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NHLBI and Cook Trans-Atrial Intra-Pericardial Tricuspid Annuloplasty (TRAIPTA) Early Feasibility Study
Sponsor: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Summary
Background: Tricuspid valve regurgitation is a disease where one of the heart valves leaks. The leak affects blood flow. People with this disease may feel breathless and lack energy; they may need to stay in the hospital when fluid builds up in the body. The tricuspid is the most difficult valve to repair with surgery. Researchers want to try a new procedure called trans-atrial intra-pericardial tricuspid annuloplasty (TRAIPTA). Objective: To test TRAIPTA in people with tricuspid valve regurgitation. Eligibility: Adults aged 21 years and over with tricuspid valve regurgitation. They must not be eligible for standard surgical repair. Design: Participants will be screened. They will have tests of their heart function; these will include blood tests, imaging scans, and a 6-minute walking test. Participants will enter the hospital for at least 1 day. The TRAIPTA procedure will be done under sedation or general anesthesia. The TRAIPTA study device is a loop that will be placed around the heart like a belt. It acts like a lasso to reduce leakage of the heart valve. Doctors will put the device in place by inserting a wire through a vein in the leg; they will thread the device up to the heart through the vein. The wire will be removed, but the TRAIPTA device will remain in place. Participants will have follow-up visits 4 times in 1 year after the procedure. These visits will include physical exams, blood tests, imaging scans, and other tests of heart function. Researchers will contact participants or their doctors for heart test results for another 4 years....
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
21 Years - 100 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2025-08-19
Completion Date
2030-09-01
Last Updated
2025-10-31
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
TRAIPTA (Trans-Atrial Intra-Pericardial Tricuspid Annuloplasty)
In TRAIPTA, catheter tools cross the wall of the heart to enter the pericardial space surrounding the heart, encircle the heart around the atrioventricular groove, and apply tension to reshape and narrow the heart to help the leaky tricuspid valve to function better. After placing the belt, a closure device is deployed to close the puncture in the right atrial appendage.
Locations (2)
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center
Roslyn, New York, United States