The European Bifurcation Club Left Main Study

NCT ID: NCT02497014

Last Updated: 2016-03-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

450 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-02-29

Study Completion Date

2020-08-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of the study is to investigate clinical outcomes following single versus dual stenting strategies for the treatment of true bifurcation distal left main coronary artery lesions.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty Coronary Artery Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1 Stent

Patients who are going to receive 1 stent in the main vessel and the side vessel will be treated with kissing ballon inflation

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

1 Stent

Intervention Type DEVICE

Stenting of main vessel should be undertaken with a wire jailed in the side vessel to preserve side vessel flow and access. Stent diameter should be chosen according to diameter of the main vessel immediately distal to the bifurcation. Distal left main should be dilated with a short non-compliant balloon. Side vessel should be rewired and a kissing balloon inflation should be undertaken. Balloon sizes should be according to the diameter of the main and side vessel with individual high pressure inflation followed by a final lower pressure kiss dilatation. Proximal stented portion in the left main coronary artery should be dilated to full expansion using either low pressure dilatation of the kissing balloon pair or a separate individual balloon. It is preferred that non-compliant balloons should be used to limit overstretching of vessels. In case of specific situations described in the protocol the operator may choose to implant a side vessel stent, using same process as described above.

2 Stents

Patients who are going to receive 2 stents in both vessels

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

2 Stents

Intervention Type DEVICE

Coronary guide wires should be passed to LAD and Cx/intermediate arteries respectively. One should be designated the main vessel and one should be designated the side vessel. The planned dual stent technique is at the discretion of the operator but should be one of culotte, minicrush, T or TAP. If a crush procedure is chosen, it should ideally be of the DK variety. Stent diameter should be chosen according to the diameter of the vessel immediately distal to the bifurcation. Wire jail, POT, non-compliant balloons, high pressure individual "ostial" dilatations and final dilatation of the stented proximal left main should be used in accordance with the advice of the EBC. Further treatment to proximal or distal aspects of the main vessel or side vessel can be continued at the discretion of the operator. At any stage, proximal or distal dissections may be treated as required with further stent implantations. At any stage, post-dilatations may be undertaken to optimise stent expansion.

Interventions

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1 Stent

Stenting of main vessel should be undertaken with a wire jailed in the side vessel to preserve side vessel flow and access. Stent diameter should be chosen according to diameter of the main vessel immediately distal to the bifurcation. Distal left main should be dilated with a short non-compliant balloon. Side vessel should be rewired and a kissing balloon inflation should be undertaken. Balloon sizes should be according to the diameter of the main and side vessel with individual high pressure inflation followed by a final lower pressure kiss dilatation. Proximal stented portion in the left main coronary artery should be dilated to full expansion using either low pressure dilatation of the kissing balloon pair or a separate individual balloon. It is preferred that non-compliant balloons should be used to limit overstretching of vessels. In case of specific situations described in the protocol the operator may choose to implant a side vessel stent, using same process as described above.

Intervention Type DEVICE

2 Stents

Coronary guide wires should be passed to LAD and Cx/intermediate arteries respectively. One should be designated the main vessel and one should be designated the side vessel. The planned dual stent technique is at the discretion of the operator but should be one of culotte, minicrush, T or TAP. If a crush procedure is chosen, it should ideally be of the DK variety. Stent diameter should be chosen according to the diameter of the vessel immediately distal to the bifurcation. Wire jail, POT, non-compliant balloons, high pressure individual "ostial" dilatations and final dilatation of the stented proximal left main should be used in accordance with the advice of the EBC. Further treatment to proximal or distal aspects of the main vessel or side vessel can be continued at the discretion of the operator. At any stage, proximal or distal dissections may be treated as required with further stent implantations. At any stage, post-dilatations may be undertaken to optimise stent expansion.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Bifurcation distal left main stem stenosis \>50% and

* Ischaemic symptoms, or
* Positive non-invasive imaging for ischaemia, or
* Positive FFR, or
* LMS IVUS MLA \<6mm2
* Left main diameter ≤5.75mm
* True bifurcation lesion type 1,1,1 or 0,1,1
* LAD and Cx diameter both \>2.75mm
* Unprotected left main
* Patient ≥18 years old

Exclusion Criteria

* STEMI \<72 hours preceding
* Cardiogenic shock
* Chronic total occlusion of either vessel
* \>2 other coronary lesions planned for treatment
* SYNTAX score for planned lesions to be treated \>32
* LMS trifurcation if all vessels are ≥2.75mm diameter
* Either bifurcation vessel not suitable for stenting
* Platelet count ≤50 x 10\^9/mm3
* Left ventricular ejection fraction ≤20%
* Patient life expectancy less than 12 months
* Participation in another investigational drug or device study
* Patient unable to give informed consent
* Women of child-bearing potential or lactating
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medtronic

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

European Cardiovascular Research Center

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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David Hildick-Smith, Dr

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust

Locations

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Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, , Denmark

