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The ShortCut™ Study Protocol

A Prospective, Multicenter, Non-Randomized, Single-Arm, Open-Label Clinical Study to Demonstrate the Safety and Effectiveness of the ShortCut™ Device (The ShortCut™ Study)

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04952909
Enrollment
60
Registered
2021-07-07
Start date
2022-01-21
Completion date
2023-12-31
Last updated
2025-02-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Risk of Coronary Obstruction Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Procedure

Brief summary

A Prospective, Multicenter, Non-Randomized, Single-Arm, Open-Label Clinical Study to Demonstrate the Safety and Effectiveness of the ShortCut™ device for splitting bioprosthetic aortic valve leaflets in patients who are presented for a valve-in-valve (ViV) transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure for an approved ViV indication, and who are at risk for TAVR-induced coronary artery ostium obstruction.

Interventions

DEVICEShortCut™

Splitting bioprosthetic aortic valve leaflets

Sponsors

Pi-cardia
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patient is planned to undergo a percutaneous valve-in-valve procedure for an approved valve-in-valve indication due to a failed bioprosthetic valve. * Written informed consent to participate in the study obtained from the subject or subject's legal representative, according to local regulations, prior to initiation of any study mandated procedure.

Exclusion criteria

* An excessive aortic valve leaflet Calcium morphology or anatomy not suitable for the use of the ShortCut™ device. * Coronary, carotid or vertebral artery disease that, in the opinion of the local Heart Team, should be treated; or treatment of such disease ≤ 1 month prior to index procedure. * Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) ≤ 6 months prior to index procedure, or severe neurological disability. * Myocardial infarction (MI) ≤ 6 weeks prior to index procedure. * Hemodynamic or respiratory instability. * Left ventricle ejection fraction \< 30%. * Ongoing severe infection, sepsis or endocarditis. * Renal insufficiency * Need for emergency surgery for any reason. * Life expectancy is less than 1 year.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
(Number of Patients With) ShortCut™ Device- and/or ShortCut™ Procedure-related Mortality and All Cause StrokeDischarge or at 7 days post-procedure, whichever occurs first
(Number of Patients With) Leaflet Splitting Success Using the ShortCut™ DeviceIntra-procedureAssessed by echo and/or angiography

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
(Number of Patients With) All-cause Stroke30 days post procedure(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.
(Number of Patients With) Coronary Obstruction30 days post procedure(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.
(Number of Patients With) Myocardial Infarction With New Evidence of Coronary Artery Obstruction Requiring Intervention30 days post procedure(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.
(Number of Patients With) Major Vascular Complications30 days post procedure(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.
(Number of Patients With) Cardiac Tamponade30 days post procedure(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.
(Number of Patients With) All-cause Mortality30 days post procedure(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.
(Number of Patients With) Freedom From Coronary Artery Ostia Obstruction Related to the Intervened Leaflet30 days post index procedure
(Number of Patients With) Freedom From Coronary Artery Intervention Related to the Intervened Leaflet30 days post index procedure
(Number of Patients With) ShortCut™ Technical SuccessAt exit from procedure roomTechnical success is defined as a composite of the following: * Successful access, delivery, and retrieval of the ShortCut™ device * Freedom from ShortCut™ device- and/or ShortCut™ procedure-related mortality * Freedom from ShortCut™ device- and/or ShortCut™ procedure-related: Surgery or intervention, Major vascular or access-related complications, Cardiac structural complication.
(Number of Patients With) Acute Kidney Injury30 days post procedure(Acute kidney injury stage 3-4 per VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research. * Acute kidney injury stage 3: * Increase in serum creatinine \>300% (\>3.0 X increase) within 7 days compared with baseline * Serum creatinine ≥4.0 mg/dL (≥354 mmol/L) with an acute increase of ≥0.5 mg/dL (≥44 mmol/L) * Acute kidney injury stage 4: * AKI requiring new temporary or permanent renal replacement therapy No differentiation was made between the stages when assessing the outcome.
(Number of Patients With) Access-related Type 3-4 Bleeding30 days post procedure(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research. * Type 3 bleeding: * Overt bleeding causing hypovolemic shock or severe hypotension (systolic blood pressure \<90 mmHg lasting \>30 min and not responding to volume resuscitation) or requiring vasopressors or surgery (BARC 3b) * Overt bleeding requiring reoperation, surgical exploration, or reintervention for the purpose of controlling bleeding (BARC 3b, BARC 4) * Overt bleeding requiring a transfusion of ≥5 units of whole blood/red blood cells (BARC 3a) * Overt bleeding associated with a hemoglobin drop ≥5 g/dL (≥3.1 mmol/L) (BARC 3b) * Type 4 bleeding: * Overt bleeding leading

