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CompletedNCT03343314RACUpdated Aug 7, 2019

Effective Management of Calcific Aortic Stenosis in the Elderly

An observational study in Calcific Aortic Stenosis, sponsored by French Cardiology Society. Completed. Open to participants aged 75 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-08-07.

Sponsored by French Cardiology Society · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,101
Ages
75 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Although aortic valve replacement is recommended for any symptomatic severe calcific aortic stenosis, the therapeutic decision may be difficult. because of patient age and comorbidities.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) has recently extended the therapeutic indications in patients at high risk of surgery. However, the proportion of different treatments is not known in a contemporary population that can be treated according to the different resources currently available.

The scientific goal of this observational research is to evaluate intra-hospital therapeutic decision in elderly patients referred because of symptomatic severe aortic stenosis.

The one-year survival will be analyzed according to the therapeutic decision and the characteristics of the patients.

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Conditions studied

  • Calcific Aortic Stenosis
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In context

Aortic Valve, Calcification of

44 studies on the registry are indexed under Aortic Valve, Calcification of; 15 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,101 is above the median of 225 across 20 observational studies indexed under Aortic Valve, Calcification of.

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Lead sponsor

French Cardiology Society is the lead sponsor of 85 studies on the registry; 16 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
75 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Multicenter study to prospectively include all patients who agreed to participate in the study, with severe and symptomatic aortic stenosis, and hospitalized in one of the medical-surgical centers participating in the study and offering all the therapeutic resources for the taking into account charge of patients with aortic stenosis

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Inclusion criteria

  • Hospitalized due to symptomatic tight aortic stenosis ( >= II, dyspnea, angina or syncope);
  • Having given his consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-severe aortic stenosis;
  • Asymptomatic aortic stenosis;
  • Patient under the age of 75;
  • Patient refusing to participate in the study.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

NYHA class (heart failure)

The New York Heart Association’s four classes of how much heart failure limits physical activity.

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No limits: ordinary activity causes no undue tiredness or breathlessness.
II
Slight limits: comfortable at rest, ordinary activity causes symptoms.
III
Marked limits: comfortable at rest, less than ordinary activity causes symptoms.
IV
Symptoms even at rest; any activity makes them worse.

Studies set their own limit — many outside heart failure leave out class III–IV, while heart failure studies may ask for a particular class. Check the class this study names.

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,101 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Hospitalized patients due to a severe, symptomatic aortic sten

    Patients who agreed to participate in the study, aged ≥75 years, with severe and symptomatic aortic stenosis, and hospitalized in one of the medical and surgical centers participating in the study

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Collate the therapeutic decision (medical treatment, TAVI [Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation] or surgical aortic valve replacement) comprehensively for all hospitalized patients because of a severe, symptomatic RAC.

    The primary endpoint is the therapeutic indication retained by the medical-surgical team in charge of the patient during hospitalization: medical treatment, TAVI or surgical aortic valve replacement.

    Time frame: 1 day

Secondary outcomes

  1. 1 year-survival

    Survival at one year will be analyzed. The analysis of the relationship between therapeutic decision and survival will be studied by taking surgical aortic valve replacement as a reference class.

