Is NCT06478017 recruiting in Tampa, FL?

Yes, NCT06478017 is currently recruiting participants at its Tampa, FL location. This heart transplant clinical trial is actively enrolling qualified participants.

How do I join the heart transplant clinical trial in Tampa?

To join this clinical trial in Tampa, complete the eligibility form on this page. A study coordinator will contact you to discuss next steps and determine if you qualify.

Is participation in this Tampa clinical trial free?

Yes, all study-related care is provided at no cost to qualified participants. Many studies also offer compensation for time and travel expenses.

Heart Transplant Clinical Trial in Tampa, FL

About This Heart Transplant Study in Tampa

This is a phase 2, prospective, multi-center, open-label clinical trial. Sixty-six (66) primary heart transplant recipients will be randomized (1:2) to receive either standard-of-care, tacrolimus-based immunosuppression, or a belatacept-based regimen with gradual tacrolimus withdrawal over 9-months post-transplant. Both study arms will receive CellCept® (mycophenolate mofetil- MMF) or Myfortic® (mycophenolate sodium). Corticosteroids will be continued throughout the study in the belatacept arm.

Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Who Can Participate

Inclusion Criteria

Study entry

Subject must be able to understand the purpose of the study and be willing to participate and provide written consent

Recipient of a primary heart transplant (heart transplant only)

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) seropositive (VCA IgG, EBNA IgG). If EBNA is not available, enrollment may proceed but the result must be available prior to randomization.

Agreement to use contraception; according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women's Health (http://www.fda.gov/birthcontrol), there are a number of birth control methods that are more than 80% effective. Female participants of child-bearing potential must consult with their physician and determine the most suitable method(s) from this list to be used for the duration of the study

In the absence of a contraindication, vaccinations must be up to date per the Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation (DAIT) Vaccination Guidance for Patients in Transplant Trials (niaidtransplantstudies.org)

Mechanical support or investigational drug trials where the intervention ends at the time of transplantation are permitted. Randomization

Recipient of a primary heart transplant

No desensitization therapy prior to transplant

Negative crossmatch actual or virtual, on the most recent sera as determined by the participating study center

Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) prior to randomization

Agreement to use contraception; according to the FDA Office of Women's Health (http://www.fda.gov/birthcontrol), there are a number of birth control methods that are more than 80% effective. Female participants of child-bearing potential must consult with their physician and determine the most suitable method(s) from this list to be used for the duration of the study. Those who choose oral contraception must agree to use a second form of contraception after administration of study drug for a period of 1 year after the last dose of study drug

Pre-transplant eGFR (CKD-epi) \>30ml/min/1.73m\^2. If eGFR \<30ml/min/1.73m\^2 at the time of randomization, participation is permitted if the study physician determines that renal recovery is expected. Participants who are on dialysis at randomization or are expected to require dialysis at or after randomization will not be permitted to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

Study entry

Candidate for multiple solid organ or tissue transplants

Prior history of any organ, tissue, or cellular transplant

Currently breast-feeding a child or plans to become pregnant during the timeframe of the study follow up period

History of severe allergic and/or anaphylactic reactions to humanized or murine monoclonal antibodies

Known hypersensitivity to NULOIX (belatacept) or ORENCIA (Abatacept)

Previous treatment with NULOIX (belatacept) or ORENCIA (Abatacept)

Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) seronegative or indeterminant

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive

Hepatitis B surface antigen positive

Hepatitis B core antibody positive

Hepatitis C virus antibody (HCV Ab+) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) positive patients

Patients with active Tuberculosis (TB) in the past 2 years, whether or not it was adequately treated; patients with documented treatment of active TB greater than 2 years ago will be allowed to participate if there is documentation of adequate treatment according to locally accepted clinical practice

Subjects must be tested for latent TB infection (LTBI) within a year prior to transplant. Testing should be conducted using either a PPD or Interferon-gamma release assay (i.e., QuantiFERON-TB, T-SPOT.TB). Patients with a positive test for latent TB infection (LTBI) must have completed appropriate therapy for LTBI (https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/treatment/ltbi.htm). A subject is considered eligible only if they have a negative test for LTBI within one year prior to transplant OR if they have completed appropriate LTBI therapy within one year prior to transplant

