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Serial Coronary CTA-based Plaque Progression Detection for Management of Coronary Heart Disease

Serial Coronary CTA-based Plaque Progression Detection for Management of Coronary Heart Disease: a Randomised Controlled Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06843005
Acronym
SUCCESS
Enrollment
3100
Registered
2025-02-24
Start date
2025-02-28
Completion date
2028-12-30
Last updated
2026-03-24

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

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease(CAD), CT Angiography, Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE), Prevention

Brief summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate whether a management strategy based on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) for patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease can improve the LDL-C target achievement rate compared to a traditional management strategy without follow-up CCTA, thereby reducing the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events over a 3 years period, including all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, ischemia driven revascularation and stroke.

Detailed description

Patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease have a high rate of adverse cardiovascular events, and currently, there is still a lack of effective management strategies for these patients in clinical practice. In the SUCCESS study, investigator will compare follow-up CCTA management with routine clinical management to assess the effectiveness of follow-up CCTA in improving lipid control and reducing cardiovascular events in these patients. The SUCCESS study is a multicenter, randomized, parallel-controlled, interventional clinical trial that recruits patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease identified on previous CCTA (coronary artery stenosis of 20% to 70% or left main coronary artery stenosis of 20% to 50%). The experimental group is the CCTA follow-up management group, and the control group is the routine clinical follow-up management group. All participants will be randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups in a 1:1 ratio. The experimental group will undergo management using follow-up CCTA, while the control group will be managed using routine clinical and laboratory examinations. At the 1-year follow-up, all participants will undergo laboratory re-examination to observe the impact of follow-up CCTA on lipid target achievement. After 3 years of follow-up, the differences in the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) between the two groups will be compared.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTCoronary Computed Tomography Angiography

Based on the assessment of plaque progression after follow-up CCTA examination, patients will be given either intensive treatment or routine treatment.

OTHERCurrent clinical guidelines

Patients will be treated according to the 2024 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Coronary Syndromes.

Sponsors

Zhang longjiang,MD
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Age between 18 and 80 years old; 2. Known patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (disease duration ≥2 years); 3. Patients who agree to undergo follow-up CCTA examinations and cooperate in completing follow-up observations.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients who have experienced ACS or PCI/CABG; 2. Patients who have experienced adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events; 3. Patients who have undergone follow-up CCTA or DSA examinations before enrollment; 4. Patients with severe hepatic and renal dysfunction; 5. Patients with contraindications to CCTA examinations; 6. Patients with poor initial CCTA image quality or data loss.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular event36 months after baselineRecord the number of participants experiencing major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular event such as all-cause mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction, ischemia driven revascularation and stroke

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
LDL-C control rate12 months after baselineThe proportion of participants with controlled LDL-C(\<1.4mmol/L)
Mean LDL-C changes12 months after baselineMean LDL-C changes of participants
Adherence to lipid-lowering medication rate12 months after baselineThe proportion of participants who adhere to lipid-lowering drugs
The difference in healthcare-seeking rates between the two groups12 months after baselineThe difference in healthcare-seeking rates between the two groups of patients, including both regular follow-ups and visits driven by clinical symptoms of coronary heart disease
Hypertension control rate12 months after baselineThe proportion of participants with SBP\<140mmHg and DBP\<90mmHg.
Diabetic control rate12 months after baselineThe proportion of participants with HbA1c \<53 mmol/mol (7.0%).
Cardiac death36 months after baselineNumber of participants diagnosed with cardiovascular death
Fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarction or stroke36 months after baselineNumber of participants diagnosed with myocardial infarction or stroke
Rehospitalization due to progressive angina36 months after baselineNumber of patients seeking medical care for unstable angina
Major adverse cardiovascular event36 months after baselineRecord the number of participants experiencing major adverse cardiovascular events such as all-cause mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction and ischemia driven revascularation
Procedures36 months after baselineThe proportion of participants undergone procedures,including Invasive coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Radiation dose and incidental findings from CTCA36 months after baselineThe total radiation dose received by the participants during multiple examinations after enrollment.
Change in quality of life (SF-12)36 months after baselineChange in quality of life measured using 12-item Short-Form Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-12) instrument
The primary outcome in different subgroups36 months after baselineThe primary outcome (all-cause mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction, ischemia driven revascularation and stroke) will be analyzed in prespecified subgroups, including age, sex, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, degree of stenosis on baseline CCTA.

Countries

China

Contacts

CONTACTLongjiang Zhang, MD
kevinzhlj@163.com13405833167
STUDY_CHAIRTrail Manager

Jinling Hospital,Nanjing University School of Medicine,Nanjing,China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 25, 2026