Shockwaves vs. balloons: new heart artery study aims to smash tough calcium
NCT ID NCT06369142
First seen Jan 09, 2026 · Last updated May 07, 2026 · Updated 19 times
Summary
This study compares a new shockwave technique to standard balloon or cutting methods for treating severely calcified heart arteries. About 666 adults with coronary artery disease will be randomly assigned to one of the two approaches. The goal is to see which method is safer and more effective at opening blocked arteries and preventing future heart problems.
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Asklepios Klinik Bad Oldesloe Innere Medizin, Kardiologie und Intensivmedizin
RECRUITINGBad Oldesloe, Schleswig-Holstein, 23843, Germany
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Augustinum Klinik München
RECRUITINGMünchen, Bavaria, 81375, Germany
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BG Klinikum Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin gGmbH
RECRUITINGBerlin, State of Berlin, 12683, Germany
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Cardiologikum Herzklinik Ulm MVZ
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGUlm, Baden-Wurttemberg, 89077, Germany
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Deutsches Herzzentrum München
RECRUITINGMunich, Bavaria, 80636, Germany
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Elisabeth Krankenhaus Essen Contilia Herz- und Gefäßzentrum Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie Kardiovaskuläres Studienzentrum
RECRUITINGEssen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45138, Germany
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Hegau-Bodensee-Klinikum Singen GmbH, I. Medizinsche Klinik (Kardiologie und internistische Intensivmedizin)
RECRUITINGSingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 78224, Germany
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Helios Amper-Klinikum Dachau, Kardiologie und Pneumologie
RECRUITINGDachau, Bavaria, 85221, Germany
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Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen
RECRUITINGBad Oeynhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 32545, Germany
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Herzzentrum Dresden GmbH Universitätsklinik an der Technischen Universität Dresden
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGDresden, Saxony, 01307, Germany
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Klinik für Kardiologie, Angiologie und Intensivmedizin Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité
RECRUITINGBerlin, State of Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Klinikum Hersfeld Rotenburg GmbH Herz-Kreislauf-Zentrum Institut für Klinische Forschung
RECRUITINGRotenburg an der Fulda, Hesse, 36199, Germany
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Klinikum Ingolstadt
RECRUITINGIngolstadt, Bavaria, 85049, Germany
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Klinikum Landkreis Erding
RECRUITINGErding, Bavaria, 85435, Germany
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Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMünchen, Bavaria, 81337, Germany
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Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder Trier
RECRUITINGTrier, Rhineland-Palatinate, 54292, Germany
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Krankenhaus Landshut-Achdorf, LAKUMED Kliniken
RECRUITINGLandshut, Germany, 84036, Germany
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Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum
RECRUITINGHamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 20246, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Augsburg A.ö.R.
RECRUITINGAugsburg, Bavaria, 86156, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Klinik für Kardiologie, Angiologie und Pneumologie
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHeidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69120, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Mannheim GmbH, I. Medizinische Klinik, Kardiologie, Angiologie, Hämostaseologie, Internistische Intensivmedizin
RECRUITINGMannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, 68167, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Ulm
RECRUITINGUlm, Baden-Wurttemberg, 89081, Germany
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