New drug aims to shrink dangerous plaque in heart arteries

NCT ID NCT07293260

First seen Jan 03, 2026 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 24 times

Summary

This study tests a drug called olpasiran in people with stable heart disease and high levels of lipoprotein(a), a genetic risk factor. The goal is to see if olpasiran can reduce non-calcified plaque in the heart arteries compared to a placebo over 72 weeks. About 406 adults aged 35 to 80 with a history of heart attack or stent placement are being recruited.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Advara HeartCare Leabrook

    RECRUITING

    Leabrook, South Australia, 5068, Australia

  • Advara HeartCare Wesley

    RECRUITING

    Auchenflower, Queensland, 4066, Australia

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano di Torino

    RECRUITING

    Torino, 10128, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Ferrara Arcispedale Sant Anna

    RECRUITING

    Ferrara, 44124, Italy

  • Bridgeport Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Bridgeport, Connecticut, 06610, United States

  • Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire de Tours - Hopital Trousseau

    RECRUITING

    Tours, 37044, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux Hopital Haut-Leveque

    RECRUITING

    Pessac, 33604, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice - Hopital Pasteur

    RECRUITING

    Nice, 06000, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse - Hopital Rangueil

    RECRUITING

    Toulouse, 31059, France

  • Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin

    RECRUITING

    Berlin, 12203, Germany

  • Flourish Bowie

    RECRUITING

    Bowie, Maryland, 20715, United States

  • General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University

    RECRUITING

    Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004, China

  • Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro

    RECRUITING

    Vigo, Galicia, 36312, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe

    RECRUITING

    Valencia, Valencia, 46026, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, 28023, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

    RECRUITING

    Seville, Andalusia, 41009, Spain

  • IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino

    RECRUITING

    Milan, 20138, Italy

  • IRCCS Policlinico San Donato

    RECRUITING

    San Donato Milanese, 20097, Italy

  • Jacksonville Center for Clinical Research

    RECRUITING

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32216, United States

  • Jinan Central Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Jinan, Shandong, 250013, China

  • Klinikum rechts der Isar der TUM

    RECRUITING

    München, 80636, Germany

  • Midwest Heart and Vascular Specialists

    RECRUITING

    Overland Park, Kansas, 66211, United States

  • Montefiore Medical Center - Bronx

    RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19141, United States

  • North York Diagnostic and Cardiac Centre

    RECRUITING

    Vaughan, Ontario, L6A 4N9, Canada

  • Osaka Keisatsu Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Osaka, Osaka, 543-0042, Japan

  • Peking University First Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034, China

  • Regionshospitalet Gødstrup

    RECRUITING

    Herning, 7400, Denmark

  • Regionshospitalet Viborg

    RECRUITING

    Viborg, 8800, Denmark

  • Shaanxi Provincial Peoples Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710068, China

  • Tergooiziekenhuizen, locatie Hilversum

    RECRUITING

    Hilversum, 1201 DA, Netherlands

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

    RECRUITING

    Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China

  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

    RECRUITING

    Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210011, China

  • The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

    RECRUITING

    Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China

  • The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

    RECRUITING

    Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China

  • Tomakomai City Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Tomakomai-shi, Hokkaido, 053-8567, Japan

  • Universitaetsklinikum Essen

    RECRUITING

    Essen, 45147, Germany

  • Universitaetsklinikum Frankfurt

    RECRUITING

    Frankfurt am Main, 60590, Germany

  • University of The Sunshine Coast Clinical Trials, Sippy Downs

    RECRUITING

    Sippy Downs, Queensland, 4556, Australia

  • University of Yamanashi Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Chuo-shi, Yamanashi, 409-3898, Japan

  • Vital Heart and Vein

    RECRUITING

    Humble, Texas, 77338, United States

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