Balloon vs stent: which is better for tricky heart blockages?
NCT ID NCT07019350
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a drug-coated balloon works as well as a drug-eluting stent for people with complex blockages in heart arteries. About 520 adults with coronary artery disease will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatments. The goal is to see which approach leads to fewer major heart problems like heart attack or death.
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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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About 520 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- Ages
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19 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 * Subject must be at least 19 years of age * Patients with acute or chronic coronary syndrome intended for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) * Patients with de novo complex coronary bifurcation with clinically relevant side branch. Definition of complex coronary bifurcation with clinically relevant side branch is true bifurcation lesion (Medina 1,1,1 / 1,0,1 / 0,1,1) with side branch lesion length ≥10mm and should meet at least one of the below criteria. i. Left main bifurcation with side branch stenosis severity ≥70% by visual estimation ii. Non-left main bifurcation with side branch reference vessel diameter ≥2.75mm and stenosis severity ≥90% by visual estimation * Subject who can verbally confirm understandings of risks, benefits and treatment alternatives of receiving invasive approach and he/she or his/her legally authorized representative provides written informed consent prior to any study related procedure. Exclusion Criteria * Hemodynamically unstable condition (SBP \<90 mmHg even after administration of vasopressor, ventricular arrhythmias, or cardiogenic shock) * Known true anaphylaxis to contrast medium (not allergic reaction but anaphylactic shock) * Known significant congenital, severe valvular or cardiomyopathic (hypertrophic or dilated cardiomyopathy, or any other forms) process which could explain cardiac symptoms. * Severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction \<30%) * Intolerance to aspirin, clopidogrel, ticagrelor, prasugrel, or heparin. * Non-cardiac co-morbid conditions are present with life expectancy \<1 year or that may result in protocol non-compliance (per site investigator's medical judgment) * Unwillingness or inability to comply with the procedures described in this protocol.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chonnam National University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGwangju, South Korea
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Chosun University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGwangju, South Korea
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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