NCT05094284

Brief Summary

Over the past three decades, coronary stent struts have been made progressively thinner. Thin strut drug-eluting stents (DES) performed better than their thicker counterparts in a recent study. Thinner struts discourage abnormal coronary flow after implantation and associated with greater flexibility, deliverability and better clinical outcomes. Lower strut thickness may be particularly advantageous in small target vessels because thicker struts and smaller minimum in-stent lumen diameter are independent predictors of in-stent restenosis. BioFreedom Ultra is a thin strut (84μm), cobalt-chromium, carrier-free drug-coated stent with Biolimus A9 drug. The BioFreedom Ultra stent is intended for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for high-bleeding-risk (HBR) patients treated with 1-month dual antiplatelet therapy. BioFreedom Ultra received CE mark in October 2020 supported by the LEADERS FREE III trial which enrolled 400 HBR patients using the same inclusion criteria as the LEADERS FREE randomized trial. LEADERS FREE III is a single-arm trial, with all patients treated using the BioFreedom Ultra stent. The data was compared to the BioFreedom stainless steel drug-coated stent (DCS-StS) and bare-metal stent (BMS) groups from LEADERS FREE. The primary safety endpoint of the trial was a composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, or definite/probable stent thrombosis. The primary efficacy endpoint was clinically driven target lesion revascularization. The study found that the BioFreedom Ultra was non-inferior to the DCS-StS for safety and superior to the BMS for efficacy. Definite or probable stent thrombosis at 1 year in this HBR population was only 1%. Recently, the Biofreedom QCA randomized trial compared the Biofreedom Ultra with the stainless steel version (DCS-StS) in an all-comer population. In this prospective, single-blind non-inferiority randomized (1:1) trial, BioFreedom Ultra was non-inferiority for late lumen loss at 9 months in comparison with DCS-StS.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
300

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
26mo left

Started Oct 2021

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress68%
Oct 2021Jul 2028

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 11, 2021

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 17, 2021

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 26, 2021

Completed
6.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2028

Expected
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2028

Last Updated

September 22, 2022

Status Verified

September 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

6.5 years

First QC Date

October 17, 2021

Last Update Submit

September 20, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

BioFreedom UltraDrug-eluting stentpercautaneous coronary intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • MACE events

    12-months cumulative hierarchical incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) defined as: cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) and clinically indicated target vessel revascularization (TVR). In order to minimize bias in assessing MACE outcomes, these events will be adjudicated by an independent observer.

    12 months post index procedure

Interventions

this is a registry only

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Being an observational registry aiming to quantify effect estimates without direct comparisons to other devices, we used confidence interval profiling for sample size justification. Assuming an 8.43% MACE rate at 1 year \[5\], 95% confidence intervals computed with the adjusted Wald method would be 5.4% to 11.5% for a 300 patient sample. Given that the registry aims to reflect real-world patients and practice, 300 patients will be enrolled in this registry.

You may qualify if:

  • This is an "all comers" registry and patient who will be enrolled have to meet following criteria:
  • Patient must be at least 18 years of age
  • Patient must have indication to percutaneous coronary intervention including:
  • Stable angina or evidence of myocardial ischemia with stress echocardiography/ myocardial SPECT/exercise test, or
  • Unstable angina / non ST-elevation myocardial infarction, OR
  • ST-elevation myocardial infarction with de novo culprit lesion.
  • Presence of one or more coronary artery stenosis \>50% with reference diameter 2.0-6.0mm which can be covered by one or multiple stents

You may not qualify if:

  • Known intolerance to any of the device components
  • Inability to provide written informed consent
  • Participating in other trial before reaching primary endpoint
  • Planned surgery within 1 month of PCI unless dual antiplatelet therapy is maintained throughout the peri-surgical period.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Prince of Wales Hospital

Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong

RECRUITING

Related Publications (4)

  • Sabate M, Okkels Jensen L, Tilsted HH, Moreno R, Garcia Del Blanco B, Macaya C, Perez de Prado A, Cequier A, Perez-Fuentes P, Schutte D, Costa RA, Stoll HP, Flensted Lassen J. Thin- versus thick-strut polymer-free biolimus-eluting stents: the BioFreedom QCA randomised trial. EuroIntervention. 2021 Jun 25;17(3):233-239. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-01162.

    PMID: 33433389BACKGROUND
  • Buiten RA, Ploumen EH, Zocca P, Doggen CJM, van der Heijden LC, Kok MM, Danse PW, Schotborgh CE, Scholte M, de Man FHAF, Linssen GCM, von Birgelen C. Outcomes in Patients Treated With Thin-Strut, Very Thin-Strut, or Ultrathin-Strut Drug-Eluting Stents in Small Coronary Vessels: A Prespecified Analysis of the Randomized BIO-RESORT Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2019 Jul 1;4(7):659-669. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.1776.

  • Urban P, Meredith IT, Abizaid A, Pocock SJ, Carrie D, Naber C, Lipiecki J, Richardt G, Iniguez A, Brunel P, Valdes-Chavarri M, Garot P, Talwar S, Berland J, Abdellaoui M, Eberli F, Oldroyd K, Zambahari R, Gregson J, Greene S, Stoll HP, Morice MC; LEADERS FREE Investigators. Polymer-free Drug-Coated Coronary Stents in Patients at High Bleeding Risk. N Engl J Med. 2015 Nov 19;373(21):2038-47. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1503943. Epub 2015 Oct 14.

  • Garot P, Morice MC, Tresukosol D, Pocock SJ, Meredith IT, Abizaid A, Carrie D, Naber C, Iniguez A, Talwar S, Menown IBA, Christiansen EH, Gregson J, Copt S, Hovasse T, Lurz P, Maillard L, Krackhardt F, Ong P, Byrne J, Redwood S, Windhovel U, Greene S, Stoll HP, Urban P; LEADERS FREE Investigators. 2-Year Outcomes of High Bleeding Risk Patients After Polymer-Free Drug-Coated Stents. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Jan 17;69(2):162-171. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.009. Epub 2016 Oct 30.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Coronary DiseaseMyocardial IschemiaHeart DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesArteriosclerosisArterial Occlusive DiseasesVascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Bryan Yan

    Chinese University of Hong Kong

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
OTHER
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Target Duration
5 Years
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 17, 2021

First Posted

October 26, 2021

Study Start

October 11, 2021

Primary Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2028

Last Updated

September 22, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations