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The OCTOBER Trial - European Trial on Optical Coherence Tomography Optimized Bifurcation Event Reduction (OCTOBER)

European Trial on Optical Coherence Tomography Optimized Bifurcation Event Reduction - The OCTOBER Trial -

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03171311
Acronym
OCTOBER
Enrollment
1201
Registered
2017-05-31
Start date
2017-07-05
Completion date
2029-05-01
Last updated
2026-05-18

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

Conditions

Ischaemic Heart Disease, Ischemic Heart Disease

Brief summary

The purpose is to compare median two-year clinical outcome after OCT guided vs. standard guided revascularization of patients requiring complex bifurcation stent implantation

Detailed description

Coronary bifurcation lesions with stenosis in a large side branch may require complex stent implantation techniques with an elevated risk of suboptimal treatment results. Intra vascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) enables improved procedural control of correctable factors and may lead to optimized implantation results. It is unknown if routine, systematic use of OCT scans during complex bifurcation stenting improves clinical outcome but present available evidence indicates advantages of OCT guidance that could translate into improved clinical outcome. Hypothesis: Systematic OCT guided revascularization of patients with bifurcation lesions requiring complex stent implantation provides superior two-year clinical outcome compared to standard revascularization by PCI. Methods: Investigator initiated and investigator sponsored, randomized (1:1), controlled, prospective, multicenter, superiority trial. Randomization is stratified for 1) Left main or non-Left main artery disease, and 2) up-front planned one-stent technique with kissing balloon inflation, or a two-stent technique. Systematic OCT guidance is detailed for five complex stent implantation techniques. Standard treatment is angiographic based with optional use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS).

Interventions

Angiographic guided PCI is percutaneous coronary intervention performed by standard angiographic guided techniques

OCT guided PCI is percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) guided by intra vascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans

Sponsors

Aarhus University Hospital Skejby
Lead SponsorOTHER
Abbott
CollaboratorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Stable angina pectoris, unstable angina pectoris, clinically stable non-STEMI. * Age ≥18 yrs. * Abel to provide written Informed consent and willing to comply with the specified follow-up contacts. Angiographic inclusion criteria: * Native coronary bifurcation de novo lesion * More than 50% diameter stenosis in the main vessel (MV) * More than 50% diameter stenosis in the side branch (SB) within 5 mm of the ostium. * Reference size at least 2.75 mm in the main vessel (MV) and ≥2.5 mm in the SB. Functional inclusion criteria: Functional significance of the main vessel lesion or documented ischemia of the main vessel territory or other objective documentation of lesion significance. Objective evidence of ischemia is required for all treated lesions except for lesions with more than 80% diameter stenosis that may be considered significant. Procedural inclusion criteria: Indication for two-stent technique or one-stent technique with kissing balloon inflation

Exclusion criteria

* STEMI within 72 hours * Cardiogenic shock * Prior coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or planned CABG * Renal failure with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \<50 mL/min per 1.73 m2 * Active bleeding or coagulopathy * Life expectancy \< 2 years * Ejection fraction \< 30% * New York Heart Association (NYHA) class \> II * Relevant allergies (aspirin, clopidogrel, ticagrelor, contrast compounds, everolimus). Angiographic

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Combined endpoint of major adverse cardiac events (MACE)24 monthsComposite of cardiac death, target lesion myocardial infarction, ischaemic driven target lesion revascularization

