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Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Using the Aria CV Pulmonary Hypertension System

An Early Feasibility Study Assessing Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension Using the Aria CV Pulmonary Hypertension System

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This early study tests the safety of the Aria CV Pulmonary Hypertension System and how well it works. It is for adults with high blood pressure in the lung arteries and a weak right side of the heart.

This prospective study is a multi-center early feasibility study assessing the safety and performance of the Aria CV Pulmonary Hypertension System in patients with pulmonary hypertension and right heart dysfunction.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Age 18 or older, with average pressure in the lung arteries above 25 mmHg.
  • Heart tests must show weakness on the right side of the heart. Lung artery stretch must measure below 3.0 ml/mmHg.
  • Symptoms greatly limit activity, or occur even at rest while you are still able to walk.
  • A CT scan must show that the main lung artery fits the device. The study care team and review committee must approve.
  • You must sign a consent form and agree to travel limits related to the device.
  • For Group I: lung wedge pressure must be 15 mmHg or less, and resistance to blood flow must be above 3 Wood units. You must still have symptoms after at least 90 days on stable lung blood pressure medicine.
  • For Group II: you must have heart failure with a pumping strength of at least 50%. Lung wedge pressure must be above 15 mmHg, and resistance to blood flow must be above 3 Wood units.
  • For Group III: you must have a diagnosed lung disease. Lung wedge pressure must be 15 mmHg or less, and resistance to blood flow must be above 4 Wood units.

