OCTOBER study (v3.0)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Nordic-Baltic-British Study on Optical Coherence Tomography Optimized Bifurcation Event Reduction
IRAS ID
230772
Contact name
Simon J Walsh
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Aarhus University Hospital
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
15 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Patients with ischaemic heart disease and narrowed coronary arteries often have a pattern of coronary disease that involves a branch point or bifurcation (like a fork-in-the-road). When these patients are treated by angioplasty or stenting procedures (often called percutaneous coronary intervention or PCI), the best method of managing these specific bifurcation lesions is still in doubt. Modern coronary stents (wire mesh scaffolds that hold the coronary artery open) can now be implanted by a number of different techniques to manage bifurcation lesions. However, the optimal method of achieving the best outcome for a specific patient is still a matter of debate. This study will examine if supplementing usual care, where PCI is guided by X-ray only, could potentially be enhanced by adding imaging from inside the coronary artery with optimal coherence tomography (OCT; light based imaging to provide very detailed images).
REC name
HSC REC A
REC reference
17/NI/0204
Date of REC Opinion
7 Nov 2017
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion