New heart stent tool could simplify procedures for millions
NCT ID NCT05437900
First seen Jan 12, 2026 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 23 times
Summary
This study tests whether a new pressure microcatheter works as well as the standard pressure wire for guiding stent placement in people with coronary artery disease. About 2,500 participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two devices during their procedure. The main goal is to see if the microcatheter leads to similar rates of major heart problems like death, heart attack, or repeat procedures over one year.
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Amsterdam UMC
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II
RECRUITINGNaples, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Sant'Andrea
RECRUITINGRome, Italy
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CHU Lille
RECRUITINGLille, France
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Catharina Ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGEindhoven, Netherlands
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Catholic Medical Center Koblenz-Montabaur
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKoblenz, Germany
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Claude Bernard University
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLyon, France
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Dr. Jurasz University Hospital No. 1
RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, Poland
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Germans Trias i Pujol Hopital
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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Herzzentrum Dresden
RECRUITINGDresden, Germany
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Herzzentrum Lahr
RECRUITINGLahr, Germany
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Hospital Clínic Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital de Belvitge
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ICPS
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John Paul II Specialistic Hospital
RECRUITINGKrakow, Poland
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Klinikum Fürth
RECRUITINGFürth, Germany
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Klinikum Herford
RECRUITINGHerford, Germany
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National Cardiac Institute
RECRUITINGWarsaw, Poland
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Nuovo Arcispedale S.Anna Di Ferrara
RECRUITINGFerrara, Italy
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OLV Aalst
RECRUITINGAalst, Oost-Vlaanderen, 9300, Belgium
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Ospedale Civile Sant'Andrea
RECRUITINGLa Spezia, Italy
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Ospedale Santa Maria Goretti
RECRUITINGLatina, Italy
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QILU Hospital of Shandong University
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGShandong, China
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UMCN Radboud
RECRUITINGNijmegen, Netherlands
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Universitair ziekenhuis Brussel
RECRUITINGBrussels, Belgium
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Universitätsklinik
RECRUITINGMainz, Germany
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSichuan, China
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ZOL
RECRUITINGGenk, Belgium
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Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGShanghai, Xuhui District, 200031, China
What this could mean
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Active substance
Pressure microcatheter (a thin tube used during heart stent placement to measure blood flow)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could show that the pressure microcatheter is just as good as the standard wire for guiding stent placement, potentially offering doctors a simpler tool.
What could go wrong
This is a large phase 4 trial, but it's testing non-inferiority (not superiority), so the new device may not be better. Risks include typical heart procedure complications like bleeding or vessel damage.
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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