    Time frame: 1 year

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Iung B, Vahanian A. Epidemiology of valvular heart disease in the adult. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2011 Mar;8(3):162-72. doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2010.202. Epub 2011 Jan 25. PubMed 21263455 ↗
  • Iung B, Vahanian A. Degenerative calcific aortic stenosis: a natural history. Heart. 2012 Nov;98 Suppl 4:iv7-13. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302395. PubMed 23143128 ↗
  • Iung B, Cachier A, Baron G, Messika-Zeitoun D, Delahaye F, Tornos P, Gohlke-Barwolf C, Boersma E, Ravaud P, Vahanian A. Decision-making in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis: why are so many denied surgery? Eur Heart J. 2005 Dec;26(24):2714-20. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi471. Epub 2005 Sep 1. PubMed 16141261 ↗
  • Bach DS, Cimino N, Deeb GM. Unoperated patients with severe aortic stenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Nov 13;50(20):2018-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.08.011. Epub 2007 Oct 29. No abstract available. PubMed 17996571 ↗
  • Freed BH, Sugeng L, Furlong K, Mor-Avi V, Raman J, Jeevanandam V, Lang RM. Reasons for nonadherence to guidelines for aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis and potential solutions. Am J Cardiol. 2010 May 1;105(9):1339-42. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.12.056. Epub 2010 Mar 11. PubMed 20403489 ↗
  • Kodali SK, Williams MR, Smith CR, Svensson LG, Webb JG, Makkar RR, Fontana GP, Dewey TM, Thourani VH, Pichard AD, Fischbein M, Szeto WY, Lim S, Greason KL, Teirstein PS, Malaisrie SC, Douglas PS, Hahn RT, Whisenant B, Zajarias A, Wang D, Akin JJ, Anderson WN, Leon MB; PARTNER Trial Investigators. Two-year outcomes after transcatheter or surgical aortic-valve replacement. N Engl J Med. 2012 May 3;366(18):1686-95. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1200384. Epub 2012 Mar 26. PubMed 22443479 ↗
  • Adams DH, Popma JJ, Reardon MJ, Yakubov SJ, Coselli JS, Deeb GM, Gleason TG, Buchbinder M, Hermiller J Jr, Kleiman NS, Chetcuti S, Heiser J, Merhi W, Zorn G, Tadros P, Robinson N, Petrossian G, Hughes GC, Harrison JK, Conte J, Maini B, Mumtaz M, Chenoweth S, Oh JK; U.S. CoreValve Clinical Investigators. Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement with a self-expanding prosthesis. N Engl J Med. 2014 May 8;370(19):1790-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1400590. Epub 2014 Mar 29. PubMed 24678937 ↗
  • Osnabrugge RL, Mylotte D, Head SJ, Van Mieghem NM, Nkomo VT, LeReun CM, Bogers AJ, Piazza N, Kappetein AP. Aortic stenosis in the elderly: disease prevalence and number of candidates for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a meta-analysis and modeling study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Sep 10;62(11):1002-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.015. Epub 2013 May 30. PubMed 23727214 ↗
  • Martinez-Selles M, Gomez Doblas JJ, Carro Hevia A, Garcia de la Villa B, Ferreira-Gonzalez I, Alonso Tello A, Andion Ogando R, Ripoll Vera T, Arribas Jimenez A, Carrillo P, Rodriguez Pascual C, Casares i Romeva M, Borras X, Cornide L, Lopez-Palop R; PEGASO Registry Group. Prospective registry of symptomatic severe aortic stenosis in octogenarians: a need for intervention. J Intern Med. 2014 Jun;275(6):608-20. doi: 10.1111/joim.12174. Epub 2014 Mar 27. PubMed 24320176 ↗
  • Mylotte D, Osnabrugge RLJ, Windecker S, Lefevre T, de Jaegere P, Jeger R, Wenaweser P, Maisano F, Moat N, Sondergaard L, Bosmans J, Teles RC, Martucci G, Manoharan G, Garcia E, Van Mieghem NM, Kappetein AP, Serruys PW, Lange R, Piazza N. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Europe: adoption trends and factors influencing device utilization. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Jul 16;62(3):210-219. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.03.074. Epub 2013 May 15. PubMed 23684674 ↗
  • Eltchaninoff H, Prat A, Gilard M, Leguerrier A, Blanchard D, Fournial G, Iung B, Donzeau-Gouge P, Tribouilloy C, Debrux JL, Pavie A, Gueret P; FRANCE Registry Investigators. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: early results of the FRANCE (FRench Aortic National CoreValve and Edwards) registry. Eur Heart J. 2011 Jan;32(2):191-7. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq261. Epub 2010 Sep 15. PubMed 20843959 ↗
  • Gilard M, Eltchaninoff H, Iung B, Donzeau-Gouge P, Chevreul K, Fajadet J, Leprince P, Leguerrier A, Lievre M, Prat A, Teiger E, Lefevre T, Himbert D, Tchetche D, Carrie D, Albat B, Cribier A, Rioufol G, Sudre A, Blanchard D, Collet F, Dos Santos P, Meneveau N, Tirouvanziam A, Caussin C, Guyon P, Boschat J, Le Breton H, Collart F, Houel R, Delpine S, Souteyrand G, Favereau X, Ohlmann P, Doisy V, Grollier G, Gommeaux A, Claudel JP, Bourlon F, Bertrand B, Van Belle E, Laskar M; FRANCE 2 Investigators. Registry of transcatheter aortic-valve implantation in high-risk patients. N Engl J Med. 2012 May 3;366(18):1705-15. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1114705. PubMed 22551129 ↗
  • Nashef SA, Roques F, Sharples LD, Nilsson J, Smith C, Goldstone AR, Lockowandt U. EuroSCORE II. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Apr;41(4):734-44; discussion 744-5. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs043. Epub 2012 Feb 29. PubMed 22378855 ↗
  • Iung B, Laouenan C, Himbert D, Eltchaninoff H, Chevreul K, Donzeau-Gouge P, Fajadet J, Leprince P, Leguerrier A, Lievre M, Prat A, Teiger E, Laskar M, Vahanian A, Gilard M; FRANCE 2 Investigators. Predictive factors of early mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: individual risk assessment using a simple score. Heart. 2014 Jul;100(13):1016-23. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-305314. Epub 2014 Apr 16. PubMed 24740804 ↗
  • Vahanian A, Alfieri O, Andreotti F, Antunes MJ, Baron-Esquivias G, Baumgartner H, Borger MA, Carrel TP, De Bonis M, Evangelista A, Falk V, Lung B, Lancellotti P, Pierard L, Price S, Schafers HJ, Schuler G, Stepinska J, Swedberg K, Takkenberg J, Von Oppell UO, Windecker S, Zamorano JL, Zembala M; ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG); Joint Task Force on the Management of Valvular Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC); European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease (version 2012): the Joint Task Force on the Management of Valvular Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS). Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Oct;42(4):S1-44. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs455. Epub 2012 Aug 25. No abstract available. PubMed 22922698 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Sep 2016 to primary completion in Apr 2017, 7 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Nov 10, 2017
First posted
Nov 17, 2017
StartActual
Sep 2016
Primary completionActual
Apr 2017
CompletionActual
Dec 2018
Last update
Aug 7, 2019
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 7, 2019, 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
NCT03343314
Lead sponsor
French Cardiology Society
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 17, 2017
Start date
Sep 2016
Primary completion
Apr 2017
Completion
Dec 2018
Last update
Aug 7, 2019

Oversight

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