Status:

RECRUITING

Barriers Limiting OCT Penetration in Clinical Practice

Lead Sponsor:

Consorzio Futuro in Ricerca

Conditions:

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) (E.G., Angina, Myocardial Infarction, and Atherosclerotic Heart Disease (ASHD))

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The updated guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) for chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) have upgraded the use of IVUS and OCT to a class IA recommendation for complex PCI, based on ev...

Detailed Description

The last update of European Society of Cardiology (ESC) chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) guidelines upgraded the use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging and optical coherence tomography (OCT) to...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Cohort intracoronary imaging NO
  • • Inclusion criteria
  • Patients undergoing clinically indicated PCI and having at least one of the following criteria (suggestive for complex PCI) without receiving intracoronary imaging:
  • Long lesion (\>38 mm)
  • True bifurcation involving side-branch with a reference diameter of \>2.5 mm and Medina 1.1.1
  • Left main bifurcation
  • • Exclusion criteria
  • Refusal of informed consent
  • Cohort intracoronary imaging YES according to guidelines recommendation
  • • Inclusion criteria
  • Patients undergoing clinically indicated PCI with the guidance of intracoronary imaging (OCT or IVUS) and having at least one of the following criteria (suggestive for complex PCI) receiving imaging:
  • Long lesion (\>38 mm)
  • True bifurcation involving side-branch with a reference diameter of \>2.5 mm and Medina 1.1.1
  • Left main bifurcation
  • • Exclusion criteria
  • Refusal of informed consent
  • Cohort intracoronary imaging YES outside guidelines recommendation
  • Inclusion criteria Patients undergoing IVUS or OCT use.
  • Exclusion criteria
  • Long lesion (\>38 mm)
  • True bifurcation involving side-branch with a reference diameter of \>2.5 mm and Medina 1.1.1
  • Left main bifurcation
  • Refusal of informed consent

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 15 2025

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    May 15 2026

    Estimated Enrollment :

    1000 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT07193693

    Start Date

    September 15 2025

    End Date

    May 15 2026

    Last Update

    January 6 2026

    Active Locations (2)

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    1

    ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII

    Bergamo, Italy

    2

    Ospedale San Martino

    Genova, Italy