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NCT03923673 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Minimally Invasive Pericardiotomy as a New Treatment for Heart Failure

A NA study, sponsored by Mayo Clinic.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
4
Enrollment target

NCT03923673: Completed NA study, sponsored by Mayo Clinic.

NCT03923673 is a NA study that has completed, run by Mayo Clinic. The registered enrollment target is 4 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03923673, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Mayo Clinic.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
4 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Researchers are studying the safety and efficacy of a minimally invasive treatment called a pericardiotomy, which creates a small opening in the sac that surrounds the heart. Researchers will test the short and long term effects of this procedure by monitoring subjects heart function and symptoms.

Primary Outcome

The number of major cardiac and cerebrovascular events reported.

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE Pericardiotomy

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 4 participants
Start Date 2019-05-01
Est. Completion 2020-10-15
Phase NA
Mayo Clinic

2,844 total trials

What the finished NCT03923673 record still lists

NCT03923673 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 4 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Pericardiotomy is the first listed.

NCT03923673 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03923673 about?

NCT03923673 is a clinical study titled "Minimally Invasive Pericardiotomy as a New Treatment for Heart Failure". Researchers are studying the safety and efficacy of a minimally invasive treatment called a pericardiotomy, which creates a small opening in the sac that surrounds the heart. Researchers will test the short and long term effects of this procedure by monitoring subjects heart function and symptoms.

What is the current status of trial NCT03923673?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 4 participants. The study started on 2019-05-01. Estimated completion is 2020-10-15.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03923673?

The interventions under investigation include: Pericardiotomy (PROCEDURE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03923673?

This trial is sponsored by Mayo Clinic, which has 2,844 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03923673's enrollment target sits among peer trials

4 1996th of 2000 higher than 5 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03923673, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03923673 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.