Equity in Modifying Plaque Of WomEn With UndeRtreated Calcified Coronary Artery Disease
EMPOWER CAD
1 other identifier
observational
399
5 countries
49
Brief Summary
Post-market, prospective, multi-center, single-arm observational study to generate real-world clinical evidence associated with coronary IVL in a population of female subjects with calcified coronary artery disease.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started May 2023
Longer than P75 for all trials
49 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 21, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 6, 2023
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
May 3, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 11, 2024
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
January 22, 2026
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2028
ExpectedMarch 27, 2026
March 1, 2026
1.6 years
February 21, 2023
November 12, 2025
March 6, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Primary Safety Endpoint: Number of Participants With Target Lesion Failure (TLF)
Target lesion failure (TLF) at 30 days defined as a composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction (per SCAI definition for peri-procedural MI; per 4th Universal Definition for spontaneous MI beyond discharge) attributable to target vessel (TV-MI), or ischemia-driven target lesion revascularization (ID-TLR).
within 30 days of index procedure
Primary Effectiveness Endpoint: Procedural Success
Procedural Success defined as stent delivery with a residual in-stent stenosis ≤30% in all target lesions (core laboratory assessed) and without in-hospital TLF (CEC adjudicated).
12-24 hours post procedure or at discharge, whichever is earlier, but at least 4 hours post procedure
Secondary Outcomes (33)
Angiographic Success (≤30% Residual Stenosis)
12-24 hours post procedure or at discharge, whichever is earlier, but at least 4 hours post procedure
Procedural Success
12-24 hours post procedure or at discharge, whichever is earlier, but at least 4 hours post procedure
Angiographic Success (< 50% Residual Stenosis)
12-24 hours post procedure or at discharge, whichever is earlier, but at least 4 hours post procedure
Serious Angiographic Complications
12-24 hours post procedure or at discharge, whichever is earlier, but at least 4 hours post procedure
Target Lesion Failure (TLF)-1 Year
1 year post procedure
- +28 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (1)
Female subjects referred for percutaneous coronary intervention
Female subjects referred for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with coronary IVL and stenting per standard of care.
Interventions
Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL)
Eligibility Criteria
Female patients referred for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with coronary IVL and stenting per standard of care.
You may qualify if:
- The subject is a non-pregnant female ≥18 years of age
- The subject meets indications for PCI and stent
- The subject is scheduled to undergo PCI with coronary IVL and stenting per standard of care for non-stented lesion
- The subject is willing to comply with protocol-specified follow-up evaluations
- The subject, or legally authorized representative, has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to its provisions, and has provided written informed consent, approved by the appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Committee (EC)
You may not qualify if:
- Subjects with known mental or physical illness or known history of substance abuse that may cause non-compliance with the protocol, confound the data interpretation, or is associated with a life expectancy of less than one year
- Subjects presenting with cardiogenic shock at the time of the index procedure
- Serious angiographic complication in the target vessel prior to treatment with coronary IVL including-severe dissection (Type D to F), perforation, abrupt closure, persistent slow-flow or persistent no reflow
- Subject unable to tolerate anticoagulation/antiplatelet therapy per guidelines
- Subject is enrolled in any study of an investigational device or drug that may interfere with study results
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (49)
Loma Linda University Health
Loma Linda, California, 92354, United States
Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles, California, 90017, United States
Kaiser Permanente - San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, California, 94118, United States
Stanford University
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
South Denver Cardiology Associates, P.C
Littleton, Colorado, 80120, United States
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
Morton Plant Hospital
Clearwater, Florida, 33756, United States
Tallahassee Research Institute
Tallahassee, Florida, 32308, United States
Emory Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States
Piedmont Heart Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States
Northside Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, 60208, United States
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
Tulane University Center for Clinical Research
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
New England Heart and Vascular Institute
Manchester, New Hampshire, 03102, United States
NYU Langone Health
Brooklyn, New York, 11220, United States
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
St. Francis Hospital
Roslyn, New York, 11576, United States
Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
The Lindner Center for Research and Education at The Christ Hospital CRA: Timothy
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
WellSpan York Hospital
York, Pennsylvania, 17403, United States
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
MUSC Health University Medical Center
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
Centennial Heart
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
DHR Health Heart Institute
McAllen, Texas, 78503, United States
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
Plano, Texas, 75093, United States
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
Overlake Medical Center
Bellevue, Washington, 98004, United States
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States
Centre Hospitalier d'Antibes
Antibes, Antibes, 06606, France
Clinique Pasteur
Toulouse, BP 27617, 31076 Cedex 3, France
AP-HP Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere
Paris, Paris, 75013, France
Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud Hôpital Privé Jacques Cartier
Massy, 91300, France
Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg - Universitaet Mainz
Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Germany
Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Bruder Trier
Trier, Nordallee 1, 54292, Germany
Heart and Lung Center Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Hospital Clinico De Santiago
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
Hospital del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
Córdoba, Spain
Hospital Clínico San Carlos
Madrid, Spain
Golden Jubilee National Hospital
Clydebank, G81 4HX, United Kingdom
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Liverpool, L14 3PE, United Kingdom
St. George's Hospital
London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
Hammersmith Hospital
London, W12 0HS,, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Limitations and Caveats
The study is a post-market observational study.
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Tracy Courtney
- Organization
- Shockwave Medical
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restriction Type
- OTHER
- Restrictive Agreement
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- CASE ONLY
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 21, 2023
First Posted
March 6, 2023
Study Start
May 3, 2023
Primary Completion
December 11, 2024
Study Completion (Estimated)
April 1, 2028
Last Updated
March 27, 2026
Results First Posted
January 22, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share