New device uses sound waves to crack heart artery calcium

NCT ID NCT07407738

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Shunmei Medical Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests a new device called ShockFast IVL against an existing one, ShockWave IVL, for treating hardened calcium deposits in heart arteries. Both devices use sound waves to break up calcium so a stent can be placed more easily. The trial will involve 120 adults with coronary artery disease who need a stent, and it will measure how well the stent opens the artery.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: ShockFast IVL device (intravascular lithotripsy)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer a new, effective option for breaking up calcium in heart arteries, making stent placement safer and more successful.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial with only 120 participants, and it compares a new device to an existing one. The new device may not work as well or could have unexpected risks.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

coronary artery disorder coronary atherosclerosis

As listed by the trial registrant

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

CALCIFIED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE CORONARY ARTERIAL DISEASE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Centre Cardiologique du Nord
RECRUITING

Paris, France
Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Valenciennes, France
Infirmerie Protestante de Lyon
RECRUITING

Lyon, France
La Paz University Hospital
RECRUITING

Madrid, Spain
La Princesa Univeristy Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Madrid, Spain
Medical University of Silesia
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Katowice, Poland
Miedziowe Centrum Zdrowia
RECRUITING

Lubin, Poland
Regional Specialist Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Wroclaw, Poland
University Hospital Krakow
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Krakow, Poland
Virgen Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital
RECRUITING

Murcia, Spain
Virgen del Rocío University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Seville, Spain

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