FORWARD CAD IDE Study
Shockwave Medical, Inc. · NCT06662500
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Key facts
- Compensation
- Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
- Who can join
- Ages 18+ · All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted (a condition is required)
- Study type
- Interventional · Not applicable
- Target enrollment
- 408
- US sites recruiting
- 28
- Study start
- April 4, 2025
- Record last updated
- August 3, 2026
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What the study is about
The FORWARD CAD IDE Study is a Prospective, Multicenter, Single-Arm, Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Study conducted to assess the safety and effectiveness of the Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System with the Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter for the treatment of calcified, stenotic de novo coronary artery lesions prior to stenting.
Being studied: Intravascular Lithotripsy
Conditions: Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD)
Eligibility criteria
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General Inclusion Criteria
- Subject is ≥18 years of age
- Subject is able and willing to comply with all assessments in the study.
- Subjects with native coronary artery disease including stable angina or following stabilization after acute coronary syndromes (ACS) for non-emergent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
- Biomarkers (troponin) must be:
- less than or equal to the upper limit of lab normal within 24 hours prior to the procedure or may be drawn from the side port of the sheath at the time of index if the PCI is a non-emergent procedure and has stable angina (result will not be known prior to procedure); OR
- if above the upper limit of lab normal, biomarker result must be less than 5 times the upper limit of lab normal within 24 hours prior to the procedure and the following criteria must be met: • The procedure must not be emergent and the subject cannot have angina at rest.
- Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >30% within 6 months (note: in the case of an event (MI or Revascularization) the LVEF must be taken post-event and in the case of multiple assessments of LVEF, the measurement closest to enrollment will be used for this criterion; may be assessed at time of index procedure).
- Subject, or legally authorized representative, signs a written Informed Consent form to participate in the study, prior to any study-mandated procedures.
- Estimated life expectancy >1 year.
- Lesions in non-target vessels requiring PCI may be treated either:
- >30 days prior to the study procedure if the procedure was unsuccessful or complicated; OR
- >24 hours prior to the study procedure if the procedure was successful and uncomplicated (defined as a final lesion angiographic diameter stenosis \<30% and TIMI 3 flow (visually assessed) for all non-target lesions and vessels without perforation, cardiac arrest or need for defibrillation or cardioversion or hypotension/heart failure requiring mechanical or intravenous hemodynamic support or intubation, and no evidence of elevated biomarkers post-procedure; OR
- >30 days after the study procedure
Angiographic Inclusion Criteria
- The target lesion must be a de novo coronary lesion that has not been previously treated successfully with any interventional procedure
- Single de novo target lesion stenosis of protected LMCA, or LAD, RCA or LCX (or of their branches)
- The target vessel reference diameter must be ≥2.5 mm and ≤4.0 mm
- The target lesion must meet one of the following criteria:
- Target lesion stenosis >90% up to 40 mm in length and evidence of moderate or severe calcification at the lesion site. Moderate calcification defined as angiography with densities noted only during the cardiac cycle prior to contrast injection; severe calcification defined as angiography with fluoroscopic radio-opacities noted without cardiac motion prior to contrast injection involving both sides of the arterial wall; OR
- Chronic total occlusion presenting with J-CTO score of 1 with evidence of calcification and occlusion length up to 20 mm.
- Guidewire must be in true lumen, distal to the lesion, and not subintimal, prior to insertion of Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL catheter (antegrade wire technique only)
General Exclusion Criteria
- Any comorbidity or condition which may prevent compliance with this protocol, including follow-up visits
- Subject is participating in another research study involving an investigational agent including pharmaceutical, biologic, or medical device that has not reached the primary endpoint
- Subject is pregnant or nursing (a negative pregnancy test is required for women of child-bearing potential within 7 days prior to enrollment)
- Unable to tolerate antiplatelet/anticoagulation therapy per society guidelines
- Subject has an allergy to imaging contrast media which cannot be adequately pre-medicated
- Subject experienced an acute STEMI within 30 days prior to index procedure
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure
- Subject has acute or chronic renal disease with eGFR \<30 ml/min/1.73m2 (using institutional formula)
- History of a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 60 days, or any prior intracranial hemorrhage or permanent neurologic deficit
- Active peptic ulcer or upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding within 3 months
- Untreated pre-procedural hemoglobin \<10 g/dL or intention to refuse blood transfusions if one should become necessary
- Coagulopathy, including but not limited to platelet count \<100,000 or International Normalized ratio (INR) >1.7 (INR is only required in subjects who have taken warfarin within 2 weeks of enrollment)
- Subject has a hypercoagulable disorder such as polycythemia vera, platelet count >750,000 or other disorders
- Subject has an active systemic infection on the day of the index procedure with either fever, leukocytosis or requiring intravenous antibiotics
- Subjects with clinical evidence of cardiogenic shock
- Uncontrolled severe hypertension (systolic BP >180 mm Hg or diastolic BP >110 mm Hg)
- Subjects with an estimated life expectancy of less than 1 year
- Non-coronary interventional or surgical structural heart procedures (e.g., TAVR, MitraClip, LAA or PFO occlusion, etc.) within 30 days prior to the index procedure
- Planned non-coronary interventional or surgical structural heart procedures (e.g., TAVR, MitraClip, LAA or PFO occlusion, etc.) within 30 days after the index procedure
- Subject refusing or not a candidate for emergency coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery
- Planned use of atherectomy, scoring or cutting balloon, sub-intimal reentry device, or any investigational device other than coronary IVL
Angiographic Exclusion Criteria
- Unprotected left main diameter stenosis >30%
- Evidence of a serious angiographic complication in the target vessel prior to treatment with coronary IVL (dissection, perforation, abrupt closure, persistent slow-flow or persistent no reflow)
- Definite or possible thrombus by angiography in the target vessel
- Evidence of aneurysm in target vessel within 10 mm of the target lesion
- Second lesion with >50% stenosis in the same target vessel as the target lesion including its side branches
- Chronic total occlusion of the target lesion, J-CTO ≥2
- Target lesion is located in a native vessel that can only be reached by going through a saphenous vein or arterial bypass graft
- Previous stent within 5 mm of the target lesion
- Failure to successfully cross the guidewire across the target lesion
- Planned use of antegrade dissection and reentry (ADR), retrograde guidewire (RW), or retrograde dissection and reentry (RDR) crossing technique at any time during the procedure.
