One scan, many answers: can a new CT predict heart risks after stenting?
NCT ID NCT07763340
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a new type of CT scan, called photon-counting CT, can do it all in one go for people who have had a coronary stent placed. The scan aims to check the stent and arteries, measure blood flow to the heart muscle, and assess heart function in a single exam. Researchers will follow 800 participants for a year to see how well this scan detects stent narrowing and whether it can predict future heart problems like heart attacks or hospitalizations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) imaging
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish a single, comprehensive CT scan as a reliable way to detect stent narrowing and predict future heart events, potentially reducing the need for invasive follow-up procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly improve outcomes. The accuracy and prognostic value of the new CT technique are still unproven, and results may not generalize beyond this specific patient group.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
Who is studied
Patients with cardiovascular diseases
- Ages
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18 to 100 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. Age 18 years or older; 2. History of percutaneous coronary intervention with implantation of at least one coronary stent; 3. Ability to undergo iodinated contrast-enhanced CT; 4. Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Estimated glomerular filtration rate below the institutional threshold for contrast-enhanced CT, generally less than 30 mL/min/1.73 m², unless examination is clinically justified and approved according to institutional policy; 2. Known severe hypersensitivity to iodinated contrast material that cannot be adequately managed using the institutional premedication protocol; Pregnancy or suspected pregnancy; 3. Inability to provide informed consent or comply with study procedures; 4. Severe respiratory inability to perform the required breath-hold.
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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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Chinese PLA General Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100039, China
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