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NCT Number: NCT05474092

Aeson TAH System - Post-Market Clinical Follow-up Study

The safety and performance of the Aeson TAH system have been demonstrated for the CE mark approval in December 2020. The purpose of this post-market clinical investigation is to confirm the safety, performance and effectiveness of the Aeson TAH system when used in routine care by surgeons.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

About this study

The Primary objective/endpoint is survival rate on the originally implanted Aeson device at 90 days post-implant (H1 > 64%).

The second objectives/endpoints are:

  • Confirm the performance and safety profile of the device for patients implanted with the Aeson TAH system until being transplanted:
  • Survival at 6, 12, 18, and 24-months post-implant, and total support duration before transplantation;
  • Health status change as measured by NYHA classification, 6MWT and Quality of Life Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L);
  • Renal and hepatic function as measured by biological parameters;
  • Hemocompatibility profile measured by biological parameters and incidence of hemocompatible-related adverse events;
  • Frequency and Incidence of Serious Adverse events.
  • Assess the effectiveness of device upgrades
  • Confirm the safety profile of the device for patients after being transplanted.
  • Survival at 30 days, 6 months, and 12 months post-transplant
  • Frequency and Incidence of Serious Adverse Event of special interest as graft reject, neurological events, major bleeding.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient is intended to receive an Aeson TAH system according to the IFU indications within standard medical practice
  • Patient has provided written informed consent using the Ethics Committee approved consent form

Non-inclusion Criteria:

  • Vulnerable populations who could not voluntarily consent to participate in the study

Treatment and study plan

Aeson Total Artificial Heart

Device

Heart Replacement Therapy

Primary outcomes

  1. Survival rate

    Time frame: 90 days post-implant

    Proportion of patients surviving on the originally implanted Aeson device (superiority test > 64%)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Survival and total support duration before transplantation

    Time frame: 6, 12, 18 and 24-months post-implant

    Survival post-implant

  2. Health status change before transplantation

    Time frame: 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24-months post-implant

    Measured by EuroQol EQ-5D-5L questionnaire, health-related quality of life consisting of five dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression) each of which can take one of five responses (EQ-5D-5L). The responses record five levels of severity (1:no problems; 2:slight problems; 3:moderate problems 4:severe problems; 5:extreme problems) within a particular EQ-5D dimension

  3. Functional status change before transplantation

    Time frame: 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24-months post-implant

    Measured by 6 minutes walking distance in meters

  4. Length of hospital stay and time at home before transplantation

    Time frame: 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24-months post-implant

    Measured with discharge timing, frequency and duration of rehospitalizations; time at home or rehabilitation site

  5. Frequency and Incidence of Serious Adverse events before transplantation

    Time frame: 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24-months post-implant

    As defined by INTERMACS

  6. Assess the effectiveness of device upgrades

    Time frame: Between 3 and 24 months post-implantation, when heart transplant occurred

    Standard expertise of explanted device

  7. Confirm the safety profile of the device after transplantation

    Time frame: 30 days, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months post-transplantation

    Survival after transplantation

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Elisabeth Vacher

CONTACT

[email protected]

+33 6 34 92 86 84

Piet Jansen

CONTACT

[email protected]

+33 6 46 06 07 12

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Carmat SAS

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of the Aeson® Total Artificial Heart (TAH) System in a Post-Market Approval Setting

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2030
First posted
Jul 26, 2022
Registry last updated
Jan 28, 2026

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