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The PICCOLETO IX PHENO Study

Prognostic Impact of PHENOtyping de Novo Coronary Artery Disease Prior to Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty by Optical Coherence Tomography (PICCOLETO IX PHENO)

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07390994
Acronym
PIX-PHENO
Enrollment
600
Registered
2026-02-05
Start date
2026-01-09
Completion date
2027-04-20
Last updated
2026-02-05

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

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease

Keywords

Drug-Coated Balloon, Optical Coherence Tomography, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Plaque phenotype

Brief summary

To investigate whether pre-procedural OCT-derived de novo coronary lesion phenotype (lipid-rich, fibrotic, calcific; and ACS mechanisms such as plaque rupture/erosion/calcified nodule) is associated with clinical outcomes after DCB angioplasty.

Detailed description

PICCOLETO IX PHENO is an investigator-initiated, multicenter, international, ambispective (retrospective and prospective) cohort study enrolling patients who underwent DCB angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease with preprocedural OCT assessment of the target segment. OCT images (baseline mandatory; post-preparation and post-PCI when available) and angiography will be analyzed by independent core laboratories; clinical events will be adjudicated by an independent committee. The primary endpoint is clinically-driven target lesion revascularization at 12 months; secondary endpoints include device-oriented composite endpoint (cardiac death, TLR, target-vessel MI), target vessel revascularization, MI endpoints, and mortality.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Fondazione Ricerca e Innovazione Cardiovascolare ETS
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
OTHER

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Chronic coronary syndrome or acute coronary syndrome diagnosis (per ESC guidelines). * De novo obstructive CAD: ≥50% left main stenosis, or any stenosis ≥70%, or FFR \<0.80 in any other major epicardial vessel, or MLA deemed ischemic at intravascular imaging. * OCT assessment of the target segment phenotype prior to lesion preparation and DCB angioplasty. * Successful DCB angioplasty according to DCB ARC criteria. * Patients who underwent DCB-only PCI, or hybrid DCB-DES PCI with at least 20 mm of the target segment treated with DCB.

Exclusion criteria

* Previous revascularization of the target segment with stent. * Hybrid DCB-DES PCI with DCB-treated segment \<20 mm and/or lacking complete OCT assessment of the DCB-treated segment and/or bailout stenting. * Lack of at least 6 months of clinical follow up. * PCI of chronic total occlusion.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Clinically-driven Target Lesion Revascularization (TLR)12 monthsAny repeat revascularization (percutaneous or surgical) of the target lesion performed for recurrent symptoms or objective evidence of ischemia attributable to the target lesion.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Device-Oriented Composite Endpoint (DOCE)12 monthsComposite of cardiac death, target-vessel myocardial infarction, and clinically-driven target lesion revascularization.
Target Vessel Revascularization (TVR)12 monthsAny repeat revascularization (percutaneous or surgical) of the target vessel.
All-cause Mortality12 monthsDeath from any cause during the study follow-up period.
Cardiac Death12 monthsDeath attributed to cardiovascular causes, including death from unknown cause.
Target-Vessel Myocardial Infarction (TV-MI)12 monthsMyocardial infarction attributable to the target vessel based on clinical, electrocardiographic, and biomarker criteria according to the Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction.
Any Myocardial Infarction12 monthsAny myocardial infarction (target-vessel or non-target-vessel) according to the Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction.

Contacts

CONTACTFilippo Gurguglione
mailto:filippolucagurgoglione@gmail.com+393312048150
CONTACTBeatrice Barbano
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORFilippo Luca Gurgoglione

A.O.U. di Parma

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026