Vitamin C-Coated stent takes on heart disease in major trial
NCT ID NCT07566091
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares a new stent that releases sirolimus and ascorbic acid (vitamin C) to a standard everolimus-releasing stent in over 2,000 people with coronary artery disease. The goal is to see if the new stent is as good at preventing heart-related complications like death, heart attack, or the need for repeat procedures within one year. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive one of the two stents during a routine angioplasty procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sirolimus and ascorbic acid (vitamin C) coated on a stent
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new, equally effective option for opening blocked heart arteries with a stent that releases medication and vitamin C.
- What could go wrong
- This is a non-inferiority trial, meaning it aims to show the new stent is not worse than the standard one, not that it is better. The study hasn't started yet, and results may not show a clear advantage.
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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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About 2,034 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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.
- Ages
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19 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: 1. Adult men and women aged 19 years or older 2. Patients with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) or acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who require percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (all-comers) 3. Patients who have voluntarily provided written informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cardiogenic shock within 48 hours prior to the procedure 2. Known hypersensitivity to sirolimus, everolimus, ascorbic acid, or stent components (e.g., cobalt-chromium alloy) 3. Patients unable to maintain dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), including aspirin and a P2Y12 inhibitor, for 1 year 4. Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or of childbearing potential 5. Clinically significant abnormalities identified during study visits, physical examination, laboratory tests, or electrocardiogram (ECG) that, in the investigator's judgment, may interfere with the safe completion of the study 6. Life expectancy of less than 1 year or presence of serious non-cardiac conditions that may affect compliance with the study protocol 7. Patients who are unwilling or unable to comply with the study protocol
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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