Recruiting US locations
Scripps Health
La Jolla, CA 92037
Site contact: Brendan Neilan · 858-824-5249 · Neilan.brendan@scrippshealth.org
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94143
Site contact: Kaye Reambonanza · 415-514-6147 · Kaye.Reambonanza@ucsf.edu
South Denver Cardiology Associates, P.C
Littleton, CO 80120
Site contact: Rachel Kim · 303-703-2053 · rkim@southdenver.com
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT 06112
Site contact: Marianne McCarthy · 860-972-1788 · Marianne.McCarthy@hhchealth.org
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Washington D.C., DC 20010
Site contact: Michelle Singh · 202-877-2190 · michelle.singh@medstar.net
The Cardiac and Vascular Institute
Gainesville, FL 32605
Site contact: Marti Roberson · 352-244-0208 · mroberson@tcavi.com
Piedmont Heart Institute
Atlanta, GA 30309
Site contact: Suzanne Corley · 404-605-3118 · Suzanne.corley@piedmont.org
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, GA 30322
Site contact: Farhad Jameel · 404-712-7665 · farhad.jameel@emory.edu
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA 02114
Site contact: Sidney Searles · 401-601-8007 · ssearles@mgh.harvard.edu
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA 02115
Site contact: Barbora Zvarova · 617-525-5028 · bzvarova@bwh.harvard.edu
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA 02215
Site contact: Jenifer Kaufman · 617-632-8956 · jmkaufma@bidmc.harvard.edu
Minneapolis Heart Institute
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Site contact: Opeyemi Akindumila · 612-863-3900 · Opeyemi.akindumila@allina.com
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY 10016
Site contact: Natalie Massenburg · 646-634-6178 · natalie.massenburg@nyulangone.org
Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY 10032
Site contact: Kate Dalton, MS, RD, CCRC · 347-514-3366 · keb2114@cumc.columbia.edu
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY 10075
Site contact: Sara Velichkovikj · 212-434-3802 · svelichkovik@northwell.edu
St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center
Roslyn, NY 11576
Site contact: Elizabeth Haag · 516-562-6790 · elizabeth.haag@cshli.org
NC Heart and Vascular Research, LLC
Raleigh, NC 27607
Site contact: James Pierre-Louis · 919-784-8695 · james.pierre-louis@unchealth.unc.edu
The Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Site contact: Kiera Carlisle · 513-585-1777 · kiera.carlisle@thechristhospital.com
Providence St. Vincent
Portland, OR 97225
Site contact: Sheryl Ames · 503-216-2099 · sheryl.ames@providence.org
Wellspan York Hospital
York, PA 17403
Site contact: Lori Slenker · 717-356-5159 · Lslenker2@wellspan.org
Centennial Heart
Nashville, TN 37203
Site contact: Christina Kosman · 615-920-0531 · Christina.Kosman@hcahealthcare.com
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute Dallas
Dallas, TX 75226
Site contact: Geoffrey Gong · 214-820-3319 · Gang.Gong@BSWhealth.org
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX 77030
Site contact: Padmaja Naik · 281-615-9407 · pvnaik@houstonmethodist.org
Baylor Scott and White - The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
Plano, TX 75093
Site contact: Selena Ortega · 469-814-4738 · selena.ortega@bswhealth.org
Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Site contact: Michael Tomlinson · 801-507-4833 · Michael.Tomlinson@imail.org
Overlake Medical Center
Bellevue, WA 98004
Site contact: Diana Samolyuk · 425-899-5419 · DSamolyuk@evergreenhealthcare.org
Swedish Medical
Seattle, WA 98122
Site contact: Tina Pratt · 206-320-3919 · kristina.pratt@swedish.org
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA 98195
Site contact: John Tushinski · 206-685-4346 · jtushin@uw.edu
Study contacts (from the official record)
- Randee Randoll · 408-577-7856 · RRandoll@its.jnj.com
- Lesli DeSimone · 916-261-5189 · LDeSimon@its.jnj.com
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