🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-06-01

Trifecta-Heart cfDNA-MMDx Study (NCT04707872)

Trifecta-Heart cfDNA-MMDX Study: Comparing the DD-cfDNA Test to MMDx Microarray Test and Central HLA Antibody Test

🟢 Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: University of Alberta

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

Demonstrate the relationship between DD-cfDNA levels and HLA antibodies in blood transplant recipient and the Molecular Microscope® (MMDx) Diagnostic System results in indication and protocol biopsies from heart transplants.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: Baptist Health Institute for Research and Innovation — Little Rock, Arkansas

🧪 Interventions in This Study

  • MMDx diagnostic test (DIAGNOSTIC_TEST)
  • Prospera (DIAGNOSTIC_TEST)
  • HLA antibody (DIAGNOSTIC_TEST)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (12 Sites)

  • Baptist Health Institute for Research and Innovation — Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Tampa General Hospital, 409 Bayshore Blvd. — Tampa, Florida
  • Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care — West New York, New Jersey
  • Montefiore Medical Center, 3319 Rochambeau Avenue, 2nd FL — The Bronx, New York
  • Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, BaylorScott&White Research Institute — Dallas, Texas
  • Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Utah Health — Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Cardiac Transplantation Laboratory, The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute — Darlinghurst,
  • Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta — Edmonton, Alberta
  • Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine - IKEM Videnska 1958/9 — Prague,
  • Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Unit, University of Bologna — Bologna,
  • Silesian Center for Heart Diseases (Ś!ąskie Centrum Chorób Serca w Zabrzu — Zabrze,
  • Advanced Heart Failure Transplant Unit — A Coruña,

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (780) 782-9463

Email: konrad@ualberta.ca

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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