Heart artery balloon registry aims to refine blockage treatment
NCT ID NCT07231835
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is collecting information from 3,000 people who receive a special drug-coated balloon to open blocked heart arteries. The goal is to see how effective and safe the balloon is in real-world use, including for different types of blockages and patient conditions. Researchers hope to learn which patients benefit most and how to best use this treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2034
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
Adults (\>18 years) with stable CAD or ACS who have a PCI indication and are treated with the Protégé DCB.
- 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: * Patients undergoing PCI with the Protégé paclitaxel-eluting DCB * Age ≥ 18 years * Presence of a de novo lesion or in-stent restenosis in a native coronary artery or a in a bypass graft and suitable for PCI * Reference vessel diameter between 2.0 - 4.5 mm * Patient suitable for dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent * Allergy to paclitaxel
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Amsterdam UMC
RECRUITINGAmsterdam, Netherlands
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