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CompletedNCT00957073HOPE4HFUpdated Apr 8, 2021

Rheos System for the Treatment of HFpEF Heart Failure

An interventional study of Rheos® system in Heart Failure, sponsored by CVRx, Inc.. Completed at 22 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 21 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-04-08.

Sponsored by CVRx, Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Oct 2012, 14 years ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
19
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
21 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this clinical investigation (NCT00957073) is to continue long-term follow-up of device arm subjects enrolled in the HOPE4HF Trial, utilizing the BAROSTIM NEO™ LEGACY device for Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) replacements.

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The initial trial design randomized subjects in a 2:1 ratio to receive a Rheos system plus medical management (Device Arm) or to receive medical management alone (Medical Management Arm). On March 24, 2011, the study closed to enrollment before adequate endpoint data was collected and before enrollment was completed; 19 subjects had been randomized, 10 device and 9 medical management. Medical management subjects were withdrawn from the study and subjects who had been implanted with the device were given the opportunity to continue in the study under long-term follow-up; 8 of the 10 device subjects continued in the study. Long-term follow-up visits occurred at 15 and 18 months post-randomization; visits occur semi-annually until study closure.

The study was not stopped for safety or futility, but for business/strategic reasons due to production of a new generation of the device.

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Conditions studied

  • Heart Failure

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Keywords

  • Heart Failure
  • Diastolic dysfunction
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In context

Heart Failure

5,701 studies on the registry are indexed under Heart Failure; 1,220 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 19 is below the median of 72 across 3,736 interventional studies indexed under Heart Failure.

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Lead sponsor

CVRx, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 19 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 3 (50%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Currently implanted with the Rheos device and actively participating in the HOPE4HF Trial (G090001).
  2. Have signed a CVRx, FDA and Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved informed consent form for participation in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Treating physician decision that the subject should not continue with therapy.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
19 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Device

    Rheos® system

    Device: Rheos® system

  • No intervention
    Medical Management

    Medical Management Therapy

Interventions

  • DeviceRheos® system

    Implant procedure

    Also known as: Rheos® Baroreflex Activation Therapy®, Neo Legacy® System, BAROSTIM NEO® LEGACY System

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To ascertain long-term adverse events for subjects implanted with the device.

    To systematically and actively ascertain the type, frequency, severity and timing of long-term adverse events in subjects implanted with the device.

    Time frame: Trial duration

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Study locations

22 sites
  • Cardiology Associates of Mobile, Inc.
    Mobile, Alabama 36608, United States
  • Apex Cardiology Consultants
    Inglewood, California 90301, United States
  • University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, California 90033, United States
  • St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
    Hartford, Connecticut 06105, United States
  • Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute/Florida Heart Group
    Orlando, Florida 32803, United States
  • Orlando Regional Medical Center
    Orlando, Florida 32806, United States
  • Heart and Vascular Institute of Florida
    Saint Petersburg, Florida 33709, United States
  • Florida Cardiovascular Institute
    Tampa, Florida 33609, United States
  • The Care Group
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46260, United States
  • Iowa Heart Center
    West Des Moines, Iowa 50266, United States
  • Cardiovascular Institute of the South
    Houma, Louisiana 70360, United States
  • Liberty Cardiovascular Specialists
    Liberty, Missouri 64068, United States
  • Washington University
    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
  • University of Rochester Medical Center
    Rochester, New York 14642, United States
  • Forsyth Cardiovascular Research
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103, United States
  • Lindner Research Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45219, United States
  • Ohio State University
    Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
  • Northwest Ohio Cardiology Consultants
    Toledo, Ohio 43615, United States
  • Oklahoma Cardiovascular Research Group
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120, United States
  • Drexel University
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, United States
  • Allegheny General Hospital
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, United States
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina 29425, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Georgakopoulos D, Little WC, Abraham WT, Weaver FA, Zile MR. Chronic baroreflex activation: a potential therapeutic approach to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. J Card Fail. 2011 Feb;17(2):167-78. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.09.004. Epub 2010 Oct 29. PubMed 21300307 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 8, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00957073
Lead sponsor
CVRx, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 12, 2009
Start date
Aug 2009
Primary completion
Oct 2012
Completion
Apr 1, 2021
Last update
Apr 8, 2021

Study contacts

William Abraham, MD
principal investigator · Ohio State University
Fred Weaver, MD
principal investigator · University of Southern California
Michael Zile, MD
study chair · Medical University of South Carolina
Faiez Zannad, MD
principal investigator · Inserm Centre d'Investigation, CHU de Nancy
JoAnn Lindenfield, MD
principal investigator · Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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