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Secondary Mitral Regurgitation Treatment With MitraClip and Assessment by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

Secondary Mitral Regurgitation Treatment With MitraClip and Assessment by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07131631
Acronym
SMARTER-CMR
Enrollment
125
Registered
2025-08-20
Start date
2022-03-03
Completion date
2027-07-31
Last updated
2025-12-23

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

Conditions

Functional Mitral Regurgitation, Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction

Keywords

heart failure, reduced ejection fraction, functional mitral regurgitation

Brief summary

This is a multi-center, prospective, observational study designed to evaluate the impact of LV myocardial fibrosis extent assessed by CMR on LV reverse remodeling and clinical outcomes post TEER. The target sample will be up to 125 patients enrolled to achieve 100 evaluable at 6 months of follow-up. Enrollment will occur at up to eight centers.

Detailed description

Patients undergoing guideline-directed TEER with FDA-approved MitraClip at the participating centers will be screened and recruited for study participation. After informed consent is obtained, patients will undergo a clinically-indicated baseline CMR study with gadolinium up to 90 days before TEER procedure. In addition, a quality-of-life surveillance questionnaire (KCCQ) will be completed at the same baseline visit. Six months after TEER patients will return to clinic to repeat the quality of life surveillance questionnaire (KCCQ), the CMR study and a transthoracic echocardiogram. The 6-month CMR study and echocardiogram should be completed on the same day or no greater than 30 days apart if the same day is not feasible. Blood samples will be collected on the day of the CMR to provide the hematocrit for ECV calculation. These samples are done as standard clinical care. Electronic Health Records (EHR) will be reviewed and phone contact performed yearly for up to three years after TEER to evaluate clinical outcomes (heart failure hospitalization, outpatient use of intravenous inotropes, LVAD implant, heart transplant, or death).

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTCardiac MRI

Clinically indicated baseline CMR study with contrast up to 90 days before TEER procedure, including KCCQ questionnaire. At 6 months, participants will return for repeat of KCCQ, CMR study and a transthoracic echocardiogram. Blood samples, done as standard clinical care for hemotocrit for ECV calculation, will be obtained.

Sponsors

Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1\. Adult patients (≥ 18 years old) with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (LVEF \< 50% defined by echocardiography), medically and device-optimized according to guidelines, with significant FMR undergoing TEER with FDA-approved MitraClip device (Abbott Structural, USA)

Exclusion criteria

1. Concomitant PCI and TEER 2. Congenital heart disease 3. Stage D heart failure 4. Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation 5. Pregnancy 6. \> moderate tricuspid regurgitation 7. \>moderate aortic regurgitation or stenosis 8. Contraindications or unable to undergo CMR 9. Prior mitral valve repair or replacement

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Estimate the association between LV myocardial fibrosis by CMR late gadolinium enhancement imaging before TEER with LV reverse remodeling.From enrollment to the end of 6 monthschange in LV end-diastolic volume index \[LVEDVi\] 6 months after TEER

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Estimate the association of LV myocardial fibrosis extent and a combined endpoint including all-cause death, heart failure hospitalization, cardiac transplant and LVAD implant;Enrollment to the end of 6 monthsLV myocardial fibrosis and endpoint data points (all cause death, heart failure hospitalization, cardiac transplant and LVAD implant)
Estimate the association of the ratio between CMR-based mitral regurgitant volume (RegVol) and LV end-diastolic volume (LVEDV)-RegVol/LVEDV-with LV reverse remodeling;Enrollment to the end of 6 monthsReg/Vol and LVEDV with LV reverse remodeling
Estimate the association between LV extracellular volume (ECV) by CMR T1 mapping before TEER with LV reverse remodelingEnrollment to the end of 6 monthsECV before TEER with LV reverse remodeling
Estimate the association of LV myocardial fibrosis extent and the change in quality-of-life (Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire [KCCQ]) post TEEREnrollment to the end of 6 monthsLV myocardial extent and % of change in quality of life KCCQ
Estimate the intermodality agreement of residual MR between 3D echo and CMR at 6 months post-TEEREnrollment through 6 monthsIntermodality agreement of residential agreement in echo and CMR
Evaluate the interaction between CMR-based mitral regurgitation quantification (RegVol and regurgitant fraction) with LV myocardial fibrosis extent, and its association with LV reverse remodelingEnrollment to the end of 6 monthsRegVol and regurgitant fraction with LV myocardial fibrosis extent

Countries

Italy, United States

Contacts

Primary ContactJoão Cavalcante, MD
joao.cavalcante@allina.com612-863-3900
Backup ContactSarah Schwager, RN
sarah.schwager@allina.com612-863-6257

Outcome results

None listed

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