New imaging tool could save hearts: OCTAVE trial tests smarter stent placement

NCT ID NCT07422688

First seen Mar 15, 2026 · Last updated May 16, 2026 · Updated 10 times

Summary

This study compares two ways to guide treatment for blocked heart arteries in people having a heart attack. The standard method uses X-ray dye pictures (angiography). The new method adds a special camera (OCT) that gives a 3D view inside the artery. Researchers want to see if OCT helps doctors place stents better and reduces future heart problems, strokes, or death. About 3000 adults with a recent heart attack will take part.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Aalborg University Hospital

    Aalborg, 9100, Denmark

  • Aarhus University Hospital Skejby

    Aarhus N, 8200, Denmark

  • Akerhus University Hospital - AHUS

    Lørenskog, 1478, Norway

  • Hospital of Southern Norway, Arendal

    Arendal, 4604, Norway

  • Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset

    Stockholm, 14157, Sweden

  • Latvia Centre of Cardiology

    Riga, LV-1002, Latvia

  • Leuven University Hospital

    Leuven, 3000, Belgium

  • North Karelia Central Hospital

    Joensuu, Finland

  • North-Estonia Medical Centre

    Tallinn, 13419, Estonia

  • Odense University Hospital

    Odense, 5000, Denmark

  • Radboud University Medicine Center

    Nijmegen, Netherlands

  • Rigshospitalet

    København Ø, 2100, Denmark

  • Royal Bournemouth Hospital

    Bournemouth, BH77DW, United Kingdom

  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    Gothenburg, 41345, Sweden

  • Turin Nord Emergency Hospital

    Turin, 10154, Italy

  • University Hospital of Zürich

    Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

  • Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel

    Kiel, 24105, Germany

  • Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain

    Berlin, State of Berlin, 10249, Germany

  • Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde Sygehus

    Roskilde, 4000, Denmark

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