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
(Number of Patients With) All-cause Mortality90 days post procedure(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.
(Number of Patients With) Stroke90 days post procedure(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.
(Number of Patients With) Myocardial Infarction With New Evidence of Coronary Artery Obstruction Requiring Intervention90 days post procedure(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.

Countries

France, Germany, Israel, United Kingdom, United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Subjects were enrolled at 22 clinical sites from January 2022 to September 2023.

Pre-assignment details

66 subjects were found eligible per protocol. 60 subjects were treated with the device (started), after 6 subjects dropped out prior to treatment.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
ShortCut™
ShortCut™: Splitting bioprosthetic aortic valve leaflets
60
Total60

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyDeath3

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicShortCut™
Age, Continuous77.0 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.6
Aortic valve disease
Aortic Regurgitation (AR)
7 Participants
Aortic valve disease
Aortic Stenosis (AS)
35 Participants
Aortic valve disease
Mixed failure (both Aortic Stenosis and Aortic Regurgitation)
18 Participants
Coronary artery disease26 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
46 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
13 Participants
Failed Valve Type
Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR)
58 Participants
Failed Valve Type
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
2 Participants
Prior coronary artery bypass grafting13 Participants
Prior stroke7 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
16 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
42 Participants
Renal impairment
Moderate
24 Participants
Renal impairment
None/mild
16 Participants
Renal impairment
Severe
20 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
42 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
18 Participants
Surgical risk
Extremely high
6 Participants
Surgical risk
HIgh
54 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
3 / 60
other
Total, other adverse events
5 / 60
serious
Total, serious adverse events
13 / 60

Outcome results

Primary

(Number of Patients With) Leaflet Splitting Success Using the ShortCut™ Device

Assessed by echo and/or angiography

Time frame: Intra-procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) Leaflet Splitting Success Using the ShortCut™ Device60 Participants
Primary

(Number of Patients With) ShortCut™ Device- and/or ShortCut™ Procedure-related Mortality and All Cause Stroke

Time frame: Discharge or at 7 days post-procedure, whichever occurs first

ArmMeasureCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) ShortCut™ Device- and/or ShortCut™ Procedure-related Mortality and All Cause StrokeAll-cause mortality0 Participants
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) ShortCut™ Device- and/or ShortCut™ Procedure-related Mortality and All Cause StrokeAll-cause stroke1 Participants
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) ShortCut™ Device- and/or ShortCut™ Procedure-related Mortality and All Cause StrokeNo ShortCut™ device- and/or ShortCut™ procedure-related mortality and all cause stroke59 Participants
Secondary

(Number of Patients With) Access-related Type 3-4 Bleeding

(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research. * Type 3 bleeding: * Overt bleeding causing hypovolemic shock or severe hypotension (systolic blood pressure \<90 mmHg lasting \>30 min and not responding to volume resuscitation) or requiring vasopressors or surgery (BARC 3b) * Overt bleeding requiring reoperation, surgical exploration, or reintervention for the purpose of controlling bleeding (BARC 3b, BARC 4) * Overt bleeding requiring a transfusion of ≥5 units of whole blood/red blood cells (BARC 3a) * Overt bleeding associated with a hemoglobin drop ≥5 g/dL (≥3.1 mmol/L) (BARC 3b) * Type 4 bleeding: * Overt bleeding leading

