Heart stent study tests if special cameras beat standard X-Ray for reopening clogged arteries
NCT ID NCT07297641
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two methods for guiding a second stent procedure in people whose drug-coated stents have re-narrowed. One method uses standard X-ray (angiography), the other adds detailed imaging from inside the artery. The goal is to see which approach leads to fewer major heart events. About 1,500 participants will be followed for at least a year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedure
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that using advanced imaging during a second stent procedure lowers the risk of future heart problems compared to standard X-ray guidance.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large trial, but it only includes first-time restenosis in native arteries, so results may not apply to all patients. The benefit of imaging guidance may be small or not outweigh added complexity.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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.
Who is studied
The first-time drug-eluting stent in-stent restenosis (DES-ISR) who underwent repeat percutaneous coronary intervention (re-PCI) under angiographic guidance or combined IVUS guidance.
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: (1) Patients with DES-ISR lesions; (2) Life expectancy of at least 1 year; (3) DES-ISR lesions occurring for the first time in native coronary arteries and suitable for re-PCI based on angiographic findings. Exclusion Criteria: (1) Bare-metal stent in-stent restenosis (BMS-ISR). (2) Non-DES-ISR lesions. (3) Incomplete clinical and angiographic data. (4) Poor quality of IVUS or angiographic images. (5) Recurrent DES-ISR. (6) Optical coherence tomography (OCT) guidance.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nanjing First Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210006, China
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