Could extra heart testing ease chest pain in blocked artery patients?
NCT ID NCT07449052
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether adding a special heart function test (coronary function testing) to the standard artery-opening procedure (angioplasty) can better relieve chest pain and improve quality of life. About 450 adults with a significant blockage in a major heart artery will take part. Half will get the standard procedure alone, and half will also get the extra testing to guide additional treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that extra heart function testing helps doctors better treat chest pain and improve daily life for people with blocked arteries.
- What could go wrong
- This trial is not yet recruiting and is relatively small (450 people). It tests a diagnostic procedure, not a new drug, so the benefit may be modest and not apply to all patients.
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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 450 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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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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: * Patients \>18 years of age * Hemodynamically relevant obstructive coronary artery disease (as assessed by pressure wire evaluation) in the left anterior descending coronary artery amenable to percutaneous coronary intervention at the discretion of the operator. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery. * Stenosis \>90% in the target vessel or a stenosis deemed unsafe for pressure wire instrumentation * Known severe left ventricular dysfunction (left ventricular ejection fraction by any imaging modality) * Severe valvular disease * Renal impairment (estimated glomerular filtration rate \<30mL/min) * Contra-indications for the use of adenosine or acetylcholine * Expected inability to conform to the clinical follow-up * Unable or unwilling to use the ORBITA-app * Life expectancy of less than 12 months.
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