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Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD)NCT06662500

FORWARD CAD IDE Study

A study testing Intravascular Lithotripsy in people with Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD), run by Shockwave Medical, Inc. at 34 sites in 2 countries.

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Trial summary

The FORWARD CAD IDE Study is a Prospective, Multicenter, Single-Arm, Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Study conducted to assess the safety and effectiveness of the Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System with the Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter for the treatment of calcified, stenotic de novo coronary… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD)
What is being tested?
Intravascular Lithotripsy
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
408 participants
Where
34 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
4 Apr 2025to Dec 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

General Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject is ≥18 years of age
  2. Subject is able and willing to comply with all assessments in the study.
  3. Subjects with native coronary artery disease including stable angina or following stabilization after acute coronary syndromes (ACS) for non-emergent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
  4. Biomarkers (troponin) must be:
  5. less than or equal to the upper limit of lab normal within 24 hours prior to the procedure or may be drawn from the side port of the sheath at the time of index if the PCI is a non-emergent procedure and has stable angina (result will not be known prior to procedure); OR
  6. if above the upper limit of lab normal, biomarker result must be less than 5 times the upper limit of lab normal within 24 hours prior to the procedure and the following criteria must be met: • The procedure must not be emergent and the subject cannot have angina at rest.
  7. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >30% within 6 months (note: in the case of an event (MI or Revascularization) the LVEF must be taken post-event and in the case of multiple assessments of LVEF, the measurement closest to enrollment will be used for this criterion; may be assessed at time of index procedure).
  8. Subject, or legally authorized representative, signs a written Informed Consent form to participate in the study, prior to any study-mandated procedures.
  9. Estimated life expectancy >1 year.
  10. Lesions in non-target vessels requiring PCI may be treated either:
  11. >30 days prior to the study procedure if the procedure was unsuccessful or complicated; OR
  12. >24 hours prior to the study procedure if the procedure was successful and uncomplicated (defined as a final lesion angiographic diameter stenosis <30% and TIMI 3 flow (visually assessed) for all non-target lesions and vessels without perforation, cardiac arrest or need for defibrillation or cardioversion or hypotension/heart failure requiring mechanical or intravenous hemodynamic support or intubation, and no evidence of elevated biomarkers post-procedure; OR
  13. >30 days after the study procedure Angiographic Inclusion Criteria
  14. The target lesion must be a de novo coronary lesion that has not been previously treated successfully with any interventional procedure
  15. Single de novo target lesion stenosis of protected LMCA, or LAD, RCA or LCX (or of their branches)
  16. The target vessel reference diameter must be ≥2.5 mm and ≤4.0 mm
  17. The target lesion must meet one of the following criteria:
  18. Target lesion stenosis >90% up to 40 mm in length and evidence of moderate or severe calcification at the lesion site. Moderate calcification defined as angiography with densities noted only during the cardiac cycle prior to contrast injection; severe calcification defined as angiography with fluoroscopic radio-opacities noted without cardiac motion prior to contrast injection involving both sides of the arterial wall; OR
  19. Chronic total occlusion presenting with J-CTO score of 1 with evidence of calcification and occlusion length up to 20 mm.
  20. Guidewire must be in true lumen, distal to the lesion, and not subintimal, prior to insertion of Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL catheter (antegrade wire technique only)

General Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any comorbidity or condition which may prevent compliance with this protocol, including follow-up visits
  2. Subject is participating in another research study involving an investigational agent including pharmaceutical, biologic, or medical device that has not reached the primary endpoint
  3. Subject is pregnant or nursing (a negative pregnancy test is required for women of child-bearing potential within 7 days prior to enrollment)
  4. Unable to tolerate antiplatelet/anticoagulation therapy per society guidelines
  5. Subject has an allergy to imaging contrast media which cannot be adequately pre-medicated
  6. Subject experienced an acute STEMI within 30 days prior to index procedure
  7. New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure
  8. Subject has acute or chronic renal disease with eGFR <30 ml/min/1.73m2 (using institutional formula)
  9. History of a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 60 days, or any prior intracranial hemorrhage or permanent neurologic deficit
  10. Active peptic ulcer or upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding within 3 months
  11. Untreated pre-procedural hemoglobin <10 g/dL or intention to refuse blood transfusions if one should become necessary
  12. Coagulopathy, including but not limited to platelet count <100,000 or International Normalized ratio (INR) >1.7 (INR is only required in subjects who have taken warfarin within 2 weeks of enrollment)
  13. Subject has a hypercoagulable disorder such as polycythemia vera, platelet count >750,000 or other disorders
  14. Subject has an active systemic infection on the day of the index procedure with either fever, leukocytosis or requiring intravenous antibiotics
  15. Subjects with clinical evidence of cardiogenic shock
  16. Uncontrolled severe hypertension (systolic BP >180 mm Hg or diastolic BP >110 mm Hg)
  17. Subjects with an estimated life expectancy of less than 1 year
  18. Non-coronary interventional or surgical structural heart procedures (e.g., TAVR, MitraClip, LAA or PFO occlusion, etc.) within 30 days prior to the index procedure
  19. Planned non-coronary interventional or surgical structural heart procedures (e.g., TAVR, MitraClip, LAA or PFO occlusion, etc.) within 30 days after the index procedure
  20. Subject refusing or not a candidate for emergency coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery
  21. Planned use of atherectomy, scoring or cutting balloon, sub-intimal reentry device, or any investigational device other than coronary IVL Angiographic Exclusion Criteria
  22. Unprotected left main diameter stenosis >30%
  23. Evidence of a serious angiographic complication in the target vessel prior to treatment with coronary IVL (dissection, perforation, abrupt closure, persistent slow-flow or persistent no reflow)
  24. Definite or possible thrombus by angiography in the target vessel
  25. Evidence of aneurysm in target vessel within 10 mm of the target lesion
  26. Second lesion with >50% stenosis in the same target vessel as the target lesion including its side branches
  27. Chronic total occlusion of the target lesion, J-CTO ≥2
  28. Target lesion is located in a native vessel that can only be reached by going through a saphenous vein or arterial bypass graft
  29. Previous stent within 5 mm of the target lesion
  30. Failure to successfully cross the guidewire across the target lesion
  31. Planned use of antegrade dissection and reentry (ADR), retrograde guidewire (RW), or retrograde dissection and reentry (RDR) crossing technique at any time during the procedure.

Trial locations and contacts

34 sites in 2 countries. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Randee Randoll contact

408-577-7856

RRandoll@its.jnj.com

Lesli DeSimone contact

916-261-5189

LDeSimon@its.jnj.com

34 sites in 2 countries

United States28 sites, 28 recruiting
  • Piedmont Heart Institute

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30309

    Suzanne Corley, 404-605-3118, Suzanne.corley@piedmont.org

    Prashant Kaul, MD

    Recruiting
  • Emory University Hospital

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

    Farhad Jameel, 404-712-7665, farhad.jameel@emory.edu

    William Nicholson, MD

    Recruiting
  • Overlake Medical Center

    Bellevue, Washington, 98004

    Diana Samolyuk, 425-899-5419, DSamolyuk@evergreenhealthcare.org

    Robert Riley, MD

    Recruiting
  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

    Sidney Searles, 401-601-8007, ssearles@mgh.harvard.edu

    Suzanne Baron, MD

    Recruiting
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

    Barbora Zvarova, 617-525-5028, bzvarova@bwh.harvard.edu

    Kevin Croce, MD

    Recruiting
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

    Jenifer Kaufman, 617-632-8956, jmkaufma@bidmc.harvard.edu

    Hector Tamez, MD

    Recruiting
  • The Christ Hospital

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219

    Kiera Carlisle, 513-585-1777, kiera.carlisle@thechristhospital.com

    Jarrod Frizzel, MD

    Recruiting
  • Baylor Scott & White Research Institute Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75226

    Geoffrey Gong, 214-820-3319, Gang.Gong@BSWhealth.org

    Robert Stoler, MD

    Recruiting
  • The Cardiac and Vascular Institute

    Gainesville, Florida, 32605

    Marti Roberson, 352-244-0208, mroberson@tcavi.com

    Matheen Khuddus, MD

    Recruiting
  • Hartford Hospital

    Hartford, Connecticut, 06112

    Marianne McCarthy, 860-972-1788, Marianne.McCarthy@hhchealth.org

    Saurabh Joshi, MD

    Recruiting
  • Houston Methodist Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030

    Padmaja Naik, 281-615-9407, pvnaik@houstonmethodist.org

    Alpesh Shah, MD

    Recruiting
  • Scripps Health

    La Jolla, California, 92037

    Brendan Neilan, 858-824-5249, Neilan.brendan@scrippshealth.org

    Matthew Price, M.D.