Who can't join

  • Group 4 or 5 lung high blood pressure; heart attack or stroke in the past 6 months; a lasting fast heart rhythm above 110 beats per minute in the past 2 months; or uncontrolled, ongoing atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat.
  • Body structures, heart devices, or urgent procedures that could interfere with the study device; certain severe leaks in right heart valves; important openings between heart chambers; or cardiac amyloidosis, a protein buildup in the heart.
  • Past heart lining infection or an unexplained blood clot in the lung; severe kidney problems or long-term dialysis; certain rare lung blood vessel diseases; or an active infection needing antibiotics within 2 weeks of the procedure.
  • Certain bleeding or blood disorders; scleroderma, a disease that hardens skin, with specified bleeding or skin problems; or use of certain medicines that weaken the immune system, depending on the drug, dose, and timing.
  • An allergy or other reason you cannot receive required medicines or device materials that cannot be managed; or inability or refusal to receive a blood transfusion.
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy within 2 years; expected to live less than 2 years; or another research study that could affect this study's results.
  • For people using extra oxygen, the doctor must assess whether the treatment plan meets the study's safety rule.
  • For Group II: certain diseases that thicken the heart muscle, heart failure with reduced pumping strength, or untreated severe narrowing of the aortic or mitral heart valve.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Common Inclusion Criteria: 1. 18 years of age or older. 2. Mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) \> 25mmHg. 3. Right heart dysfunction as evidence by at least one of the following: 1. Tricuspid Annulus Plan Systolic Excursion (TAPSE) ≤ 16mm 2. RV Fractional area change \< 35% 3. RV systolic velocity \< 11.5 cm/s 4. RV free wall strain \< 18% 5. Lateral tricuspid annulus peak systolic velocity (S') \< 9cm/s 4. Pulmonary compliance (C) \< 3.0 ml/mmHg 5. Current assessment of WHO FC III or ambulatory IV 6. Main pulmonary artery (MPA) diameter and anatomy suitable for placement of the device as defined in the Instructions For Use (IFU) and as assessed by multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT). 7. Subject is deemed appropriate for Aria CV device by the Subject Care Team at the investigation site and approved by the Eligibility Review Committee (ERC). 8. The subject has agreed to participate in the study by signing the study specific informed consent form. 9. The subject agrees to abide by device related travel restrictions. Unique Inclusion Criteria for WHO Group I: 10. Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) ≤ 15mmHg 11. Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) \> 3 Woods Units (WU) 12. The subject remains symptomatic despite being on a stable drug regimen of PH specific medication(s) appropriate for their PH classification for at least 90 days prior to planned index procedure. Unique Inclusion Criteria for WHO Group II: 10\. Previous diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) (ejection fraction ≥ 50%) 11. PCWP \> 15 mmHg 12. PVR \> 3 WU Unique Inclusion Criteria for WHO Group III: 10\. Previous diagnosis of lung disease, including but not limited to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or interstitial lung disease (ILD) including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) or combined emphysema with fibrosis. 11\. PCWP ≤ 15mmHg 12. PVR \>4 WU Common Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of WHO Groups 4 or 5 PH. 2. Recent clinical event(s) of any of the following: 1. Myocardial infarction or stroke within 6 months prior to the index procedure; 2. Sustained tachyarrhythmia (documented heart rate \>110/min) within 2 months prior to the index procedure; 3. Uncontrolled, chronic atrial fibrillation. 3. Pre-existing or requirement of emergent surgery/ intervention, or implantation of prosthetic cardiac device that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with Aria CV PH System placement or function. 4. Any of the following medical history or comorbidities: a. History of endocarditis; b. History of unprovoked Pulmonary Embolism; c. Current renal insufficiency as demonstrated by an eGFR \< 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 or end stage renal disease requiring chronic dialysis; d. Current diagnosis of scleroderma associated with: i. Any history of GI bleeding or receiving iron infusions within 2 years prior to enrollment; ii. Significant skin involvement that could compromise daily activities or the ability to receive IV medications, or sclerodactyly that causes surface ulcerations, digital ulcerations, or ulcerating calcinosis lesions. e. History of receiving immunosuppressant therapy as follows: i. Excluded if receiving Mycophenolate mofetil within 30 days prior to enrollment, or Rituximab within 6 months prior to enrollment, or currently receiving Prednisone at a dose \> 12 mg per day at time of enrollment; ii. Excluded if any immunosuppressant other than Mycophenolate mofetil, Rituximab or Prednisone, per above. e. Current pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD); f. Current pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH); g. History of clinically significant patent foramen ovale (PFO) or other inter-atrial or inter-ventricular shunt; h. History of gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE), gastrointestinal or intracranial bleeding which, in the opinion of the investigator, will predispose subject to major bleeding events following Aria CV device placement and warfarin anticoagulation regimen; i. Active infection requiring antibiotic therapy within two (2) weeks of procedure; j. Blood dyscrasias that may, in the opinion of investigator(s), expose subject to unacceptable procedural risks such as severe or worsening leukopenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, untreated iron deficiency or history of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy. 5. Anatomy is not suitable for placement of Aria CV device. 6. Right heart valve regurgitation as follows: 1. Moderate to severe (Grade 3 or 4) pulmonary valve regurgitation; 2. Severe (Grade 4) tricuspid valve regurgitation. 7. Hypersensitivity or contraindication to: 1. Required medications (e.g., contrast agents, warfarin, heparin) which cannot be adequately managed; 2. Materials in device including polyurethane, silicone, nickel, and titanium. 8. Ineligible for or refuses blood transfusion. 9. Pregnant, nursing or is planning to become pregnant in the next two years. 10. Life expectancy of less than two years. 11. Currently participating in or planning to participate in other investigational study that may interfere with the outcome of this study. 12. For subject on supplemental oxygen therapy - Subject adheres to the treatment regimen that in the opinion of the physician does not increase subject's safety. 13. Previous diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis. Unique Exclusion Criteria for WHO Group I: N/A Unique Exclusion Criteria for WHO Group II: 1. Previous diagnosis of idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS, also known as hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy - HOCM). 2. Untreated severe aortic or mitral stenosis 3. Diagnosis of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) 4. Previous diagnosis of nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Unique Exclusion Criteria for WHO Group III: N/A

Study sites (12)

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  • Brigham and Women's Hospital · Boston, MA 02115Olivia Vayer · Study contact · ovayer@bwh.harvard.eduEileen Harder, MD · Principal investigatorAaron Waxman, MD · Sub-investigatorEdgar Ross, MD · Sub-investigatorMore trials in Boston

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