The ENCIRCLE Trial (ENCIRCLE)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04153292 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : November 6, 2019
Last Update Posted : May 3, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Mitral Regurgitation Mitral Valve Insufficiency | Device: SAPIEN M3 valve and dock | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 500 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | SAPIEN M3 System Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement Via Transseptal Access |
Actual Study Start Date : | November 12, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | February 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | February 2028 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: TMVR - Main Cohort
Subjects for whom commercially available surgical or transcatheter treatment options are deemed unsuitable will have transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR).
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Device: SAPIEN M3 valve and dock
During the procedure a SAPIEN M3 dock and a SAPIEN M3 valve will be implanted via transseptal approach. |
Experimental: TMVR - Failed TEER Registry
Subjects who have had an attempted but failed transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) procedure will have TMVR.
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Device: SAPIEN M3 valve and dock
During the procedure a SAPIEN M3 dock and a SAPIEN M3 valve will be implanted via transseptal approach. |
Experimental: TMVR - MAC Registry
Subjects with mitral annular calcification (MAC) will have TMVR.
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Device: SAPIEN M3 valve and dock
During the procedure a SAPIEN M3 dock and a SAPIEN M3 valve will be implanted via transseptal approach. |
- Non-hierarchical composite of death and heart failure rehospitalization [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Number of subjects with death and/or heart failure rehospitalization
- Improvement in NYHA functional class compared to baseline [ Time Frame: 1 year ]New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification of heart failure is based on how much a patient is limited during physical activity. The rating ranges from I-IV. I = no limitations of physical activity; II = slight limitations of physical activity, ordinary physical activity results in fatigue, palpitation, shortness of breath; III = marked limitations of physical activity, less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, palpitation, or shortness of breath; IV = unable to carry on any physical activity without discomfort, symptoms of heart failure at rest.
- Improvement in KCCQ Overall Score compared to baseline [ Time Frame: 1 year ]The Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) is a 23-item, self-administered instrument that quantifies physical function, symptoms (frequency, severity and recent change), social function, self-efficacy and knowledge, and quality of life. An overall summary score can be derived from the physical function, symptom (frequency and severity), social function and quality of life domains. Scores are transformed to a range of 0-100, in which higher scores reflect better health status.
- Improvement in MR compared to baseline [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Number of subjects with improved MR compared to baseline
- Decrease in LVEDVi compared to baseline [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Number of subjects with decreased left ventricular end-diastolic volume index (LVEDVi) compared to baseline

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- MR ≥ 3+
- NYHA functional class ≥ II
- Per the Heart Team, commercially available surgical or transcatheter treatment options are deemed unsuitable due to clinical, anatomic or technical considerations.
- Subject's heart failure management has been optimized based on subject characteristics and applicable guidelines, and stable for at least 30 days prior to enrollment.
- The subject or subject's legal representative has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to its provisions and has provided written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Mitral/cardiac anatomy that would preclude appropriate delivery and deployment of the SAPIEN M3 dock or valve
- Inappropriate anatomy for femoral introduction and delivery of the SAPIEN M3 dock and valve
- Presence of any device that will contact or interfere with the SAPIEN M3 System during delivery or after implantation
- Left ventricular ejection fraction <25%
- Severe right ventricular dysfunction
- Need for aortic, tricuspid or pulmonic valve intervention within the next 12 months
- History of heart transplant
- Cardiac imaging evidence of intracardiac mass, thrombus or vegetation
- Active bacterial endocarditis within 180 days of the procedure
- Hemodynamic instability requiring inotropic or mechanical support within 30 days of the procedure
- Myocardial infarction within 30 days of the procedure
- Clinically significant untreated coronary artery disease requiring revascularization
- Any percutaneous cardiovascular intervention, cardiovascular surgery, or carotid surgery within 30 days of the procedure
- Stroke or transient ischemic attack within 90 days of the procedure
- Irreversible, severe pulmonary hypertension
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring home oxygen therapy or chronic outpatient oral steroid use
- Renal insufficiency or receiving renal replacement therapy
- Liver disease
- Planned surgery within the next 12 months
- Inability to tolerate or a medical condition precluding treatment with antithrombotic therapy, including heparin administration during the procedure
- Active infection requiring current antibiotic therapy
- Active SARS-CoV-2 infection (Coronavirus-19 [COVID-19]) or previously diagnosed with COVID-19 with sequelae that could confound endpoint assessments
- Leukopenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, history of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy or hypercoagulable states
- Refusal of blood products
- Female who is pregnant or lactating
- Estimated life expectancy <12 months due to non-cardiac conditions
- Participating in another investigational drug or device study that has not reached its primary endpoint
- Subject considered to be part of a vulnerable population

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04153292
Contact: Edwards THV Clinical Affairs | +1 (949) 250-2500 | THV_CT.gov@Edwards.com |

Principal Investigator: | John Webb, MD | St. Paul's Hospital | |
Principal Investigator: | Mayra Guerrero, MD | Mayo Clinic | |
Principal Investigator: | David Daniels, MD | California Pacific Medical Center |
Responsible Party: | Edwards Lifesciences |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04153292 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2018-19 |
First Posted: | November 6, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 3, 2023 |
Last Verified: | May 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | Yes |
Device Product Not Approved or Cleared by U.S. FDA: | Yes |
Mitral Valve Insufficiency Heart Valve Diseases Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |