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Reducing Lung CongestIon Symptoms in Advanced Heart Failure (RELIEVE-HF)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03499236
Recruitment Status : Recruiting
First Posted : April 17, 2018
Last Update Posted : January 22, 2021
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V-Wave Ltd

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The objective of the RELIEVE-HF study is to provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the V-Wave Interatrial Shunt System by improving meaningful clinical outcomes in patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II/III or ambulatory class IV heart failure (HF), irrespective of left ventricular ejection fraction, who at baseline are treated with guideline-directed drug and device therapies.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Heart Failure Device: V-Wave Interatrial Shunt Other: Control Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
This is a prospective, multi-center, 1:1 randomized, patient and observer blinded clinical study, with a Shunt Treatment arm and a non-implant Control arm. A total of approximately 400 patients will be randomized. Patients will be blinded during follow-up for a minimum of 12 months to a maximum of 24 months. Control patients will have the opportunity to receive a shunt once unblinded, if they provide consent and continue to meet inclusion/exclusion criteria. All implanted patients will be followed for a total of 5 years from the time of the study device implantation.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 500 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description: Randomized treatment versus control (1:1). Control patients will be allowed to cross-over at the completion of the blinded phase. A parallel roll-in arm will enroll up to 3 patients per site in an open-label study.
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking Description: In the randomized cohort, participants and the heart failure clinical team will be blinded to study assignment.
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: RELIEVE-HF TRIAL: REducing Lung congestIon Symptoms Using the v-wavE Shunt in adVancEd Heart Failure
Actual Study Start Date : September 19, 2018
Estimated Primary Completion Date : October 1, 2021
Estimated Study Completion Date : May 1, 2025

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MedlinePlus related topics: Heart Failure

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Treatment
Treatment arm patients will undergo a diagnostic right heart catheterization and invasive echocardiography to determine study eligibility followed by transseptal catheterization and V-Wave Shunt implantation
 Device: V-Wave Interatrial Shunt
The V-Wave Interatrial Shunt System, includes a permanent implant placed during a minimally invasive cardiac catheterization procedure using its dedicated Delivery Catheter. The device is implanted through the fossa ovalis and straddles the interatrial septum.
Control
Control arm patients will undergo a diagnostic right heart catheterization and invasive echocardiography to determine study eligibility, but will not have transseptal catheterization or shunt implantation.
 Other: Control
Right heart catheterization, invasive echocardiography.
Experimental: Roll in
Roll in arm patients will undergo a diagnostic right heart catheterization and invasive echocardiography to determine study eligibility followed by transseptal catheterization and V-Wave Shunt implantation
 Device: V-Wave Interatrial Shunt
The V-Wave Interatrial Shunt System, includes a permanent implant placed during a minimally invasive cardiac catheterization procedure using its dedicated Delivery Catheter. The device is implanted through the fossa ovalis and straddles the interatrial septum.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Safety-Percentage of Treatment patients experiencing major device-related adverse events [ Time Frame: 30-days after randomization ]
    Percentage of Treatment group patients experiencing any device-related Major Adverse Cardiovascular or Neurological Events (MACNE) during the first 30-days after randomization, compared to a pre-specified Performance Goal

  2. Effectiveness-Hierarchical composite of death, heart transplant or left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, HF hospitalizations, and change in six minute walk test (6MWT). [ Time Frame: Follow-up duration at endpoint analysis ranges from a minimum of 12 to a maximum of 24 months ]
    Treatment and Control groups will be compared using the Finkelstein-Schoenfeld method


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change in 6MWT [ Time Frame: Baseline to 12 months ]
    Comparison between Treatment and Control groups of change in 6MWT

  2. Change in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) [ Time Frame: Baseline to 12 months ]
    Comparison between Treatment and Control groups of change in KCCQ


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 99 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Main Inclusion Criteria:

  • Both heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) patients
  • NYHA Class II/III or ambulatory Class IV HF
  • Receiving guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT) for heart failure
  • At least one prior hospitalization for heart failure within the last year or elevated BNP level of at least 300 pg/ml or NT-proBNP level of at least 1,500 pg/ml. BNP/NT-ProBNP levels corrected for BMI

Main Exclusion Criteria:

  • Systolic blood pressure <90 or >160 mmHg
  • Presence of Intracardiac thrombus
  • Pulmonary hypertension with PASP of ≥70 mm/Hg or PVR > 4 WU
  • Significant RV dysfunction - TAPSE <12mm or RVFAC ≤25%
  • Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Diameter (LVEDD) >8cm
  • Moderate to severe aortic or mitral stenosis
  • Stroke or TIA or DVT within the last 6 months
  • eGFR <25 ml/min/1.73 m^2
  • Anatomical anomaly on TEE or ICE that precludes implantation of Shunt across fossa ovalis (FO) of the interatrial septum
  • Inadequate vascular access for implantation of shunt, e.g. femoral venous access for transseptal catheterization and inferior vena cava (IVC) is not patent
  • Hemodynamic heart rhythm, or respiratory instability at time of Final Exclusion Criteria
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03499236


Contacts
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Contact: Karen Foley, RN +1(818)629-2164 karen@vwavemedical.com
Contact: Olivia Mishall, RN +972(77)3168550 olivia@vwavemedical.com

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Sponsors and Collaborators
V-Wave Ltd
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Stefan D Anker, MD, PhD University Medical Center Gottingen, Germany
Principal Investigator: JoAnn Lindenfeld, MD Vanderbilt University
Principal Investigator: Josep Rodés-Cabau, MD Université Laval (CRIUCPQ-ULaval)
Principal Investigator: Gregg W Stone, MD Colombia University Medical Center
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Responsible Party: V-Wave Ltd
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03499236    
Other Study ID Numbers: CL7018
First Posted: April 17, 2018    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 22, 2021
Last Verified: January 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: Undecided

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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
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Heart Failure
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases