Software-Guided heart procedures: a new standard for coronary care?
NCT ID NCT07766434
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This study is a large, real-world registry that will include over 10,000 people with coronary artery disease from more than 50 hospitals across China. The goal is to see how often a software tool called QFR, which analyzes angiogram images to guide treatment decisions, is used in practice. Researchers will also track heart-related events like heart attacks and repeat procedures to evaluate the quality of care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Quantitative Flow Ratio (QFR) - a software-based tool that analyzes coronary angiograms to guide revascularization decisions
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish a quality standard for using QFR to guide coronary procedures, potentially improving outcomes for heart disease patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. The results may vary across centers and may not generalize beyond China.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 coronary angiography showing visually estimated at least one main branch coronary stenosis ≥50% who present with asymptomatic ischemia, stable angina, unstable angina, non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, or ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (\>4 weeks after onset) and undergo PCI or receive conservative treatment at one of the participating centers.
- 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: * Age ≥18 years * Coronary angiography showing visually estimated at least one main branch coronary stenosis ≥50% in patients with acute coronary syndrome (including unstable angina, non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction \>4 weeks after onset) or chronic coronary syndrome (including stable angina and asymptomatic myocardial ischemia) who undergo PCI or receive conservative treatment * Ability to understand the study design and provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction within 4 weeks of onset * History of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or planned CABG within 6 months * Inability to undergo coronary angiography * Non-cardiac cause with expected survival \<1 year * Other conditions that may interfere with follow-up (e.g., dementia, substance abuse including drug addiction and other drug dependencies) * Refusal to participate in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100037, China
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