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Clinical Trials/NCT06736899
NCT06736899
Recruiting
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Randomized Trial of Orbital Atherectomy Versus Standard Strategy in Calcified Bifurcation Lesions

Fundación EPIC9 sites in 1 country200 target enrollmentOctober 23, 2025

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Balloon System Treatment
Conditions
Coronary Artery Disease
Sponsor
Fundación EPIC
Enrollment
200
Locations
9
Primary Endpoint
EFFICACY: Angiographic criteria success
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
11 days ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Clinical research with medical devices indicated in accordance with the CE marking, led by researchers, multicenter, open, prospective, randomized and controlled. Patients are randomized to treatment with a conventional balloon and then a coronary stent or to initial plaque modification with Orbital Atherectomy (OA) and then a coronary stent. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of OA in the adequate treatment with coronary stent of the calcified bifurcation lesion using angiography and optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Detailed Description

The risk profile of patients and their comorbidities have worsened and the observed lesions undergoing treatment are increasingly complex. This has promoted the development of new technologies for plaque modification, especially in the context of calcified lesions. These predispose to suboptimal results of the intervention due to an increased risk of malapposition and underexpansion of the stents, the main variables for restenosis and/or thrombosis of the stents. Thus, compared with non-calcified lesions, the increased amount of calcium in the coronary artery leads to a higher incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE). Coronary bifurcation stenting remains complex and is associated with a high risk of stent thrombosis and restenosis even with contemporary techniques, and suboptimal outcomes are frequently observed due to side branch (SL) involvement that increases cardiovascular events. Our hypothesis is that the use of orbital atherectomy (OA) for coronary revascularization in the presence of calcified bifurcation lesions is feasible and safe compared to the more common technique, favoring the subsequent performance of provisional stenting (PS).

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
October 23, 2025
End Date
December 31, 2026
Last Updated
11 days ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Fundación EPIC
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients over 18 years of age and
  • Patients with moderately or severely calcified bifurcation lesions (lateral vessel ≥ 2mm), candidates for PCI with coronary stent implantation, in whom there is the possibility of adequate clinical follow-up at 1 year and
  • Patients agree to participate in the study, by signing the Informed Consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with revascularization of the artery to be treated within 9 months prior to the index procedure.
  • Patients with contraindication for the use of Orbital Atherectomy:
  • Patients in cardiogenic shock.
  • Patients with Thrombotic lesions.
  • Patients with Vascular graft disease.
  • Patients with remain vessel disease.
  • Patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction.
  • Patients allergic to the components of the washing serum (glide).
  • Patients with life expectancy less than one year.

Arms & Interventions

Balloon Angioplasty (BA)

Intervention: Balloon System Treatment

Orbital Atherectomy (OA)

Intervention: Orbital Atherectomy System Treatment

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

EFFICACY: Angiographic criteria success

Time Frame: At the end of PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention)

Percentage of Main vessel and side branch (≥2 mm) patency (final stenosis \<20%) without the presence of: residual lesion \>70% and TIMI flow \< 3 and residual ≥ type C disection

EFFICACY: OCT criteria: Stent expansion

Time Frame: At the end of PCI

Percentage of MLA / mean reference luminal area (mean proximal and distal reference luminal)

Secondary Outcomes

  • SAFETY:Major adverse cardiac events (MACE)(At the end of PCI)
  • EFFICACY: Other variables related to stent expansion. Minimal Lumen Area (MLA) in mm2(At the end of PCI)
  • EFFICACY: Other variables related to stent expansion. Minimal Lumen Area (MLA)(At the end of PCI)
  • EFFICACY: Other variables related to stent expansion. Mean stent expansion(At the end of PCI)
  • EFFICACY: Other variables related to stent expansion. Stent expansion using linear model(At the end of PCI)
  • SAFETY:Major adverse cardiac events (MACE)(12 months)
  • SAFETY:Major adverse cardiac events (MACE)(6 months)
  • SAFETY:Major adverse cardiac events (MACE)(30 days)

Study Sites (9)

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