About this trial
The NODULE-SHOCK trial is a prospective, investigator-initiated, single-center, randomized controlled trial designed to compare the efficacy of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) with or without rotational atherectomy (RA) in patients with coronary calcified nodules (Cohort A), and operator-determined vs maximum IVL pulses in patients with non-nodular severe coronary calcium (Cohort B).
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age ≥18 years who signed written informed consent
Presence of a clinical indication for coronary intervention
Patients undergoing PCI for a de novo calcified lesion with planned drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation
≥70% and <100% stenosis on angiography, or
Disqualifiers
Cardiogenic shock at the time of procedure
Primary PCI for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
Pregnant, nursing, or childbearing potential without adequate contraception
Known allergy or contraindication to DAPT (aspirin, clopidogrel, prasugrel, ticagrelor)
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Intravascular lithotripsy
DeviceIntravascular lithotripsy device used for calcium modification in coronary lesions, using either operator-determined or maximum pulsed numbers for lesion preparation prior to stenting.
Rotational atherectomy
DeviceRotational atherectomy device used to debulk calcified nodules before IVL and stent implantation.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Minimum stent area (MSA)
Post-procedural minimum stent area measured at the site of the calcified nodule (Cohort A) or the point of maximum calcification (Cohort B), as assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT)
Secondary outcomes
Number of Calcium fractures
Number and presence of post-IVL calcium fractures identified on OCT
Target vessel failure (TVF)
Target vessel failure (TVF) defined as composite of cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction, and target vessel revascularization
Stent thrombosis
Definite or probable stent thrombosis according to academic research consortium-2 (ARC-2) definitions. Definite stent thrombosis is defined as the presence of a thrombus within the stent, within 5 mm of the stent edge, or in a side branch of the stented segment, confirmed by angiography or pathology, along with evidence of acute ischemia such as symptoms, ECG changes, or elevated cardiac biomarkers. Probable is defined as a myocardial infarction in the territory of the stented vessel without angiographic confirmation and without another obvious cause.
Device success
Successful lesion crossing and device delivery to the target site
Sponsors and contacts
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Annapoorna Kini
Lead sponsor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sponsor institution