Time frame: 30 days post procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) Access-related Type 3-4 Bleeding0 Participants
Secondary

(Number of Patients With) Acute Kidney Injury

(Acute kidney injury stage 3-4 per VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research. * Acute kidney injury stage 3: * Increase in serum creatinine \>300% (\>3.0 X increase) within 7 days compared with baseline * Serum creatinine ≥4.0 mg/dL (≥354 mmol/L) with an acute increase of ≥0.5 mg/dL (≥44 mmol/L) * Acute kidney injury stage 4: * AKI requiring new temporary or permanent renal replacement therapy No differentiation was made between the stages when assessing the outcome.

Time frame: 30 days post procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) Acute Kidney Injury2 Participants
Secondary

(Number of Patients With) All-cause Mortality

(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.

Time frame: 30 days post procedure

ArmMeasureCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) All-cause MortalityAll-cause mortality2 Participants
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) All-cause MortalityCardiovascular mortality0 Participants
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) All-cause MortalityNo all-cause mortality58 Participants
Secondary

(Number of Patients With) All-cause Stroke

(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.

Time frame: 30 days post procedure

ArmMeasureCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) All-cause StrokeFatal stroke0 Participants
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) All-cause StrokeStroke with disability1 Participants
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) All-cause StrokeStroke without disability0 Participants
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) All-cause StrokeNo all-cause stroke59 Participants
Secondary

(Number of Patients With) Cardiac Tamponade

(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.

Time frame: 30 days post procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) Cardiac Tamponade1 Participants
Secondary

(Number of Patients With) Coronary Obstruction

(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.

Time frame: 30 days post procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) Coronary Obstruction3 Participants
Secondary

(Number of Patients With) Freedom From Coronary Artery Intervention Related to the Intervened Leaflet

Time frame: 30 days post index procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) Freedom From Coronary Artery Intervention Related to the Intervened Leaflet56 Participants
Secondary

(Number of Patients With) Freedom From Coronary Artery Ostia Obstruction Related to the Intervened Leaflet

Time frame: 30 days post index procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) Freedom From Coronary Artery Ostia Obstruction Related to the Intervened Leaflet57 Participants
Secondary

(Number of Patients With) Major Vascular Complications

(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.

Time frame: 30 days post procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) Major Vascular Complications0 Participants
Secondary

(Number of Patients With) Myocardial Infarction With New Evidence of Coronary Artery Obstruction Requiring Intervention

(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.

Time frame: 30 days post procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) Myocardial Infarction With New Evidence of Coronary Artery Obstruction Requiring Intervention2 Participants
Secondary

(Number of Patients With) ShortCut™ Technical Success

Technical success is defined as a composite of the following: * Successful access, delivery, and retrieval of the ShortCut™ device * Freedom from ShortCut™ device- and/or ShortCut™ procedure-related mortality * Freedom from ShortCut™ device- and/or ShortCut™ procedure-related: Surgery or intervention, Major vascular or access-related complications, Cardiac structural complication.

Time frame: At exit from procedure room

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) ShortCut™ Technical Success59 Participants
Other Pre-specified

(Number of Patients With) All-cause Mortality

(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.

Time frame: 90 days post procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) All-cause Mortality3 Participants
Other Pre-specified

(Number of Patients With) Myocardial Infarction With New Evidence of Coronary Artery Obstruction Requiring Intervention

(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.

Time frame: 90 days post procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) Myocardial Infarction With New Evidence of Coronary Artery Obstruction Requiring Intervention2 Participants
Other Pre-specified

(Number of Patients With) Stroke

(VARC-3) The Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC) is intended to (i) identify appropriate clinical endpoints and (ii) standardize definitions of these endpoints for transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical trials. VARC-3 provides an update of the most appropriate clinical endpoint definitions to be used in the conduct of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve clinical research.

Time frame: 90 days post procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
ShortCut™(Number of Patients With) Stroke1 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026