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RecruitingNCT07073612Updated Jul 18, 2025

Transcatheter Fontan Stenting: Impact on Hepatic Stiffness and Exercise Capacity

An observational study in Single-ventricle and Stenosis, sponsored by Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 21 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-07-18.

Sponsored by Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
20
Ages
12 Years to 21 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 55 studies in Univentricular Heart with a site in United States — 13 open to participants now, 16 under way, none of them phase 3. Univentricular Heart · United States.

Planned enrollment
16th of 23
20 · median 30
Started
2025
with 2 others
Observational
23 of 55
5 open now
Primary completion
2027-12
later than 9 of 15 live
Registered
52nd of 55
by date

Among the 55 studies in Univentricular Heart with a site in United States, this one is the 16th largest by planned enrollment of the 23 observational ones that give a count, is one of 3 that started in 2025, is one of 23 observational ones, reaches primary completion later than 9 of the 15 other live ones, and was the 52nd registered.

Univentricular Heart

86 studies on the registry are indexed under Univentricular Heart; 22 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

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Who these studies take

Of the 21 Univentricular Heart studies recruiting now, 8 (38%) set no upper age limit and 13 (62%) stop at 75 or younger; 16 take children under 18; 1 takes healthy volunteers.

This study: 12 Years to 21 Years · all sexes.

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Study summary

The goal of this observational study is to assess the clinical impact following Fontan stent placement for extracardiac Fontan conduit (EFC) stenosis in patients with single-ventricle Fontan-palliated patients ages 12-21 years old.

The main question it aims to:

-Assess changes in exercise capacity by cardiopulmonary exercise testing and liver stiffness assessed by shear wave elastography before and after EFC stenting.

Participants will undergo two cardiopulmonary exercise tests and three shear wave elastography scans.

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Conditions studied

  • Single-ventricle
  • Stenosis

Keywords

  • Stent
  • fontan
  • Single-ventricle
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years to 21 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients 12-21 years old with functioning single-ventricle Fontan-palliated who are scheduled to undergo clinically indicated fontan conduit stenting.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Functionally single-ventricle Fontan-palliated patients undergoing clinically indicated cardiac catheterization
  • Anticipated Fontan stent placement for extracardiac Fontan conduit stenosis at the discretion of the primary operator
  • Weight ≥ 50 kg
  • 12-21 years of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Interrupted IVC
  • Greater than mild atrioventricular valve regurgitation on most recent echocardiogram or MRI (RF > 20%).
  • Greater than mild systemic ventricular dysfunction on most recent echo or MRI (EF \< 40%).
  • Non-sinus rhythm
  • Pacemaker
  • Inability to perform exercise test due to developmental or physical disability
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Cohort

    Single ventricle fontan.

    Diagnostic Test: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) · Diagnostic Test: Shear Wave Elastography Scan

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testCardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)

    CPET will be performed on a cycle ergometer using a ramp protocol designed to achieve an exercise time of 8-12 min. The entire procedure duration is approximately 60 min. CPET will be completed 6 months to 1 day before the cardiac catheterization and will be repeated 3-6 months following cardiac catheterization.

  • Diagnostic testShear Wave Elastography Scan

    The study lasts approximately 20 minutes. Shear Wave Elastography will be completed 6 months to 1 day before the cardiac catheterization. The Scan will be repeated 2-4 weeks following cardiac catheterization, and 3-6 months following cardiac catheterization.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Determine change from baseline in exercise capacity after Fontan stenting.

    Peak oxygen consumption (VO2) as measured by Vyntus CPX metabolic cart.

    Time frame: 1 year post enrollment

  2. Determine changes from baseline in liver stiffness as measured by shear wave elastography after Fontan stenting.

    FibroScan will be used to assess liver stiffness before catheterization, at 2-4 weeks following stent placement, and 3-6 months following stent placement.

    Time frame: 1 year post enrollment

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Start is estimated for Aug 2025; primary completion for Dec 2027, 28 months later.

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

Registered
Jul 10, 2025
First posted
Jul 18, 2025
StartEst.
Aug 1, 2025
Primary completionEst.
Dec 1, 2027
CompletionEst.
Dec 1, 2027
Last update
Jul 18, 2025
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 Jul 18, 2025, 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
NCT07073612
Responsible party
Neil Patel (Medical Staff/USC Faculty CWR • Cardiology CWR, Children's Hospital Los Angeles) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 18, 2025
Start date
Aug 1, 2025 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 1, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 1, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 18, 2025

Study contacts

Molly Moxness
Contact
mmoxness@chla.usc.edu
3233619823
Neil Patel, MD
principal investigator · Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Oversight

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