VENTRASSIST® exercise study in heart failure patients

Investigation into the effect of pump speed on exercise capacity in VENTRASSIST™ left ventricular assist patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12608000106336

Enrollment

Registered

2008-02-27

Start date

2008-03-01

Completion date

2009-06-30

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

To evaluate the exercise capacity of patients implanted with a VENTRASSIST® left ventricular assist device

Interventions

Exercise capacity, relationship between pump speed and oxygen consumption (VO2 max) measured at three pump speeds over a three day period, VENTRASSIST®, left ventricular assist device

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

VentrAssist left ventricular assist device implanted, signed informed consent, age greater than or equal to 18 years, clinically stable as assessed by cardiologist, ambulatory

Exclusion criteria

Active infection, exercise induced myocardial ischaemia or significant arrhythmias, inability to achieve a significant increase in left ventricular assist device flow without risk of suction as determined by clinical judgment, VENTRASSIST® left ventricular assist device implant duration less than 2 months

Outcome results