Plain-English translation of NCT05682118 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing whether a special roadmap software—a real-time imaging guide displayed during heart catheterization—makes it easier and safer for doctors to perform pressure measurements in narrowed coronary arteries. About 226 patients will be randomly assigned to receive these pressure tests either with the roadmap guidance system or without it, so researchers can compare how well each approach works.
Currently, when doctors perform these specialized pressure measurements, they often have trouble keeping the measurement wire in the right position, which can waste time and require extra contrast dye. This new guidance system is designed to overcome these challenges, but it has never been properly studied in this context before.
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You will undergo a heart catheterization procedure during which doctors measure blood pressure in your narrowed arteries. You will be randomly assigned to either receive the new roadmap guidance system (which projects a real-time map to help guide the pressure wire) or to have the procedure performed in the standard way without it. The procedure itself takes roughly the same amount of time and involves the same basic steps; the main difference is whether the guidance system is used to help position the measurement wire more efficiently.
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South Korea
Sponsor
Yonsei University
Collaborators
Philips Healthcare
Enrollment target
~226 participants
Started
July 2023
Primary completion
November 2026
Age range
19 Years and older
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in February 2026.
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Central contact
Yongcheol Kim, MD, PhD
Severance Hospital
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