Study comparing Angiography- vs. IVUS- guided stent implantation for chronic total occlusion in coronary artery: AIR trial

Study comparing Angiography- vs. IVUS- and/or FFR-guided stent implantation for chronic total occlusion in coronary artery: AIR trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR-TRC-10000996

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2010-08-09

Start date

2010-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-04-18

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

Conditions

Coronary artery chronic total occlusion

Interventions

Group A:After successfully recanalization,the stents size and stenting techniques for both MV and SB are also left at physician’s discretion according to angiograms.

Group B:After successfully recanalization, the vessel size, devices selection and stenting techniques are determined according to the findings by IVUS.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: CTO lesion after successfully recanalizationAge 18-80 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Age>80 years; 2. Women in pregnance; 3. Liver dysfunction; 4. Cr.>2.5mg/dl; 5. Bleeding stroke within 6 months; 6. Platelet<8*10^9/L; WBC<3000; 7. Predicted survival time < 1 year; 8. Allergy to study medication.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
In stent restenosis;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
In-stent late lumen loss;Composite MACE;Distribution of shear stress;In-segment net gain;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactShao-Liang Chen

chmengx@126.com+86 10 52208048

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 5, 2026