Testing Alleviant ALV1 System against a placebo for heart failure
Official title: Alleviant ALLAY-HFrEF Study
Safety and Efficacy of the Alleviant No-Implant Interatrial Shunt in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction
Interventions
Alleviant ALV1 System
Creation of interatrial shunt
Sham-Control
Cardiac imaging
Canadian Sites (4)
Southlake Regional Hospital Centre
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Centre hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Centre Integre Universitaire de Sainte et de Services Scoiiaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
IUCPQ - Université Laval (Quebec)
Québec, Quebec, Canada
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for6 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +LVEF ≤ 40%
- +NYHA class II, III or ambulatory IV HF
- +Receiving optimal, maximally tolerated, stable GDMT
Exclusion
- −Advanced heart failure
- −Life-expectancy \< 12 months
- −Evidence of right heart dysfunction
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a treatment for a condition.
This study is not organised into the usual phase numbers — that is common for device, behavioural, and diagnostic research.
What is being given or done in this study: Alleviant ALV1 System, ShamSham procedureA procedure made to feel like the real one, without the active step.Read more →-ControlControl groupThe group a new treatment is measured against.Read more →.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
- designModule.phases
- armsInterventionsModule.interventions[].name
How the study is run
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
Neither you nor the study team would know which group you are in until the study ends.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
One group receives a sham procedureSham procedureA procedure made to feel like the real one, without the active step.Read more → — one made to feel like the real thing but without the active step.
There are 2 groups in this study.
From the trial registry
Built from this field:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Who the study is looking for
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 350 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around December 2028.
The main measurement is taken over: 12-Month.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Composite Primary EndpointPrimary endpointThe single main question the study is designed to answer.Read more → — measured over 12-Month.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT06812533 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About Alleviant ALV1 SystemDevice
Creation of interatrial shunt
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a device is here: A physical instrument, implant, app or piece of equipment being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About Sham-ControlOther
Cardiac imaging
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a other is here: An intervention the registry did not place in another category.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study includes a shamSham procedureA procedure made to feel like the real one, without the active step.Read more → comparison — a procedure made to feel like the real one, without the active step.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
Neither you nor the study team would know which group you are in until the study ends.
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: 12-Month.
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2028-12.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 350 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists 6 locations, including: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Québec, Quebec, Canada; Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; New York, New York, United States; Rochester, New York, United States.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
Prospective, multicenter, randomized, sham-controlled, double blind (patient and observer), study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a percutaneously created interatrial shunt using the Alleviant ALV1 System in patients with HFrEF.
Other Sites (3)
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Stony Brook Medicine
New York, New York, United States
Rochester General Hospital
Rochester, New York, United States
Worth passing on?
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Review the Care PackageThis page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Clinical trial eligibility can only be determined by the trial site after proper screening. Trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the most current status. Always consult your healthcare provider before making decisions about clinical trial participation.