Heart artery blockage study: stent or meds – which is better?

NCT ID NCT03563417

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Aarhus University Hospital Skejby Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compares two approaches for people with a completely blocked heart artery (chronic total occlusion) that is causing reduced blood flow to the heart muscle. One group will receive a stent to open the blockage, while the other will take medications only. The goal is to see which strategy better prevents major heart problems and improves quality of life. About 1,560 adults with stable heart disease are being enrolled.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

myocardial ischemia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION OF CORONARY ARTERY ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Aarhus University Hospital
RECRUITING

Aarhus N, 8200, Denmark
Barts Health NHS
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Department of Cardiology
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Belfast, BT9 7AB, United Kingdom
Cardiovascular Institute, Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste
RECRUITING

Grenoble, 38000, France
Clinique Louis Pasteur
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Essey-lès-Nancy, 54270, France
Gentofte Hospital
RECRUITING

Hellerup, 2900, Denmark
Heart Hospital Tampere
RECRUITING

Tampere, 33520, Finland
Helsinki University Central Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Helsinki, 00029, Finland
Hospital Clinic
RECRUITING

Barcelona, 08036, Spain
Hospital Galdakao
RECRUITING

Galdakao, Bizkaia, 48960, Spain
Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Badalona, Barcelona, 08916, Spain
Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII
RECRUITING

Tarragona, 43005, Spain
Hospital Universitario Clinico San Carlos
RECRUITING

Madrid, 28040, Spain
Hospital Vall de Hebron
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Barcelona, 08035, Spain
Hospital de Bellvitge
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Barcelona, 08907, Spain
Hospital la Paz
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Madrid, 28046, Spain
Kuopio University Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Kuopio, 70210, Finland
North-Estonia Medical Centre
RECRUITING

Tallinn, 13419, Estonia
Odense University Hospital
RECRUITING

Odense, 5000, Denmark
Rigshospitalet
RECRUITING

Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
RECRUITING

Gothenburg, 41345, Sweden
Skaane University Hospital (Lund)
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Lund, 22185, Sweden
St George's University Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
Stockholm South Central Hospital (Södersjukhuset)
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Stockholm, 11883, Sweden
Turku University Hospital
RECRUITING

Turku, 20521, Finland
University Hospital Bristol
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Bristol, BS1 3NU, United Kingdom
Zealand University Hospital
RECRUITING

Roskilde, 4000, Denmark

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