ALTERRA: SAPIEN 3 THV With the Alterra Adaptive Prestent
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03130777 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : April 26, 2017
Last Update Posted : August 5, 2022
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To demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the Edwards Alterra Adaptive Prestent in conjunction with the Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) System in subjects with a dysfunctional right ventricular outflow tract/pulmonary valve (RVOT/PV) who are indicated for treatment of pulmonary regurgitation (PR).
Following completion of enrollment, subjects will be eligible for enrollment in the continued access phase of the trial.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pulmonary Disease Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement (TPVR) Tetralogy of Fallot Congenital Heart Disease Pulmonary Regurgitation | Device: Edwards Alterra Adaptive Prestent with SAPIEN 3 THV | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 85 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Single arm, prospective, multi-center study |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Multicenter Study of Congenital Pulmonic Valve Dysfunction Studying the SAPIEN 3 THV With the Alterra Adaptive Prestent |
Actual Study Start Date : | August 22, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 14, 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2026 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: TPVR - Main Cohort
Implantation of Edwards Alterra Adaptive Prestent and Edwards SAPIEN 3 THV using Commander Delivery System.
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Device: Edwards Alterra Adaptive Prestent with SAPIEN 3 THV
The Edwards Alterra Adaptive Prestent is designed to reduce the diameter of large irregular RVOTs and provide a circular, semi-rigid landing zone to place an Edwards SAPIEN 3 THV. |
Experimental: TPVR - PDS Registry
Implantation of Edwards Alterra Adaptive Prestent and Edwards SAPIEN 3 THV using Pulmonic Delivery System (PDS).
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Device: Edwards Alterra Adaptive Prestent with SAPIEN 3 THV
The Edwards Alterra Adaptive Prestent is designed to reduce the diameter of large irregular RVOTs and provide a circular, semi-rigid landing zone to place an Edwards SAPIEN 3 THV. |
- Main Cohort: THV Dysfunction [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
Defined as a non-hierarchical composite of:
- RVOT/PV Reintervention
- Moderate or greater total Pulmonic Regurgitation via Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
- Mean RVOT/PV Gradient >= 35mmHg via TTE
- PDS Registry: Acute PDS Success [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]
Defined as a non-hierarchical composite of:
- Single THV implanted in the desired location
- Right ventricle to pulmonary artery (RV-PA) peak-to-peak gradient < 35 mmHg post-THV implantation
- Less than moderate total pulmonary regurgitation by discharge TTE (or earliest evaluable TTE)
- Free of SAPIEN 3 / Alterra explant at 24 hours post-implantation
- Main Cohort: Improvement in Total Pulmonary Regurgitation from Baseline [ Time Frame: 30 days ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- The candidate/candidate's legally authorized representative has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to its provisions and has provided written informed consent.
- Weight is ≥ 20 kg (44 lbs).
- RVOT/PV with moderate or greater PR by TTE.
- RVOT/PV proximal and distal landing zone diameter ≥ 27 mm and ≤ 38 mm, and minimum of 35 mm from contractile tissue to lowest pulmonary artery takeoff.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active infection requiring current antibiotic therapy (if temporary illness, patient may be a candidate 2 weeks after discontinuation of antibiotics).
- History of or active endocarditis (active treatment with antibiotics) within the past 180 days.
- Leukopenia (WBC < 2000 cells/μL), anemia (Hgb < 7 g/dL), thrombocytopenia (platelets < 50,000 cells/μL) or any known blood clotting disorder.
- Inappropriate anatomy for introduction and delivery of the Alterra Adaptive Prestent or the SAPIEN 3 THV.
- Need for concomitant atrial septal defect or ventricular septal defect closure or other concomitant interventional procedures other than pulmonary artery or branch pulmonary artery stenting or angioplasty
- Interventional/surgical procedures within 30 days prior to the Alterra or valve implant procedure
- Any planned surgical, percutaneous coronary or peripheral procedure to be performed within the 30 day follow-up from the Alterra or valve implant procedure
- History of or current intravenous drug use
- Major or progressive non-cardiac disease resulting in a life expectancy of less than one year
- Known hypersensitivity to aspirin or heparin and cannot be treated with other antiplatelet and/or antithrombotic medications
- Known hypersensitivity to nitinol, cobalt-chromium, nickel or contrast media that cannot be adequately pre-medicated
- Currently participating in an investigational drug or another device study [Note: Trials requiring extended follow up for products that were investigational, but have since become commercially available, are not considered investigational devices.]
- Positive urine or serum pregnancy test in female patients of child-bearing potential
- Renal insufficiency (creatinine > 3.0 mg/dL) and/or renal replacement therapy

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03130777
United States, California | |
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048 | |
University of California, Los Angeles | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095 | |
University of California, San Francisco | |
San Francisco, California, United States, 94122 | |
United States, Colorado | |
Children's Hospital Colorado | |
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045 | |
United States, Georgia | |
Emory University/ Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) | |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322 | |
United States, Missouri | |
St. Louis Children's Hospital | |
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110 | |
United States, New York | |
Columbia University Medical Center | |
New York, New York, United States, 10032 | |
United States, Ohio | |
Nationwide Children's Hospital | |
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205 | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 | |
United States, Texas | |
Children's Health Dallas | |
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235 | |
Texas Children's Hospital | |
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
United States, Virginia | |
University of Virgina | |
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908 | |
United States, Washington | |
Seattle Children's Hospital | |
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105 |
Principal Investigator: | Evan Zahn, MD, FACC, FSCAI | Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute |
Responsible Party: | Edwards Lifesciences |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03130777 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2016-04 |
First Posted: | April 26, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 5, 2022 |
Last Verified: | August 2022 |
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 |
Heart Diseases Heart Defects, Congenital Tetralogy of Fallot Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency |
Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular Abnormalities Congenital Abnormalities Heart Valve Diseases |