๐ฌIn plain words
What the trial is, and whether it could suit you
A single arm clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the second generation TEVG as vascular conduits for extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection.
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๐ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients will be eligible for inclusion in the study if they meet all of the following criteria.
1. Patient must be a candidate to undergo an extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection.
2. Patient and/or legal guardian must voluntarily provide informed consent/assent for participation in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients will be excluded from participation in the study if they meet any of the following criteria.
1. Patient has an urgent/emergent operative status.
2. Patient has acute renal failure or renal insufficiency in the opinion of the investigator
3. Patient requires a graft less than 12 mm or greater than 24 mm in diameter.
4. Patient has a pacemaker.
5. Patient has pulmonary vascular resistance greater than 4 um2 (u=Wood's units)
6. Patient has abnormal venous drainage (interrupted inferior vena cava \[IVC\]).
7. Patient presents with significant atrio-ventricular valve regurgitation that in the opinion of the investigator, makes them ineligible.
8. Patient has a history of another condition or significant medical problem that, in the opinion of the investigator, precludes compliance with protocol-specified procedures.
9. Patients taking any medications that in the opinion of the Investigator could interfere with the TEVG, including bisphosphonates (i.e. Clodronate or Zoledronate).
10. Patient or parent/legal guardian is, in the opinion of the investigator, unable to comply with protocol evaluations.
11. Preoperative hemoglobin \<11.0 mg/dL at time of patient's pre-admission testing.
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What it tests
- Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, United States
๐ค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ always decide together with your own doctor.