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Does OCT Optimise Results of Stenting on the Left Main Stem

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Non ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Myocardial Infarction
Myocardial Ischemia
Interventions
Device: Use of OCT to guide the angioplasty procedure
Registration Number
NCT04391413
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Brief Summary

The DOCTORS-LM study will investigate the impact of using optical coherence tomography (OCT) to guide the procedure in angioplasty of lesions of the left main stem responsible for myocardial ischemia.

Detailed Description

Angiographic evaluation of lesions of the left main stem presents particular challenges and high procedural complexity. The clinical sequelae of a suboptimal result in this context may be severe, and thus, it is recommended that patients with left-main lesions be considered for imaging-guided interventions by means of optimal coherence tomography (OCT) in non-ostial left main lesions. The investigators have previously demonstrated in a randomized trial of patients undergoing PCI for a lesion responsible for non ST elevation acute coronary syndromes that OCT provides useful clinical information beyond that obtained by angiography alone, and OCT-guidance for angioplasty in these patients yielded a significantly higher proportion of patients with an optimal functional result after stenting. In this context, the aim of the present study is to evaluate whether OCT-guided left-main angioplasty is superior to left main angioplasty guided by fluoroscopy alone, as assessed by fractional flow reserve (FFR) measured after stent implantation. Eligible patients must be aged 18 years and over, admitted for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or stable coronary artery disease (CAD); AND present an angiographically significant non-ostial lesion of the left main stem requiring angioplasty with drug eluting stent implantation.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
188
Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 18 years or over presenting with:

  • NSTEMI or unstable angina or stable angina or documented silent ischemia AND
  • De novo angiographic lesion (% diameter stenosis >=50%) or functionally significant (FFR<=0.80) lesion of the left main stem (median or distal) with or without lesions of the ostia of the LAD and/or circumflex arteries (= Medina classification 1-0-0, 1-0-1, 1-1-0, 1-1-1) or ostial lesion of the LAD and/or circumflex artery requiring angioplasty with stent implantation that will cover the distal left main stem (=Medina classification 0-0-1, 0-1-0 ou 0-1-1) AND
  • SYNTAX score ≤ 22 (or >22 and ≤32 and validated by the Heart Team)
  • Lesion with reference angiographic diameter <=5.5mm
  • Signature of written informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria

Patients with:

  • ST segment elevation myocardial infarction
  • Ostial lesion of the left main stem
  • Technically impossible to perform OCT
  • Creatinine clearance ≤ 30 ml/min/1.73m²
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction <30%
  • Hypotension or cardiogenic shock
  • Unstable ventricular arrhythmia
  • Contraindication to dual antiplatelet therapy for at least 6 (or 12) months (duration depending on the initial clinical presentation). Shorter dual antiplatelet therapy is possible in patients with long-term anticoagulation.
  • Hypersensitivity or contraindication to any of the antithrombotic therapies used during or after the procedure
  • Life expectancy <1 year
  • Persons under judicial protection
  • Subjects with no social security coverage
  • Anticipated non-compliance with the study procedures
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Subjects within the exclusion period of another clinical trial
  • Failure to provide written informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
OCT groupUse of OCT to guide the angioplasty procedureOCT will be performed after initial coronary angiography and at the end of the procedure. Several OCT runs can be performed. The operator may change procedural strategy, and use additional interventions. The operator must evaluate the following parameters, based on OCT data: Before angioplasty: reference diameter and reference area of distal main vessel; lesion length; presence and extent of thrombus or calcification. Stent implantation: Stent should be sized according to distal reference diameter, and should allow for expansion to the reference diameter of the proximal main vessel. After stent implantation: minimal and reference lumen diameter, minimal and reference lumen area, minimal stent area, presence of thrombus, presence of edge dissection, tissue protrusion, optimal lesion coverage, malapposition, suboptimal stent deployment.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Functional outcome of the procedure (absolute value)At the end of the procedure, once the operator judges the result to be satisfactory.

Functional outcome as assessed by the Fractional flow reserve (FFR) at the end of the procedure (average of at least 3 consecutive measures)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Functional outcome of the procedure (dichotomized)At the end of the procedure, once the operator judges the result to be satisfactory.

Percentage of patients with a final fractional flow reserve (FFR) value \>=0.90

Relative change in final FFR valueAt the end of the angioplasty procedure

Relative change in final FFR value as compared to initial FFR value at the start of the procedure in each patient

Percentage of patients in whom OCT after stent implantation reveals a suboptimal resultImmediately after stent implantation

Percentage of patients in whom OCT after stenting reveals a sub-optimal result, defined as the presence of any one or more of the following criteria:

* Stent under expansion

* Stent malapposition

* Lesion incompletely covered by the stent

* Residual stenosis upstream or downstream of the stent

* Edge dissection

* Thrombus

* Tissue protrusion through the stent struts

Percentage of patients in whom a change in procedural strategy is decided based on OCT dataImmediately after stent implantation

Percentage of patients in whom a change in procedural strategy is decided based on OCT data, with use of any one or more of the following:

* GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors

* Thrombo aspiration

* Rotational atherectomy

* Additional stent implantation

* Additional balloon inflations

* Re-opening of strent struts in secondary branch

Safety of OCT in angioplasty of the left main stemAt the end of the angioplasty procedure

Safety of OCT in angioplasty of the left main stem, as assessed by procedural complications

OCT data that predict final FFR value >=0.90At the end of the angioplasty procedure

Thresholds for minimal lumen diameter and minimal stent area on OCT that best predict a final FFR value \>=0.90

Trial Locations

Locations (12)

Hôpital Privé Saint Martin

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Caen, France

CHRU Clermont Ferrand

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Clermont-Ferrand, France

Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud

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Massy, France

CHU Besancon

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Besançon, Please Select, France

Centre Hospitalier de Chartres - Hôpital Louis Pasteur

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Chartres, France

CHU Nîmes - Hôpital Carémeau

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Nîmes, France

Clinique Saint Hilaire

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Rouen, France

Institut Mutualiste Montsouris

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Paris, France

Hôpital Nord Franche-Comté

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Trévenans, France

Institut Arnault Tzanck

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Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France

CHRU Lille

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Lille, Please Select, France

CHU Poitiers

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Poitiers, France

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