New 3D stent scanner could make heart procedures safer and faster
NCT ID NCT06898021
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new imaging tool called 3DStent that creates a 3D picture of stents placed in heart arteries. The goal is to see if it can detect when a stent is not fully expanded, which can cause problems. About 200 patients getting a stent will have both the 3DStent scan and a standard ultrasound to compare results.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 3DStent (diagnostic imaging software)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, 3DStent could provide a simpler, faster way to check stent expansion during heart procedures, potentially reducing the need for invasive ultrasound.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 200 participants. The technology may not match the accuracy of current imaging methods, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients presenting with chronic or acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and a clinical indication for PCI
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient presenting with chronic or acute coronary syndromes (ACS) with a clinical indication for PCI guided by IVUS. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Age \<18 years 2. Coronary lesions requiring total stent length \> 48 mm. 3. Body mass index \>35 kg/m2 4. Uncontrolled recurrent ventricular tachycardia 5. Cardiogenic shock 6. Unable to provide written informed consent (IC).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
4 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AZORG Ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGAalst, Belgium
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Hospital Clinic
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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I.R.C.C.S. Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMilan, Italy
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ICPS
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, France
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