    Recruiting
  • South Denver Cardiology Associates, P.C

    Littleton, Colorado, 80120

    Rachel Kim, 303-703-2053, rkim@southdenver.com

    Cinthia Bateman, MD

    Recruiting
  • Minneapolis Heart Institute

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407

    Opeyemi Akindumila, 612-863-3900, Opeyemi.akindumila@allina.com

    Emmanouil Brilakis, MD

    Recruiting
  • Centennial Heart

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203

    Christina Kosman, 615-920-0531, Christina.Kosman@hcahealthcare.com

    Brian Jefferson, MD

    Recruiting
  • NYU Langone Health

    New York, New York, 10016

    Natalie Massenburg, 646-634-6178, natalie.massenburg@nyulangone.org

    Claudia Serrano-Gomez, M.D.

    Recruiting
  • Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital

    New York, New York, 10032

    Kate Dalton, MS, RD, CCRC, 347-514-3366, keb2114@cumc.columbia.edu

    Margaret McEntegart, M.D.

    Recruiting
  • Lenox Hill Hospital

    New York, New York, 10075

    Sara Velichkovikj, 212-434-3802, svelichkovik@northwell.edu

    Michael Kim, MD

    Recruiting
  • Baylor Scott and White - The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano

    Plano, Texas, 75093

    Selena Ortega, 469-814-4738, selena.ortega@bswhealth.org

    Srinivasa Potluri, MD

    Recruiting
  • Providence St. Vincent

    Portland, Oregon, 97225

    Sheryl Ames, 503-216-2099, sheryl.ames@providence.org

    Jason Wollmuth, MD

    Recruiting
  • NC Heart and Vascular Research, LLC

    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607

    James Pierre-Louis, 919-784-8695, james.pierre-louis@unchealth.unc.edu

    James Zidar, MD

    Recruiting
  • St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center

    Roslyn, New York, 11576

    Elizabeth Haag, 516-562-6790, elizabeth.haag@cshli.org

    Ziad Ali, M.D.

    Recruiting
  • Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84111

    Michael Tomlinson, 801-507-4833, Michael.Tomlinson@imail.org

    Mitul Patel, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143

    Kaye Reambonanza, 415-514-6147, Kaye.Reambonanza@ucsf.edu

    Yousif Ahmad, PhD

    Recruiting
  • Swedish Medical

    Seattle, Washington, 98122

    Tina Pratt, 206-320-3919, kristina.pratt@swedish.org

    Christopher Brown, MD

    Recruiting
  • University of Washington Medical Center

    Seattle, Washington, 98195

    John Tushinski, 206-685-4346, jtushin@uw.edu

    Lorenzo Azzalini, MD

    Recruiting
  • Medstar Washington Hospital Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010

