Status:

COMPLETED

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for the Treatment of Refractory Angina Pectoris

Lead Sponsor:

Medispec

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hadassah Medical Organization

Conditions:

Refractory Angina Pectoris

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Low intensity shockwaves have been proven in animal studies to induce local growth of new blood vessels from existing ones. The hypothesis of this study is that shockwave therapy could improve the sy...

Detailed Description

Low intensity shockwaves (1/10 the ones used in Lithotripsy) are delivered to myocardial ischemic tissue. Shockwaves are created by a special generator and are focused using a shockwave applicator dev...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosed with chronic stable angina pectoris.
  • Documented myocardial segments with reversible ischemia
  • AP CCS class of III-IV.
  • Stable dosage of medication used to treat angina for at least 6 weeks prior to enrollment.
  • Exercise tolerance time \< 10 min (modified Bruce)
  • Two ETT tests results (within two weeks) averaging no more than 25% of their mean
  • Documented epicardial coronary artery disease not amenable to angioplasty or CABG.
  • Signed an IRB approved informed consent form.
  • Life expectancy of \>12 months.

Exclusion

  • Intraventricular thrombus
  • Malignancy in the area of treatment
  • Severe COPD
  • No smoking during the study procedure
  • MI less \<3 months prior to treatment
  • Severe Valvular disease
  • Child bearing potential

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00662727

Start Date

January 1 2007

End Date

November 1 2012

Last Update

February 20 2013

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Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center

Jerusalem, Israel