50,000 heart patients enrolled in Real-World stent study
NCT ID NCT01788592
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is tracking 50,000 people with coronary artery disease who receive drug-eluting stents during a routine procedure to open blocked heart arteries. Researchers want to see how well these stents prevent major heart problems like death, heart attack, or the need for another procedure. The goal is to understand how these stents perform in everyday practice, not just in controlled trials.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- drug-eluting stent
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that drug-eluting stents are safe and effective for routine use in a broad range of patients with coronary artery disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a randomized trial, so results may be influenced by patient selection. It does not test a new treatment, only evaluates existing practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2003
- 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.
Who is studied
consecutive patients amenable to percutaneous coronary intervention with drug eluting stents
- 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: * coronary disease amenable to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) * no clinical and lesion limitations Exclusion Criteria: * patients with a mixture of several drug eluting stents * terminal illness with life expectancy less than 1 year * patients with cardiogenic shock
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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