    Michelle Singh, 202-877-2190, michelle.singh@medstar.net

    Ron Waksman, MD

    Recruiting
  • Wellspan York Hospital

    York, Pennsylvania, 17403

    Lori Slenker, 717-356-5159, Lslenker2@wellspan.org

    Rhian Davies, DO

    Recruiting

Other trials in United States

United Kingdom6 sites, 6 recruiting
  • Basildon University Hospital

    Basildon, UK, SS16 5NL

    Kelly Musson, 01268524900, Kelly.musson@nhs.net

    John Davies, PhD

    Recruiting
  • Bristol Heart Institute

    Bristol, UK, BS2 8ED

    Marissa Kearns, 0117 342 1141, Marissa.Kearns@uhbw.nhs.uk

    Julian Strange, MD

    Recruiting
  • Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

    Leeds, UK, LS1 3EX

    Dean Waugh, 0113 3922358, dean.waugh@nhs.net

    Abdul Mozid, MD

    Recruiting
  • Glenfield Hospital

    Leicester, UK, LE3 9QP

    Judith Fisher, 0116 250 2541, jude.a.fisher@uhl-tr.nhs.uk

    Andrew Ladwiniec, MD

    Recruiting
  • St. Thomas Hospital

    London, UK, SE1 7EH

    Emma Perchard, 0207 188 9435, Emma.Perchard@gstt.nhs.uk

    Kalpa De Silva, PhD

    Recruiting
  • St. George's Hospital

    London, UK, SW17 0RE

    Sophie Horne, +44 (0)20-8725-1029, sophie.horne00@stgeorges.nhs.uk

    James Spratt, MD

    Recruiting

Other trials in United Kingdom

About this study

Official title: Prospective, Multicenter, Single-Arm, Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Study of the Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System With the Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter (FORWARD CAD IDE Study)

The FORWARD CAD IDE Study is a Prospective, Multicenter, Single-Arm, Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Study conducted to assess the safety and effectiveness of the Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System with the Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter for the treatment of calcified, stenotic de novo coronary artery lesions prior to stenting.

Read the detailed description

The Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter was developed to address the current challenges clinicians face when treating tight, difficult to cross, calcified coronary lesions and was designed as a rapid exchange catheter to deliver intravascular lithotripsy to those complex lesions in the coronary vasculature.

The intended benefit of the Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter is to allow the catheter to modify calcium in tight, difficult to cross lesions to increase the compliance of the vessel and allow further crossing of the device or additional treatment at the discretion of the physician.

Up to 158 subjects (150 evaluable) subjects with moderate-to severely calcified, stenotic de novo coronary artery lesions presenting with stable angina or following stabilization after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) that are suitable for non-emergent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) will be enrolled at up to 35 sites.

Once the pivotal cohort is fully enrolled (N=158), the study will continue to enroll an Extended Investigation cohort of up to 250 additional subjects.

Being tested
Intravascular Lithotripsy
Keywords
Intravascular Lithotripsy

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Intravascular LithotripsyDevice

    The Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System with the Shockwave Javelin Coronary Catheter is intended to treat calcified stenosis, including calcified stenoses that are anticipated to exhibit resistance to balloon crossing, full dilatation or subsequent uniform coronary stent expansion.

Study groups in NCT06662500
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL CatheterExperimentalThe Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter will be used to treat subjects with moderate-to-severely calcified, stenotic de novo coronary artery lesions presenting with stable angina or following stabilization after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) that are suitable for non-emergent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Receives: Device: Intravascular Lithotripsy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Primary Safety Endpoint - Freedom from MACE within 30 days

    Freedom from major adverse cardiac events (MACE) within 30 days of the index procedure. MACE (Clinical Events Committee [CEC] adjudicated) is defined as:

    • Cardiac death; or
    • Myocardial infarction (MI) defined as CK-MB level > 3 times the upper limit of lab normal (ULN) value with or without new pathologic Q wave at discharge (periprocedural MI) and using the Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction beyond discharge (spontaneous MI); or
    • Target vessel revascularization (TVR) defined as revascularization at the target vessel (inclusive of the target lesion) after the completion of the index procedure

    Measured: 30 Days

  2. Primary Performance Endpoint - Technical Success

    Technical Success defined as successful Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL-enabled lesion crossing without serious angiographic complications determined by angiographic core lab

    Measured: Peri-procedural

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Oct 2024
  2. Study start4 Apr 2025
  3. Primary completion8 Dec 2025
  4. Study completionDec 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
408 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06662500
Sponsor's protocol ID
CP 71886
Status last verified
Feb 2026
First submitted
25 Oct 2024
Last updated
3 Aug 2026
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Intravascular Lithotripsy in people with Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD), run by Shockwave Medical, Inc. at 34 sites in 2 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 34 sites in United States, United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Randee Randoll (408-577-7856, RRandoll@its.jnj.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Primary Safety Endpoint - Freedom from MACE within 30 days (time frame: 30 Days). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Aug 2026.

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