Heart stent stretch test: can doctors safely go bigger?
NCT ID NCT05340361
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether a specific type of heart stent (zotarolimus-eluting) can be expanded more than usual to treat tricky blockages. Researchers will use a special camera (OCT) to check the stent's size and safety in 30 adults with coronary artery disease. The goal is to see if overexpanding the stent is effective and safe.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- zotarolimus-eluting stent
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better treat complex artery blockages by safely using larger stents.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. There is a risk of stent fracture or other complications.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
Patients with IHD had a discrepancy between proximal and distal reference vessels requiring stent implantation and considering stent overexpansion will be recruited.
- 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: * Patients, ≥19 years of age, who were diagnosed with IHD requiring stent implantation for lesion with size discrepancy between proximal and distal reference diameter over 1mm, such as tapered long lesion or bifurcation lesion, confirmed by OCT * The decision to participate voluntarily in this study and the written consent of the patient Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with hypersensitivity or contraindication to antiplatelet treatment * Female of childbearing potential, who possibly plans to become pregnant any time after enrollment into this study. * Patients with a life expectancy shorter than 1 year
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yongin Severance Hospital
Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 16995, South Korea
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