New device uses sound waves to crack heart artery calcium

NCT ID NCT07407738

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.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Centre Cardiologique du Nord

    RECRUITING

    Paris, France

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  • Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Valenciennes, France

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  • Infirmerie Protestante de Lyon

    RECRUITING

    Lyon, France

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  • La Paz University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, Spain

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  • La Princesa Univeristy Hospital

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    Madrid, Spain

  • Medical University of Silesia

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Katowice, Poland

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  • Miedziowe Centrum Zdrowia

    RECRUITING

    Lubin, Poland

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  • Regional Specialist Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Wroclaw, Poland

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  • University Hospital Krakow

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Krakow, Poland

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  • Virgen Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Murcia, Spain

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  • Virgen del Rocío University Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Seville, Spain

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