Sound wave device aims to improve heart stent success in women
NCT ID NCT05755711
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study is testing a device that uses sound waves (intravascular lithotripsy) to break up hard calcium deposits in the heart arteries of women with coronary artery disease. The goal is to make it easier to place stents and improve outcomes. About 400 women are being followed to see if the device is safe and effective in real-world use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Shockwave Medical Coronary IVL System (a device that uses sound waves to break up calcium in heart arteries)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that the device helps women with calcified heart disease get better stent placement and fewer complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a randomized trial, so results may not prove the device is better than other treatments. It only includes women, so findings may not apply to men.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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399 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Female patients referred for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with coronary IVL and stenting per standard of care.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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. The subject is a non-pregnant female ≥18 years of age 2. The subject meets indications for PCI and stent 3. The subject is scheduled to undergo PCI with coronary IVL and stenting per standard of care for non-stented lesion 4. The subject is willing to comply with protocol-specified follow-up evaluations 5. The subject, or legally authorized representative, has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to its provisions, and has provided written informed consent, approved by the appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Committee (EC) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects with known mental or physical illness or known history of substance abuse that may cause non-compliance with the protocol, confound the data interpretation, or is associated with a life expectancy of less than one year 2. Subjects presenting with cardiogenic shock at the time of the index procedure 3. Serious angiographic complication in the target vessel prior to treatment with coronary IVL including-severe dissection (Type D to F), perforation, abrupt closure, persistent slow-flow or persistent no reflow 4. Subject unable to tolerate anticoagulation/antiplatelet therapy per guidelines 5. Subject is enrolled in any study of an investigational device or drug that may interfere with study results
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HP Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere
Paris, Paris, 75013, France
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Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
Plano, Texas, 75093, United States
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Centennial Heart
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Centre Hospitalier d'Antibes
Antibes, Antibes, 06606, France
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Clinique Pasteur
Toulouse, BP 27617, 31076 Cedex 3, France
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Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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DHR Health Heart Institute
McAllen, Texas, 78503, United States
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Emory Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States
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Golden Jubilee National Hospital
Clydebank, G81 4HX, United Kingdom
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles, California, 90017, United States
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Hammersmith Hospital
London, W12 0HS,, United Kingdom
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Heart and Lung Center Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
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Hospital Clinico De Santiago
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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Hospital Clínico San Carlos
Madrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
Córdoba, Spain
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Hospital del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
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Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
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Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud Hôpital Privé Jacques Cartier
Massy, 91300, France
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Kaiser Permanente - San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, California, 94118, United States
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Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Bruder Trier
Trier, Nordallee 1, 54292, Germany
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Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Liverpool, L14 3PE, United Kingdom
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Loma Linda University Health
Loma Linda, California, 92354, United States
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MUSC Health University Medical Center
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Morton Plant Hospital
Clearwater, Florida, 33756, United States
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NYU Langone Health
Brooklyn, New York, 11220, United States
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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New England Heart and Vascular Institute
Manchester, New Hampshire, 03102, United States
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Northside Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States
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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, 60208, United States
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Overlake Medical Center
Bellevue, Washington, 98004, United States
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Piedmont Heart Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States
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Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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South Denver Cardiology Associates, P.C
Littleton, Colorado, 80120, United States
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St. Francis Hospital
Roslyn, New York, 11576, United States
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St. George's Hospital
London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
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Stanford University
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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Tallahassee Research Institute
Tallahassee, Florida, 32308, United States
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The Lindner Center for Research and Education at The Christ Hospital CRA: Timothy
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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Tulane University Center for Clinical Research
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg - Universitaet Mainz
Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Germany
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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WellSpan York Hospital
York, Pennsylvania, 17403, United States
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Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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