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A Multicenter Study Comparing Devices for Treating Severe Calcium Buildup in Heart Arteries

A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Study Comparing Orbital Atherectomy to Other Calcium Modification Strategies in Patients with Severely Calcified Coronary Lesions - ORBIT-CALM Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/11/097678
Enrollment
164
Registered
2025-11-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: I25- Chronic ischemic heart disease Health Condition 2: I214- Non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction Health Condition 3: I200- Unstable angina

Interventions

Intervention1: Orbital Atherectomy: Orbital Atherectomy is a calcium-modifying device routinely used prior to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) to modify calcified plaques and facilitate stent

Sponsors

Interventional Cardiology Research and Training Foundation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients of either gender, aged 18 years and above 2. Patients presenting with any one of the following conditions (a) stable ischemic heart disease, (b) acute coronary syndrome (NSTEMI or unstable angina) 3. Patients willing to sign written informed consent Imaging Inclusion Criteria 1. Use of OCT guidance is mandatory for all enrolled patients 2. Patients presenting with balloon crossable lesion 3. The target lesion(s) is a de novo coronary lesion with stenosis more than equal to 50% and less than 100%, the reference diameter of each target vessel is more than equal to 2.5 mm and less than 4.0 mm at the lesion site. 4. The target lesion has OCT evidence of severe calcium at the lesion site.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients presenting with non-balloon crossable lesion 2. Patients with a history of coronary artery bypass grafting 3. Patients with hemodynamic instability or cardiogenic shock 4. Patients with chronic total occlusion and In-stent restenosis lesions 5. Patients with contraindication for dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) 6. Patients with recent STEMI 7. Patients unwilling to sign the informed consent Angiographic Exclusion criteria 1. The target lesion is located within a bypass graft 2. Angiographic evidence of thrombus 3. Angiographic evidence of significant dissection at the treatment site

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rate of technical success between the two treatment armsTimepoint: Baseline (Post-Procedure)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. MACE 2. Optimal Stent expansion 3. Cost Effectiveness 4. Clinical SuccessTimepoint: 1. In-hospital & 30 days 2. Post-Procedure 3. 30 days 4. Post-Procedure

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Prathap Kumar N

Meditrina Hospitals Pvt Ltd

prathapndr@gmail.com7025222244

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026