (SSI)

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified May 2013 by Thoratec Corporation
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Thoratec Corporation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01577433
First received: April 11, 2012
Last updated: May 14, 2013
Last verified: May 2013
  Purpose

The purpose of this observational registry is to determine the freedom from driveline (DL) infection events in subjects implanted with a HeartMate II LVAD in whom only the silicone portion of the DL is externalized resulting in a silicone skin interface (SSI)


Condition
Driveline Heart-assisted Device Related Infection

Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Driveline Silicone Skin Interface (SSI) Registry

Further study details as provided by Thoratec Corporation:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Freedom from DL infection events at 12 months after LVAD implantation [ Time Frame: 12 Months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Percentage of subjects with infection events [ Time Frame: Month 1, 3, 6, and every six months up to 60 months post-enrollment ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • DL infection events per patient year [ Time Frame: Month 1, 3, 6, and every 6 months up to 60 months post-enrollment ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
  • DL tunneling methods or other factors that might reduce risks of DL related infection events [ Time Frame: Month 1, 3, 6, and every 6 months up to 60 months post-enrollment ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment: 400
Study Start Date: May 2012
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2018
Estimated Primary Completion Date: December 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts
Control Group
Historical control HeartMate II BTT and DT data
Prospective and Retrospectively identified SSI
Prospectively and Retrospectively identified HeartMate II patients where the full length of the velour coated portion of the driveline is tunneled under the skin

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Subjects who are implanted/have been implanted with the commercially available HeartMate II LVAD for approved indications

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subject has signed the INTERMACS informed consent form
  • Subject has signed the SSI registry informed consent form
  • Subject age ≥ 18 years
  • Subject implanted with a HeartMate II LVAD
  • Subject in whom the full length of the velour portion of the percutaneous lead is fully kept under the skin resulting in a silicone skin interface at the skin exit site
  • In the prospective study cohort, Subject is planned to be supported with the HeartMate II LVAD for at least 12 months
  • In the retrospective study cohort, at the time of enrollment, Subject has been supported with a HeartMate II for at least 10 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • In the retrospective study cohort, Subject is ongoing with long-term right heart mechanical circulatory support (RVAD)
  • In the retrospective study cohort, Subject had a post-implant sternal re-entry (for bleeding, etc.) or delayed sternal closure
  • In the retrospective study cohort, Subject is participating in any other clinical investigation related to driveline (DL) exit site that could confound the study results
  • In the prospective study cohort, Subject is participating in any other clinical investigation related to driveline (DL) exit site that could confound the study results
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01577433

Locations
United States, Connecticut
Yale New Haven Hospital Recruiting
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520
Contact: Lynn Wilson         lynn.wilson@ynhh.org    
Principal Investigator: Abeel Mangi, MD            
United States, Florida
Tampa General Hospital Recruiting
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33606
Contact: Aimee Jopling         ajopling@tgh.org    
Principal Investigator: Christiano Caldeira, MD            
United States, Georgia
Piedmont Heart Institute Recruiting
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30309
Contact: Jeanette Turner         jeanette.turner@piedmont.org    
Principal Investigator: David Dean, MD            
United States, Illinois
University of Chicago Medical Center Recruiting
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
Contact: Becki Pisarski         bpisarski@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu    
Principal Investigator: Shahab Akthar, MD            
Advocate Christ Medical Center Recruiting
Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States, 60453
Contact: Mary Jane Borg         mborg@ctvsurgeons.com    
Principal Investigator: Antone Tatooles, MD            
Sub-Investigator: Pat Pappas, MD            
United States, Indiana
St.Vincent's Hospital and Health Services Recruiting
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46260
Contact: Regina Margiotti         rmargiotti@thecaregroup.com    
Principal Investigator: Mary Walsh, MD            
United States, Iowa
University of Iowa Hospital Recruiting
Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
Contact: Page Scovel         page-scovel@uiowa.edu    
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Goerbig-Campbell, MD            
United States, Michigan
Henry Ford Hospital Recruiting
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202
Contact: Andrei Rus         arus1@hfhs.org    
Principal Investigator: Robert Brewer, MD            
United States, Minnesota
Abbott Northwestern Recruiting
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55407
Contact: Susan Gjersvik         susan.falk@allina.com    
Principal Investigator: Benjamin Sun, MD            
United States, Missouri
Washington University - Barnes Jewish Hospital Recruiting
St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
Contact: Jean Flanagan         jflanaga@dom.wustl.edu    
Principal Investigator: Gregory Ewald, MD            
United States, North Carolina
University of North Carolina Recruiting
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
Contact: Deanna Ravenscraft         deanna_ravenscraft@med.unc.edu    
Principal Investigator: Brett Sheridan, MD            
United States, Texas
Baylor Medical Center Recruiting
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75226
Contact: JaKarsha Culton         jakarsc@baylorhealth.edu    
Principal Investigator: Shelley Hall, MD            
United States, Utah
Intermountain Medical Center Recruiting
Murray, Utah, United States, 84107
Contact: Marsha Eidson         marsha.eidson@imail.org    
Principal Investigator: Bruce Reid, MD            
United States, Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University Recruiting
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
Contact: Joyce Hager         jhager@mcvh-vcu.edu    
Principal Investigator: Daniel Tang, MD            
United States, Washington
Sacred Heart Medical Center Recruiting
Spokane, Washington, United States, 99204
Contact: Suzanne Puhlman         suzanne.puhlman@providence.org    
Principal Investigator: Timothy Icenogle, MD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Thoratec Corporation
Investigators
Study Director: Faouzi Kallel, PhD Thoratec Corporation
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Thoratec Corporation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01577433     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: TC11282011
Study First Received: April 11, 2012
Last Updated: May 14, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Thoratec Corporation:
HeartMate II
heart-assist device
left ventricular assist device
driveline infection
LVAD
HMII LVAS driveline
silicone portion

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Prosthesis-Related Infections
Infection
Postoperative Complications
Pathologic Processes

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