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Post-PCI minimal lumen diameter in the treated side branch vessel segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI minimal lumen diameter by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the treated (stent or balloon) side branch vessel segment
Post-PCI minimal lumen diameter in the proximal main vessel edge segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI minimal lumen diameter by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the proximal main vessel edge segment (within 5 mm from the stent)
Post-PCI minimal lumen diameter in the distal main vessel edge segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI minimal lumen diameter by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the distal main vessel edge segment (within 5 mm from the stent)
Post-PCI minimal lumen diameter in the side branch vessel edge segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI minimal lumen diameter by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the side branch vessel edge segment (within 5 mm from stent or balloon)
Post-PCI minimal lumen diameter in the stented bifurcation core segmentBaseline, after final baseline procedurePost-PCI minimal lumen diameter by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the stented bifurcation core segment
Post-PCI minimal lumen diameter in the stented distal main vessel ostium segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI minimal lumen diameter by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the stented distal main vessel ostium segment
Post-PCI minimal lumen diameter in the treated side branch vessel ostium segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI minimal lumen diameter by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the treated side branch vessel ostium segment
Post-PCI diameter stenosis in the stented proximal main vessel segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI diameter stenosis by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the stented proximal main vessel segment
Post-PCI diameter stenosis in the stented distal main vessel segmentBaseline, after final baseline procedurePost-PCI diameter stenosis by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the stented distal main vessel segment
Post-PCI diameter stenosis in the treated side branch vessel segmentBaseline, after final baseline procedurePost-PCI diameter stenosis by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the treated (stent or balloon) side branch vessel segment
Post-PCI diameter stenosis in the proximal main vessel edge segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI diameter stenosis by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the proximal main vessel edge segment (within 5 mm from the stent)
Post-PCI diameter stenosis in the distal main vessel edge segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI diameter stenosis by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the distal main vessel edge segment (within 5 mm from the stent)
Post-PCI diameter stenosis in the side branch vessel edge segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI diameter stenosis by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the side branch vessel edge segment (within 5 mm from stent or balloon)
Post-PCI diameter stenosis in the stented bifurcation core segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI diameter stenosis by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the stented bifurcation core segment
Post-PCI diameter stenosis in the stented distal main vessel ostium segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI diameter stenosis by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the stented distal main vessel ostium segment
Post-PCI diameter stenosis in the treated side branch ostium segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI diameter stenosis by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the treated side branch ostium segment
Post-PCI minimal lumen diameter in non-bifurcation target stented segmentBaseline, after final baseline procedurePost-PCI minimal lumen diameter by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in non-bifurcation target stented segment
Post-PCI minimal lumen diameter in non-bifurcation target proximal edge segmentBaseline, after final baseline procedurePost-PCI minimal lumen diameter by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in non-bifurcation target proximal edge segment (within 5mm fra stent)
Post-PCI minimal lumen diameter in non-bifurcation target distal edge segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI minimal lumen diameter by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in non-bifurcation target distal edge segment (within 5mm fra stent)
Post-PCI diameter stenosis in non-bifurcation target stented segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI diameter stenosis by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in non-bifurcation target stented segment
Post-PCI diameter stenosis in non-bifurcation target proximal edge segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI diameter stenosis by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in non-bifurcation target proximal edge segment
Post-PCI diameter stenosis in non-bifurcation target distal edge segmentBaseline, just after final baseline procedurePost-PCI diameter stenosis by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in non-bifurcation target distal edge segment
Study bifurcation oriented composite endpoint1 monthComposite of cardiac death, target bifurcation myocardial infarction, target bifurcation revascularisation
Patient oriented composite endpoint1 monthComposite of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, any revascularisation, stroke
All-cause mortality1 monthDeath of any cause including cardiac deaths and non-natural causes of death
Cardiac death1 monthDeath due to cardiac causes or if death is not clearly attributable to other non-cardiac causes
Myocardial infarction1 monthProcedure and non-procedure related myocardial infarction
Stent Thrombosis1 monthDefinite, possible or probable
Target lesion myocardial infarction1 monthMyocardial infarction related to an index treated lesion
Target lesion revascularisation1 monthCoronary artery bypass grafting or PCI of target lesion
Target bifurcation myocardial infarction1 monthMyocardial infarction related to the index bifurcation
Target bifurcation revascularisation1 monthCoronary artery bypass grafting or PCI of target bifurcation
Target vessel revascularisation1 monthCoronary artery bypass grafting or PCI of target vessel
Any revascularisation1 monthAny repeat revascularization except staged revascularization planned during the index procedure
CCS angina class1 monthCanadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) grading of angina pectoris
Contrast volumeBaseline, after final baseline procedureContrast volume
Procedure timeBaseline, after final baseline procedureProcedure time
Fluoroscopy timeBaseline, after final baseline procedureFluoroscopy time
Number of stents implanted in target lesionBaseline, after final baseline procedureNumber of stents implanted in target lesion
Number of stents implanted in non-target lesionBaseline, after final baseline procedureNumber of stents implanted in non-target lesion
Total stent length in target lesionBaseline, just after final baseline procedureTotal stent length in target lesion
Total stent length in totalBaseline, just after final baseline procedureTotal stent length in total
Procedural successBaseline, just after final baseline procedureTIMI III flow and less than 30% diameter stenosis in target segments
OCT-guiding group: Successful final OCT acquisition in MVBaseline, just after final baseline procedureFor OCT-guided enrollments. Successful final OCT acquisition in main vessel. Success defined as analyzable stented segment.
OCT-guiding group: Successful final OCT acquisition in SBBaseline, just after final baseline procedureFor OCT-guided enrollments. Successful final OCT acquisition in side branch. Success defined as analyzable stented segment.
OCT-guiding group: Successful treatment specific OCT acquisitionsBaseline, after final baseline procedureOCT performed succesfully in protocol-defined vessels at all protocol-defined time-points during baseline procedure
Post-PCI minimal lumen diameter in the stented distal main vessel segmentBaseline, after final baseline procedurePost-PCI minimal lumen diameter by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the stented distal main vessel segment
Post-PCI minimal lumen diameter in the stented proximal main vessel segmentBaseline, after final baseline procedurePost-PCI minimal lumen diameter by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA) in the stented proximal main vessel segment

Countries

Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom

Contacts

STUDY_CHAIREvald H Christiansen, MD, PhD

Aarhus University Hospital

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 19, 2026