New heart procedure offers hope for stubborn chest pain
NCT ID NCT06992830
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a minimally invasive procedure called cardioneuroablation for people with variant angina (chest pain from heart artery spasms) that doesn't improve with medication. The procedure uses a catheter to target nerve clusters on the heart to reduce abnormal signals that may trigger spasms. The study will enroll 16 adults aged 18-80 to see if the procedure safely reduces pain and spasm episodes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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16 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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 to 80 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * age between 18 and 80 years; * variant angina; * positive ergonovine provocation test; * refractory to antispasmodic drug therapy, or inability to achieve adequate symptom control due to drug intolerance, poor adherence, or unwillingness to take medications regularly. Exclusion Criteria: * cardiogenic shock; * chronic heart failure; * life expectancy less than 12 months; * current participation in another clinical study without completing the primary endpoint visit; inability to provide informed consent; * women of childbearing potential without effective contraception or who are breastfeeding; * coronary artery stenosis ≥50% or FFR ≤0.80; * sick sinus syndrome or high-degree AV block without pacemaker; * systolic blood pressure \<90mmHg or heart rate \<50 bpm; * allergy to diltiazem, nitrates, or nitroglycerin.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University
Wuhan, Hubei, 430071, China
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