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CoreValve™ Evolut R™ FORWARD Study

The Medtronic CoreValve™ Evolut R™ FORWARD Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02592369
Acronym
FORWARD
Enrollment
1060
Registered
2015-10-30
Start date
2016-01-31
Completion date
2020-02-06
Last updated
2020-04-30

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Conditions

Aortic Valve Stenosis

Brief summary

Prospective, single arm, multi-center, observational, post market study to document the clinical and device performance outcomes of the Evolut R system used in routine hospital practice in a large patient cohort for the treatment of symptomatic native aortic valve stenosis or a stenosed, insufficient, or combined surgical bioprosthetic valve failure necessitating valve replacement.

Detailed description

The study objective is to document the clinical and device performance outcomes of the Evolut R system used in routine hospital practice in a large patient cohort for the treatment of symptomatic native aortic valve stenosis or a stenosed, insufficient, or combined surgical bioprosthetic valve failure necessitating valve replacement. Prospective, single arm, multi-center, observational, post market study. In Australia and Canada it is a prospective, single arm, multi-center pre-market study. Up to 60 centers worldwide. Geographies may include Europe, Australia, Middle East and Africa, Latin America and Canada. Approximately 1000 implanted subjects, consented for follow-up through three years. For each subject, data will be collected preoperatively, intra-operatively, at hospital discharge, 30 days, 1, 2 and 3 years.

Interventions

DEVICEMedtronic CoreValve™ Evolut R™ System

The Evolut R System is intended for relief of aortic stenosis in patients with symptomatic heart disease due to severe native calcific aortic stenosis who are judged by a heart team, to be at high or extreme risk for open heart surgery. The Evolut R TAV treats aortic stenosis by displacing and functionally replacing the dysfunctional native valve with a bioprosthetic valve delivered on a catheter while the heart is still beating, thus avoiding the risks of cardiopulmonary bypass. Its intended performance is to relieve aortic valve stenosis without inducing significant regurgitation, thereby restoring effective aortic valve function.

Sponsors

Medtronic Cardiovascular
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Symptomatic native aortic valve stenosis or a stenosed, insufficient, or combined surgical bioprosthetic valve failure necessitating valve replacement * Acceptable candidate for elective treatment with the Evolut R System and in conformity with the local regulatory and medico economic context * Age ≥80 years OR considered to be at high or greater risk for surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) where high risk is defined as: * Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) predicted risk of mortality ≥8% OR * Documented heart team agreement of risk for AVR due to frailty or comorbidities. * Geographically stable and willing to return to the implanting site for all follow-up visits * Of legal age to provide informed consent (patient Informed Consent or Data Release Form) in the country where they enroll in the trial * The patient has been informed of the nature of the study, is able and willing to provide consent without assistance from a legal representative and has consented to participate, and has authorized the collection and release of his/her medical information by signing a Patient Informed Consent or Data Release Form.

Exclusion criteria

* Known hypersensitivity or contraindication to aspirin, heparin (HIT/HITTS) and bivalirudin, ticlopidine, clopidogrel, Nitinol (Titanium or Nickel), or sensitivity to contrast media, which cannot be adequately premedicated * Preexisting mechanical heart valve in aortic position * Ongoing sepsis, including active endocarditis * Anatomically not suitable for the Evolut R system * Estimated life expectancy of less than 1 year * Participating in another trial that may influence the outcome of this trial * Need for emergency surgery for any reason

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
All-cause mortality rate30 days post implantAll-cause mortality rate at 30 days post procedure

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Device success according to VARC224h to 7 days post implantDevice success rate at 24 hours to 7 days, defined according to the Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 (VARC-2) guidelines as: * Absence of procedural mortality, AND * Correct positioning of a single prosthetic heart valve into the proper anatomical location, AND * Intended performance of the prosthetic heart valve, defined as the absence of patient-prosthesis mismatch and mean gradient \< 20 mmHg (or peak velocity \< 3 m/sec), AND No moderate or severe prosthetic valve regurgitation.
Hemodynamic performance24h to 7 days and 1 year post implantHemodynamic performance at 24 hours to 7 days (discharge) and 1 year post procedure, including the mean prosthetic valve gradient as measured by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and assessed by an independent core laboratory.
Early safety composite endpoint according to VARC230 days post implantEarly Safety composite endpoint at 30 days post procedure, defined according to the VARC-2 guidelines, defined as any of the following components: * All-cause mortality * All stroke (disabling and non-disabling) * Life-threatening bleeding * Acute kidney injury: stage 2 or 3 (including renal replacement therapy) * Coronary artery obstruction requiring intervention * Major vascular complication * Valve-related dysfunction requiring repeat procedure (BAV, TAVI, or SAVR)
Event rates according to VARC230 days post implantEvent rates of the individual components of the VARC-2 composite Early Safety endpoint at 30 days post procedure
Rate of new permanent pacemaker implant30 days post implantRate of new permanent pacemaker implant at 30 days post procedure

Countries

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 9, 2026