New stent study aims to improve heart outcomes for all, especially diabetics
NCT ID NCT04475380
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how well the Xience Sierra drug-coated stent works in a broad group of heart disease patients, including those with diabetes or prediabetes. Over 1,700 participants received the stent during a routine procedure to open blocked arteries. Researchers tracked heart-related events like death, heart attack, or need for repeat procedures for up to two years to see if the stent is safe and effective in real-world, high-risk patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Xience Sierra everolimus-eluting stent
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that the Xience Sierra stent is safe and effective for a wide range of heart disease patients, including those with diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed observational study, not a randomized trial, so results may not prove superiority over other stents. Risks include typical stent complications like blood clots or re-narrowing.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,757 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2018
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
All-comers. Patients for elective PCI or acute 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: * \>18 years * requiring PCI and treated with Xience Sierra * capable of providing informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * known intolerance to components of the study DES or antithrombotic/anticoagulant therapy * planned elective surgery necessitating interruption of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) \< 3 months * patient is known to be pregnant, unlikely to adhere to follow-up or expected live \< 1 year
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Haga Ziekenhuis
The Hague, Netherlands
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Thoraxcentrum Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
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