Positive serology for T. cruzi or known/suspected history of Chagas disease

Participants currently or formerly residing in regions of the US that are highly endemic for coccidiomycosis will undergo serological testing, as per the site's standard of care. Participants with positive serology who have previously been fully treated, will be permitted to participate pending full treatment, and then require prophylaxis as further outlined in Section 7 for the duration of the study. Participants with negative serology who reside in regions where coccidiomycosis is endemic are eligible for enrollment only if they receive prophylaxis for the duration of the study. Endemic regions are determined by site based on local standard of care

Findings on pre-transplant or pre-randomization chest x-ray or CT scan suggestive of fungal infection where an alternative etiology is not identified. Participants with a history of positive serologies for histoplasmosis or blastomycosis, performed for clinical indications will be permitted to participate if they have a normal chest x-ray or CT scan but require prophylaxis

Known active current viral, fungal, mycobacterial or other infections (including, but not limited to atypical mycobacterial disease and herpes zoster), not including drive line infections

Current white blood cell (WBC) count \<3.0 or an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of less than 1500 cells/mm\^3 or recurrent leukopenia that is likely to necessitate immunosuppression reduction after transplant, as determined by the site PI

History of active inflammatory bowel disease, chronic diarrhea, or malabsorption

History of malignancy, per discretion of oncology consult and study oversight team, will be permitted to participate

History of AL amyloidosis

Patients who are administered or intended to be administered induction therapy (cytolytic agents such as anti-thymocyte globulin or anti-IL2R therapies such as basiliximab) in the immediate peri-transplant period

Patients who i) have undergone desensitization, ii) are undergoing or are planned to undergo desensitization, or iii) are intended to receive therapeutic interventions that are used for the purpose of desensitization prior to transplant

Pretransplant Calculated Panel Reactive Antibody (cPRA) \> 50% as defined by local site practices

The use of immunosuppressive biologics within 1 month prior to transplant is not permitted. Non-immunosuppressive biologics such as proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors must be stopped at the time of transplant

Patients for whom there is an intent to administer biologics other than those indicated by protocol during the study period

The intended use of high dose (\>= 2g/kg) intravenous immunoglobulin before or at the time of transplant or before study drug administration

A personal history of severe hypogammaglobulinemia (\<300mg/dL)

Intent to give the patient a live vaccine within 30 days prior to randomization

Use or intended use of other investigational drugs after transplant

Past or current medical problems or findings from physical examination or laboratory testing that are not listed above, which, in the opinion of the investigator, may pose additional risks from participation in the study, may interfere with the potential participant's ability to comply with study requirements or that may impact the quality or interpretation of the data obtained from the study Randomization

Recipient of multiple solid organ or tissue transplants

Prior history of any organ, tissue, or cellular transplant

Currently breast-feeding a child or plans to become pregnant during the timeframe of the study follow up period

History of severe allergic anaphylactic reactions to humanized or murine monoclonal antibodies

Known hypersensitivity to Belatacept (NULOJIX) or Abatacept (ORENCIA)

Previous treatment with Belatacept (NULOJIX) or Abatacept (ORENCIA)

Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) seronegative or indeterminant (recipient must be seropositive for VCA IgG and EBNA IgG)

HIV positive patient

Hepatitis B surface antigen positive patient

Hepatitis B core antibody positive patient

Hepatitis B negative transplant recipient that received a transplant from a Hepatitis B core antibody positive donor

Hepatitis C virus antibody (HCV Ab+) and HCV PCR positive patients

Recipient of allograft from a hepatitis C virus nucleic acid test (NAT) positive donor

Patients with a previous history of active Tuberculosis (TB) in the past 2 years, whether or not it was adequately treated; patients with documented treatment of active TB greater than 2 years ago will be allowed to participate if there is documentation of adequate treatment according to locally accepted clinical practice

