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Catheter-Oriented Unloading and Recovery With a Left Ventricular Assist Gear: Efficacy in Post Cardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock

Efficacy and Safety of SynFlow Duro System in the Treatment of Post Cardiotomy Cardiogenic Shock: a Prospective, Multicenter, Single-arm Clinical Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07560085
Acronym
COURAGE
Enrollment
60
Registered
2026-04-30
Start date
2026-07-14
Completion date
2027-06-01
Last updated
2026-09-02

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Conditions

Cardiogenic Shock

Brief summary

This study is a prospective, multicenter, single-arm clinical trial conducted in China to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a novel left ventricular assist device, SynFlow Duro system, manufactured by ForQaly Medical in the treatment of post cardiotomy cardiogenic shock.

Detailed description

This study is a prospective, single-arm clinical trial to be conducted in at least 2 centers in China to evaluate the efficacy an safety of a novel micro-axial flow pump for left ventricular assistance in post cardiotomy cardiogenic shock. The trial population includes those who fail to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass OR have refractory cardiogenic shock after cardiac surgery. Patients with right heart failure will be excluded. Eligible subjects will receive SynFlow system for bridging to cardiac recovery or durable cardiac therapy (cardiac transplantation or implantation of approved Ventricular Assist Device). The primary endpoint is device support success, defined as survival to 30 days post-explant or hospital discharge (whichever is longer) OR to explantation in case of bridging to durable cardiac therapies.

Interventions

DEVICESynFlow Duro

a novel micro-axial flow pump for temporary left ventricular assistance

Sponsors

ForQaly Medical (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 18≤Age≤80, any sex. * Failure to wean from CPB or refractory cardiogenic shock after cardiac surgery. Failure to wean from CPB is defined as failed to discontinue CPB or post-weaning CI \<2.2L/min/m2 + PCWP \>15mmHg, despite optimal pre-weaning management and receiving at least one high dose inotrope. Refractory cardiogenic shock is defined as a condition that occurs despite adequate fluid status and meets all the following criteria: ① CI\<2.2L/min/m2 + PCWP\>15mmHg despite receiving at least one high dose inotrope or IABP; OR SBP \<80mmHg or MAP\<50mmHg despite receiving at least one high dose intrope + high dose norepinephrine or IABP. ② Presence of at least one signs indicating hypoperfusion: decreased mentation; cold, clammy, ashen or cyanotic extremities or skin or livedo reticularis; urine output\<30ml/h or 0.5ml/kg/h; or lactate\>2mmol/L or metabolic acidosis. \- Patient has signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

* Body surface area\>2.5m2. * Presence of any cardiac assist device (other than an IABP). * Right ventricular failure. * Evidence of any vascular disease or anatomy precluding placement or deployment of the device (e.g. severely calcified vessel). * Evidence of ventricular thrombus. * Moderate or severe aortic valve insufficiency/stenosis, or severe aortic valve calcification. * Presence of mechanical aortic valve or cardiac contractile device. * Obstructive, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. * Presence of uncorrected ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect or patent foramen ovale. * Mechanical manifestation of AMI (e.g. ventricular septal rupture, papillary muscle rupture, ventricular rupture). * Any hematological disorder causing fragility of blood vessel or hemolysis. * Known allergy or intolerant to heparin. * Presence or suspicion of active systemic infection. * Cardiopulmonary resuscitative maneuver lasting longer than 20 minutes before device placement. * Sustained or non-sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation unresponsive to medical therapy. * Severe hepatic dysfunction, renal failure or severe respiratory failure * Pregnant or lactating female. * Concomitant enrollment in another investigational drug or device study where the primary endpoint has not yet been completed or that will clinically interfere with the endpoint of this investigation. * Other conditions considered unsuitable for participating in this investigation by the investigators.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Device support successUp to 30 days post-explant or hospital discharge (whichever is longer)Cardiac recovery (survival to 30 days post-explant or hospital discharge \[which is longer\] without other mechanical support including IABP) or briging to other durable cardiac therapies (heart transplantation or implantation of approved durable ventricular assist device)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Major adverse eventFrom device placement to 30 days post-explant or hospital discharge or bridging to other durable cardiac therapiesDefined as stroke or death
Minor adverse eventFrom device placement to 30 days post-explant or hospital discharge or bridging to other durable cardiac therapiesDefined as minor or major bleeding, hemolysis, limb ischemia, requiring continuous renal placement therapy, ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation requiring cardioversion, sepsis, mechanical complications and major access vascular complications.
Adverse eventFrom device placement to 30 days post-explant or hospital discharge or bridging to other durable cardiac therapiesDefined as untoward medical event occurring during the course of clinical investigation, whether or not related to the medical device.
Device support durationThrough device explantation, up to 14 daysTime from device startup to device explanation
Technical success rateThrough device explantation, up to 14 daysTechnical success is defined as successful device placement, deployment, startup and explantation without any device malfunction
Cardiac index change versus baselineWithin 24 hours after device startup
Cardiac output change versus baselineWithin 24 hours after device startup
Pulmonary artery pressure change versus baselineWithin 24 hours after device startup
Mean arterial pressure change versus baselineWithin 24 hours after device startup
Central venous pressure change versus baselineWithin 24 hours after device startup
Serious adverse eventFrom device placement to 30 days post-explant or hospital discharge or bridging to other durable cardiac therapiesDefined as the event occurring during the course of clinical investigation, which leads to death or serious deterioration in the health, including a life-threatening illness or injury; a permanent impairment of a body structure or a body function; in-patient or prolonged hospitalization; medical or surgical intervention to prevent permanent impairment to a body structure or a body function; foetal distress, foetal death, congenital abnormality or birth defect, etc.
Time to recoveryFrom device placement to 30 days post-explant or hospital discharge (whichever is longer)Recovery is defined as survival to 30 days post-explant or hospital discharge (which is longer) without other mechanical support including IABP
Device deficiencyThrough device explantation, up to 14 daysDefined as the unreasonable risk that may endanger human health and life safety in the normal use of medical devices during clinical investigations, such as labeling errors, quality problems, malfunctions, etc.

Countries

China

Contacts

CONTACTChen Jiang
cjiang@forqaly.com+86 13918357410
STUDY_CHAIRLiangwan Chen

Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 3, 2026