Trial to Assess Non-inferiority of an Orbital Atherectomy Only Versus a Calcium-tailored Debulking Approach

NCT07105930 · tracked via the Priya Life Science Germany tracker

Sponsor

IHF GmbH - Institut für Herzinfarktforschung

Phase

Not applicable

Started

2025-10-30

Last updated

2026-03-27

Condition(s) studied

Orbital Atherectomy

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Debulging approach using the orbital atherectomy systemDebulging using rotational atherectomy, scoring or cutting balloons, or shockwave therapy

Debulging approach using the orbital atherectomy system: A uniform approach using only the orbital atherectomy system (Diamondback 360®), which sands away the calcium with a rotating crown

Debulging using rotational atherectomy, scoring or cutting balloons, or shockwave therapy: A tailored approach, where the operator chooses from various available methods based on the patient's specific type of calcium

Study summary

Some patients with coronary artery disease have severely calcified vessels. In these cases, placing a stent - a small tube that helps keep the artery open - can be very difficult. Calcium build-up in the artery wall may prevent the stent from expanding properly, increasing the risk of complications or failure of the treatment.

To prepare these vessels before stenting, doctors use special techniques to modify or remove the calcium. These techniques are known as plaque modification strategies and can include devices such as atherectomy systems, scoring balloons, or intravascular lithotripsy. However, there is no clear standard as to which strategy is best.

Purpose of the Study:

This study compares two different approaches to treating calcified coronary arteries before stenting:

* A uniform approach using only the orbital atherectomy system (Diamondback 360®, Abbott), which sands away the calcium with a rotating crown
* A tailored approach, where the operator chooses from various available methods (e.g., rotational atherectomy, scoring or cutting balloons, or shockwave therapy) based on the patient's specific type of calcium The goal is to determine whether the uniform orbital atherectomy approach is not worse (non-inferior) than the individualized method when it comes to how well the stent expands inside the artery.

This is a randomized, controlled clinical trial. Patients will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups.

Randomization ensures fair comparison between both groups. The decision to implant a stent and to use additional techniques is at the discretion of the interventional cardiologist.

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Min age

18 Years

Max age

—

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 Years * Chronic coronary syndrome with a clinical indication for percutaneous coronary intervention of a severely calcified lesion as defined by coronary computer tomography (CT; Agatston Score of target lesion ≥453 OR Calcium Arc \>270°). The determination of calcification in the target lesion is based on native and contrast enhanced CT scans that are conducted as per clinical guidelines. The CT images must not be older than 6 months at the time of patient enrollment. * Signed informed consent * The patient is an appropriate candidate for bypass surgery, angioplasty, or atherectomy therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Acute ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (STE-ACS) within 48 hours * Cardiogenic shock * Chronic total occlusion of the target lesion * Glomerular filtration rate \< 30 ml/min/1.73 m2 * Known presence, at the time of enrollment, of any contraindications listed in the Instructions for Use (IFU) of the investigational device: * The OCT (optical coherence tomography) imaging catheter cannot cross * The wire or imaging catheter cannot cross * The target lesion is within a bypass graft or stent * The patient is not an appropriate candidate for bypass surgery, angioplasty, or atherectomy therapy. * The patient has angiographic evidence of thrombus * The patient has only one open coronary vessel * The patient has angiographic evidence of flow reducing dissection at the treatment site * The patient has a known hypersensitivity to egg-, soy-, or peanut protein or to any of the active substances or excipients of the ViperSlide™ lubricant * Pregnancy (assessed by clinical routine testing) * Participation in another interventional clinical trial

Primary outcome measure(s)

Post-procedural Minimal Stent Area (MSA %) as assessed by optical coherence to-mography (OCT) imaging — MSA will be assessed in the final OCT run performed after stent implantation withine baseline

Trial sites (1)

Facility	City	Region	Status
Universitäres Herz - und Gefäßzentrum, Unversitätsklinikum Frankfurt	Frankfurt	Germany	Recruiting

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Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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