Subjects must be tested for latent TB infection (LTBI) within a year prior to transplant. Testing should be conducted using either a PPD or Interferon-gamma release assay (i.e., QuantiFERON-TB, T-SPOT.TB). Patients with a positive test for latent TB infection (LTBI) must complete appropriate therapy for LTBI (https://www.cdc.gov/tb/topic/treatment/ltbi.htm). A subject is considered eligible only if they have a negative test for LTBI within one year prior to transplant OR if they have completed appropriate LTBI therapy within one year prior to transplant

Positive serology for T. cruzi or known/suspected history of Chagas disease

Participants currently or formerly residing in regions of the US that are highly endemic for coccidiomycosis will undergo serological testing, as per the site's standard of care. Participants with positive serology who have previously been fully treated, will be permitted to participate but require prophylaxis as further outlined in Section 7 of the protocol for the duration of the study. Participants with negative serology who reside in regions where coccidiomycosis is endemic are eligible for enrollment only if they receive prophylaxis for the duration of the study. Endemic regions are determined by site based on local standard of care

Findings on pre-transplant or pre-randomization chest x-ray or CT scan suggestive of fungal infection where an alternative etiology is not identified. Participants with a history of positive serologies for histoplasmosis or blastomycosis, performed for clinical indications, will be permitted to participate if they have a normal chest x-ray or CT scan but require prophylaxis as further outlined in Section 7 of the protocol

Known active current viral, fungal, mycobacterial or other infections (including, but not limited to atypical mycobacterial disease and herpes zoster), not including drive line infections

CMV high risk mismatch (D+/R-)

History of active inflammatory bowel disease, chronic diarrhea, or malabsorption

History of malignancy, per discretion of oncology consult and study oversight team, will be permitted to participate

History of AL amyloidosis

Patients who have undergone desensitization or received therapeutic interventions that are used for the purpose of desensitization prior to transplant

cPRA \> 50% at the time of transplant or any donor specific antibodies before or at the time of transplant as determined by local site practices

Patients who have been treated with immunosuppressive biologics within 1 month prior to transplant (non-immunosuppressive biologics must have been stopped at the time of transplant)

Patients for whom there is an intent to administer biologics other than those indicated by protocol during the study period

Patients who are administered or intended to be administered high dose (\>=2g/kg) intravenous immunoglobulin in the immediate post-transplant period

A personal history of severe hypogammaglobulinemia (\<300mg/dL)

Receipt of a live vaccine within 30 days prior to randomization

Intent to use any other investigational drugs after transplantation

Past or current medical problems or findings from physical examination or laboratory testing that are not listed above, which, in the opinion of the investigator, may pose additional risks from participation in the study, may interfere with the participant's ability to comply with study requirements, or that may impact the quality or interpretation of the data obtained from the study

Not sure if you qualify? Submit your interest and a study coordinator will help determine your eligibility.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q:Is this study available in Tampa?

Yes, this clinical trial (NCT06478017) has an active research site in Tampa, FL that is currently enrolling participants.

Q:Is it safe to participate?

Clinical trials follow strict safety guidelines and ethical standards. This study has been reviewed and approved, and participants are closely monitored by medical professionals. You can withdraw at any time.

Q:Will I be compensated?

Many clinical trials offer compensation for your time and travel expenses. Specific compensation details will be discussed during the screening process. All study-related medical care is provided at no cost.

Q:Can I leave the trial if I change my mind?

Absolutely. Participation is completely voluntary. You have the right to withdraw from the study at any time, for any reason, without penalty.

Still have questions? Our study coordinators are here to help.

Heart Transplant Treatment Options in Tampa, FL

If you're searching for heart transplant treatment options in Tampa, FL, this clinical trial (NCT06478017) may be an excellent opportunity. Clinical trials provide access to cutting-edge treatments that aren't yet available to the general public, often at no cost to participants.

Our Tampa research site is actively enrolling participants for this phase 2 clinical trial. You'll receive care from experienced heart transplant specialists who are at the forefront of medical research. All study-related care, including examinations, treatments, and monitoring, is provided at no cost to qualified participants.

Looking for more options? Browse all heart transplant clinical trials near you to find additional studies recruiting in your area.

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