HighFLO Study - HighLife Trans-septal Mitral Valve Replacement (TSMVR) Feasibility Study of the Open Cell CLARITY Valve (HighFLO)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04888247 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : May 17, 2021
Last Update Posted : March 1, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Mitral Regurgitation | Device: CLARITY | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 15 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | HighLife TSMVR Feasibility Study of the Open Cell CLARITY Valve in Patients With Moderate-severe or Severe MR, High Surgical Risk and With a High Risk for Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction (LVOTO) |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 1, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 1, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | January 1, 2028 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Treatment
Trans-septal mitral valve replacement
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Device: CLARITY
Trans-septal mitral valve replacement |
- Rate of subjects meeting Technical Success [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]
- Successful vascular access, delivery and retrieval of the HighLife delivery systems
- Deployment and correct positioning of the HighLife 28mm CLARITY TSMV
- Freedom from additional emergency surgery or re-intervention related to the device or access procedure, that occurred (was initiated) during the procedure. Any emergency surgery or re-intervention that occurs after the patient exits the procedure room/cath lab in stable condition will be captured as an AE/SAE
- Successful vascular access, delivery and retrieval of the HighLife delivery systems
- Deployment and correct positioning of the HighLife 28mm CLARITY TSMV
- Freedom from additional emergency surgery or re-intervention related to the device or access procedure, that occurred (was initiated) during the procedure. Any emergency surgery or re-intervention that occurs after the patient exits the procedure room/cath lab in stable condition will be captured as an AE/SAE

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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:
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Moderate-severe or severe mitral regurgitation (≥ 3+)
- Patient has New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class II, III or ambulatory IV
- Patient is under guideline directed medical therapy for at least one month, as reviewed and confirmed by the local multidisciplinary Heart Team
- Patient is high-risk for open-heart surgery based on the assessment of the multidisciplinary Heart Team using standard scoring systems and consideration of co-morbidities, frailty, and disability
- Patient meets the anatomical criteria for HighLife valve
- Patient is willing to participate in the study and provides signed informed consent
- Patients with a high risk for LVOTO
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any stroke/TIA within 30 days
- Severe symptomatic carotid stenosis (> 70% by non-invasive imaging)
- Active infections requiring antibiotic therapy
- Active ulcer or gastro-intestinal bleeding in the past 3 months
- History of bleeding diathesis, coagulopathy or refusal of future blood transfusion
- Patients in whom TEE is not feasible
- Patients who are pregnant or lactating, or plan to get pregnant in the next 12 months.
- Patient is unable to comply with the follow-up schedule and assessments
- Participation in another clinical investigation at the time of inclusion
- Patient has known allergies to the device components or contrast medium
- Patient cannot tolerate anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy
- Patients with a life expectancy of less than 12 months due to non-cardiac conditions
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Patient had permanent pacemaker, or similar device with implantable cardiac leads (i.e. resynchronization therapy) within the last 3 months
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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): NCT04888247
Contact: Luc Verhees | +31 6 4270 2457 | lverhees@highlifemed.com |
Australia | |
Wesley Hospital | Recruiting |
Auchenflower, Australia | |
Contact: Anthony Camuglia, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Anthony Camuglia, MD | |
Mount Hospital | Recruiting |
Perth, Australia | |
Contact: Wen Yeow, MD +61 8 9400 6217 wyeow@heartwest.com.au | |
Principal Investigator: Wen Yeow, MD | |
Macquarie University Hospital | Recruiting |
Sydney, Australia | |
Contact: Stephen Worthley, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Stephen Worthley, MD | |
Belgium | |
AZ St. Jan - Brugge | Recruiting |
Brugge, Belgium | |
Contact: Jan van der Heyden, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Jan van der Heyden, MD | |
UZ Leuven | Recruiting |
Leuven, Belgium | |
Contact: Christophe Dubois, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Christophe Dubois, MD | |
France | |
CHU de Rennes | Recruiting |
Rennes, France | |
Contact: Guillaume Leurent, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Guillaume Leurent, MD | |
Cliniue Pasteur | Recruiting |
Toulouse, France, 31076 | |
Contact: Didier Tchetche +33562211699 dtchetche@clinique-pasteur.com | |
Germany | |
Deutsches Herzzentrum Munchen | Recruiting |
Munich, Germany | |
Contact: Michael Joner, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Michael Joner, MD | |
University Hospital Ulm | Recruiting |
Ulm, Germany | |
Contact: Wolfgang Rottbauer, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Wolfgang Rottbauer, MD | |
Poland | |
Medical University of Silesia | Not yet recruiting |
Katowice, Poland | |
Contact: Wojciech Wojakowski, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Wojciech Wojakowski, MD | |
Medical University of Warsaw | Recruiting |
Warsaw, Poland | |
Contact: Zenon Huczek, MD | |
Principal Investigator: Zenon Huczek, MD | |
United Kingdom | |
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital | Recruiting |
Brighton, United Kingdom | |
Contact: David Hildick-Smith, MD | |
Principal Investigator: David Hildick-Smith, MD |
Responsible Party: | HighLife SAS |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04888247 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
HL-2021-01 |
First Posted: | May 17, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 1, 2023 |
Last Verified: | February 2023 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Mitral Valve Insufficiency Heart Valve Diseases Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |