Clinical trialNCT03238690RecruitingInterventional

LVAD Conditioning for Cardiac Recovery

SponsorSTAVROS G DRAKOSEnrollment100Heart Failure

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Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential recovery of heart function in end-stage heart failure patients supported with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) through applying a myocardial conditioning protocol. During myocardial conditioning, LVAD speed is reduced gradually in order to increase the work load of the heart. Multiple previous studies have shown that interventions like this may improve heart function and give patients the opportunity for a better quality of life.

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Investigators

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Stavros Drakos, MD
University of Utah
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Recruiting

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 23 Jun 2017
Primary completion: 30 Jun 2028
Completion: 30 Jun 2028
Last update posted: 13 Aug 2026
Registered enrollment: 100
Registry id: NCT03238690

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