New study aims to predict lung vein disease in kids before it worsens
NCT ID NCT04696289
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study at Boston Children's Hospital is testing whether a thorough catheterization assessment can predict the outcome of pulmonary vein stenosis in children. Eighty children with known or suspected vein narrowing will undergo four tests during catheterization: angiography, ultrasound, pressure measurement, and compliance testing. Researchers will then check each vein's status after 12 months to see which measurements best predict disease progression.
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 help doctors predict which veins will worsen, allowing earlier and more targeted treatment for children with pulmonary vein stenosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not find reliable predictors, and results may 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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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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Up to 12 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: * Pediatric patients undergoing cardiac catheterization for the indication of known or suspicion for intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis. Exclusion Criteria: * Hemodynamically unstable patients as determined by the patient care team.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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