Dissolvable heart stents may offer safer long-term fix for clogged arteries
NCT ID NCT02973529
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether new stents that dissolve over time can safely treat blocked heart arteries. Unlike permanent metal stents, these bioresorbable stents disappear after the artery heals, potentially reducing long-term risks. About 120 adults with stable heart disease will be monitored to see how well the vessels heal and if complications occur.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Jan 2016
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Stable angina pectoris * Age \> 18 years * Stabilized non-ST elevation myocardial infarction * Silent angina * De novo coronary bifurcation lesions at LAD/diagonal, CX/obtuse marginal, RCA-PDA/posterolateral branch * All Medina classes except Medina x.x.1 * Diameter of side branch ≥ 2.5 mm * Signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * ST-elevation infarction within 48 hours * Expected survival \< 1 year * Severe heart failure (NYHA≥III) * S-creatinine \> 120 µmol/L * Allergy to contrast media, aspirin, clopidogrel, ticagrelor, ticlopidine, everolimus or novolimus * Unable to cover main vessel lesion with one scaffold * Severe tortuosity * Severe calcification
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus N, 8200, Denmark
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Latvian Heart Center
Riga, Latvia
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Odense University Hospital
Odense, Denmark
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Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde
Roskilde, Denmark
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