Heart stent showdown: which medicated device keeps arteries open best?
NCT ID NCT07190690
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study compares two medicated stents (tiny mesh tubes) used to open blocked heart arteries in people having a heart attack or unstable angina. About 2,100 participants will receive either a sirolimus-eluting stent (ihtDEStiny) or an everolimus-eluting stent (Xience). Researchers will track heart-related deaths, heart attacks, and repeat procedures over 12 months to see which stent performs better.
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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 2,100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2030
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.
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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: Patients who meet ALL inclusion criteria will be included: * Patients aged ≥18 years, and * Patients diagnosed with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), either SCASEST (Acute Coronary Syndrome without Persistent ST-Segment Elevation) or IAMCEST (Acute Myocardial Infarction with Persistent ST-Segment Elevation), for which they will undergo PCI, and * Patients with de novo lesions in vessels with a reference diameter of ≥2.25 mm and ≤4.5 mm in whom implantation of one or more DES is clinically indicated, and * Patients who have been informed of the characteristics of the study and have provided written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Patients must not meet any of the following exclusion criteria: * Patients in cardiogenic shock according to the severity criteria defined by the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI): "C" (Classic Shock), "D" (Deteriorating) and "E" (Extremis). * Patients unable to provide informed consent. * Patients with a known hypersensitivity or allergy to aspirin or any P2Y12 receptor inhibitor (clopidogrel, prasugrel, ticagrelor), heparin, contrast agents, or any of the components of DES. * Patients with active bleeding at the time of PCI requiring medical attention. * Patients with planned surgery within the next 3 months. * Patients with any medical condition that limits a life expectancy of less than 12 months. * Patients participating in another clinical trial in which the primary endpoint was not met. * Pregnant or breastfeeding women of childbearing potential with a positive pregnancy test.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
20 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa
RECRUITINGZaragoza, 50009, Spain
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Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago
RECRUITINGSantiago de Compostela, 15706, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario de Castellon
RECRUITINGCastelló, 12004, Spain
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Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga
RECRUITINGMálaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova
RECRUITINGLleida, 25198, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol
RECRUITINGBadalona, 08916, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
RECRUITINGL'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907, Spain
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Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII
RECRUITINGTarragona, 43005, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Juan Ramón Jiménez
RECRUITINGHuelva, 21005, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
RECRUITINGFuencarral-El Pardo, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Lucus Agustí
RECRUITINGLugo, 27003, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla
RECRUITINGSantander, 39008, Spain
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Hospital Universitario San Juan Alicante
RECRUITINGAlicante, 03550, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de La Arrixaca
RECRUITINGEl Palmar, 30120, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Canarias
RECRUITINGSan Cristóbal de La Laguna, 38320, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Cruces
RECRUITINGBarakaldo, 48903, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Donostia
RECRUITINGDonostia / San Sebastian, 20014, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Leon
RECRUITINGLeón, 24008, Spain
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