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Rigshospitalet Copenhagen University Hospital

Copenhagen, , Denmark

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinique de Fontaine

Fontaine-lès-Dijon, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

HCL CHU Luis Pradel

Lyon, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Hopital Jacques Cartier

Massy, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinique Saint Hilaire

Rouen, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinique Pasteur

Toulouse, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

CHU Rangueil

Toulouse, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Herzzentrum Bad Krozingen

Bad Krozingen, , Germany

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Elisabeth Krankenhaus Essen

Essen, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Catania - Ferrarotto Hospital

Catania, , Italy

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Ospedale San Raffaele

Milan, , Italy

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Universita Cattolica del Sacre Cuore

Roma, , Italy

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital

Riga, , Latvia

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Center of Serbia

Belgrade, , Serbia

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Hospital del Mar

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Hospital Sant Pau i Sant Creu

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Hospital de la Reina Sofia

Córdoba, , Spain

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Belfast City Hospital

Belfast, , United Kingdom

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Royal Sussex County Hospital

Brighton, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

St Thomas Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Freeman Hospital

Newcastle upon Tyne, , United Kingdom

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford, , United Kingdom

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Countries

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Denmark France Germany Italy Latvia Serbia Spain United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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Patricia Tiago

Role: CONTACT

+33176739258

Facility Contacts

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Edda Calabro

Role: primary

Severine Roger

Role: primary

Françoise Hupel

Role: primary

Frédéric Petit

Role: primary

Jacqueline Cahuzac

Role: primary

0033 5 61 32 33 45

Ludovic Lacassagne

Role: backup

0033 5 61 32 33 45

Gudrun Dietsche

Role: primary

+49 76 33 402 5213

Johanna Korb

Role: backup

+49 7633 402 5211

Vanessa Reuter

Role: primary

Laura Basile

Role: primary

Vega Rusconi

Role: primary

Paula Cabrero Cereto

Role: primary

Eva Cebrian

Role: primary

Nicola Skipper

Role: primary

Lucy Clack

Role: primary

Bijal Patel

Role: primary

Ellie Corps

Role: primary

References

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Maznyczka A, Arunothayaraj S, Banning AP, Schmitz T, Wlodarczak A, Silvestri M, Egred M, Koning R, Spence MS, Morice MC, Lefevre T, Ferenc M, Cockburn J, Erglis A, Brunel P, Burzotta F, Kretov E, Hovasse T, Pan M, Clesham G, Chieff A, Mylotte D, Lindsay M, Christiansen EH, Bouisset F, Vaquerizo B, Lassen JF, Darremont O, Louvard Y, Stankovic G, Hildick-Smith D; EBC MAIN (European Bifurcation Club Left Main Coronary Stent) trial investigators. Patterns of Restenosis After Left Main Bifurcation Single- or Dual-Stenting: An EBC MAIN Trial Subanalysis. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Sep 17:e015546. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.125.015546. Online ahead of print.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40959874 (View on PubMed)

Arunothayaraj S, Egred M, Banning AP, Brunel P, Ferenc M, Hovasse T, Wlodarczak A, Pan M, Schmitz T, Silvestri M, Erglis A, Kretov E, Lassen JF, Chieffo A, Lefevre T, Burzotta F, Cockburn J, Darremont O, Stankovic G, Morice MC, Louvard Y, Hildick-Smith D. Stepwise Provisional Versus Systematic Dual-Stent Strategies for Treatment of True Left Main Coronary Bifurcation Lesions. Circulation. 2025 Mar 4;151(9):612-622. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.071153. Epub 2025 Feb 5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39907022 (View on PubMed)

Arunothayaraj S, Lassen JF, Clesham GJ, Spence MS, Koning R, Banning AP, Lindsay M, Christiansen EH, Egred M, Cockburn J, Mylotte D, Brunel P, Ferenc M, Hovasse T, Wlodarczak A, Pan M, Silvestri M, Erglis A, Kretov E, Chieffo A, Lefevre T, Burzotta F, Darremont O, Stankovic G, Morice MC, Louvard Y, Hildick-Smith D. Impact of technique on bifurcation stent outcomes in the European Bifurcation Club Left Main Coronary Trial. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2023 Feb;101(3):553-562. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30575. Epub 2023 Jan 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36709485 (View on PubMed)

Hildick-Smith D, Egred M, Banning A, Brunel P, Ferenc M, Hovasse T, Wlodarczak A, Pan M, Schmitz T, Silvestri M, Erglis A, Kretov E, Lassen JF, Chieffo A, Lefevre T, Burzotta F, Cockburn J, Darremont O, Stankovic G, Morice MC, Louvard Y. The European bifurcation club Left Main Coronary Stent study: a randomized comparison of stepwise provisional vs. systematic dual stenting strategies (EBC MAIN). Eur Heart J. 2021 Oct 1;42(37):3829-3839. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab283.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34002215 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MED-03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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