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REDUCER-I: An Observational Study of the Neovasc Reducer™ System

An observational study in Angina Pectoris, Angina Pectoris, Stable and Chronic Stable Angina, sponsored by Shockwave Medical, Inc.. Active, not recruiting at 25 sites in 9 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-30.

Sponsored by Shockwave Medical, Inc. · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Other
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
400
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to collect long term data of the Reducer System in subjects with refractory angina pectoris.

Read the detailed description

This study is a multicenter, multi-country three-arm prospective and retrospective investigation in up to 400 subjects conducted at a maximum of 40 investigational centers. Arm 1 will include eligible prospective subjects. Arm 2 will include subjects who were previously enrolled and treated with the Reducer during the COSIRA (Coronary Sinus Reducer for Treatment of Refractory Angina) study. Arm 3 will include subjects who received a Reducer under CE Mark (unrelated to the COSIRA study).

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Conditions studied

  • Angina Pectoris
  • Angina Pectoris, Stable
  • Chronic Stable Angina

Keywords

  • Coronary Sinus
  • Reducer
  • Refractory Angina
  • Angina Pectoris
  • Angina Pectoris, Stable
  • Chronic Stable Angina
  • Persistent Angina
  • Neovasc Reducer System
  • Refractory Angina Pectoris
  • Coronary Sinus Narrowing
  • Reversible Ischemic Heart Disease
  • Chronic Angina
  • End Stage Angina
  • Coronary Sinus Reduction
  • Coronary Sinus Reducer
  • Chronic Refractory Angina
  • Chronic Refractory Angina Pectoris
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In context

Angina Pectoris

519 studies on the registry are indexed under Angina Pectoris; 82 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 400 is below the median of 591 across 154 observational studies indexed under Angina Pectoris.

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Lead sponsor

Shockwave Medical, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 28 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

Of its 8 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 8 (100%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Subjects with refractory angina pectoris who demonstrate objective evidence of reversible myocardial ischemia, who have limited or no options for revascularization, or subjects who have received the Reducer in the COSIRA study, or under CE Mark prior to the REDUCER-I study.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria - ALL Arms:

  • Subject has been informed about the study and provides written informed consent prior to enrollment
  • Subject is willing to comply with specified follow-up evaluations

Inclusion Criteria - Arm 1:

  • Symptomatic Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) with chronic refractory angina pectoris despite attempted optimal medical therapy
  • Subject has limited treatment options for revascularization by Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) or by Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
  • Evidence of reversible myocardial ischemia
  • Left Ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) greater than or equal to 30%
  • Male or non-pregnant female

Inclusion Criteria - Arm 2:

  • Subjects previously implanted in the Reducer (treatment) arm of the COSIRA study

Inclusion Criteria - Arm 3:

  • Subjects in whom the Reducer was implanted under CE Mark (unrelated to the COSIRA study), prior to enrollment in the Reducer-I study

Exclusion Criteria - Arm 1:

  • Acute coronary syndrome within three months prior to enrollment
  • Recent successful revascularization by PCI or CABG within six months prior to enrollment
  • Recent unsuccessful PCI (no relief from symptoms) within 30 days prior to enrollment
  • Unstable angina (recent onset angina, crescendo angina, or rest angina with electrocardiogram [ECG] changes) during the 30 days prior to enrollment
  • Decompensated congestive heart failure (CHF) or hospitalization due to CHF during the three months prior to enrollment
  • Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as indicated by a forced expiratory volume in one second that is less than 55% of the predicted value
  • Subject cannot undergo exercise tolerance test
  • Subject cannot undergo 6-minute walk test
  • Severe valvular heart disease
  • Subject with pacemaker electrode in the coronary sinus (CS)
  • Subject with recent placement of a new pacemaker or defibrillator electrode in the right atrium within 3 months prior to enrollment.
  • Subject having undergone tricuspid valve replacement or repair
  • Chronic renal failure (serum creatinine >2 mg/dL), including subjects on chronic hemodialysis
  • Moribund subjects, or subjects with comorbidities limiting life expectancy to less than one year
  • Known severe reaction to required procedural medications
  • Known allergy to stainless steel or nickel
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) planned within 8 weeks after Reducer implantation
  • Currently enrolled in another device or drug trial that has not completed the primary endpoint or that clinically interferes with the current study endpoints

Angiographic Exclusion:

  • Mean right atrial pressure greater than 15mmHg
  • Subject with anomalous or abnormal CS anatomy (e.g., tortuosity, aberrant branch, persistent left superior vena cava [SVC])
  • CS diameter at the site of planned Reducer implantation less than 9.5 mm or greater than 13 mm
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Study design

Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
400 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Arm 1 - Prospective

    Includes eligible subjects in the prospective arm who undergo baseline testing followed by the Reducer System implant procedure Arm 1 has been closed to enrollment-March 2023

    Device: Reducer System

  • Arm 2 - COSIRA

    Includes subjects who were previously enrolled and treated with the Reducer System during the COSIRA study and agree to participate in this long term follow up study

    Device: Reducer System

  • Arm 3 - CE Mark

    Includes subjects who received a Reducer System under CE Mark (unrelated to the COSIRA study), and agree to participate in this long term follow up study Arm 3 has been closed to enrollment-June 2017

    Device: Reducer System

Interventions

  • DeviceReducer System

    An aid in the management of chronic refractory angina pectoris

    Also known as: Reducer

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Reduction in Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) Grade

    The percentage of subjects who experience improvement in their angina symptoms defined as a reduction in CCS grade, at 6 months as compared to baseline

    Time frame: 6 Months

  2. Rate of Occurrence of Device and/or Procedure Related Peri-Procedural Serious Adverse Events (SAE)s

    The rate of occurrence of device and / or procedure-related periprocedural SAEs defined as a composite of death, Myocardial Infarction (MI), cardiac tamponade, clinically-driven re-dilation of a Reducer, life-threatening arrhythmias (Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) or Ventricular Fibrillation (VF)), and respiratory failure through 30 days post-implant

    Time frame: 30 days post implant

  3. Occurrence of Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE)

    Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE): a composite of cardiac death, major stroke, and MI through 30-days post-implant

    Time frame: 30 days post implant

Secondary outcomes

  1. Reduction in Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) Grade

    The percentage of subjects who experience improvement in their angina symptoms defined as a reduction in CCS grade at 12 months and annually through 5 years post implant as compared to baseline

    Time frame: 12 months and annually through 5 years

  2. Occurrence of Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE)

    Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE): a composite of cardiac death, major stroke, and MI at 6 months, 12 months and annually through 5 years post implant

    Time frame: 6 months, 12 months, and annually through 5 years

Other outcomes

  1. Change in Exercise Tolerance Test (ETT) Parameters

    The change in ETT parameters at 6 and 12 months post implant as compared to baseline: Total exercise duration (min), Time to 1mm ST-Segment Depression (min), METs, Double Product by ETT

    Time frame: 6 and 12 months

  2. Improvement in Quality of Life (QoL

    Improvement in QoL scores at 6 months, 12 months and annually through 5 years post implant as compared to baseline

    Time frame: 6 months, 12 months, and annually through 5 years

  3. Reduction in Emergency Department Visits

    Reduction in documented Emergency Department visits due to angina episodes at 12 months post implant as compared to 12 months prior to implantation of the Reducer

    Time frame: 12 months

  4. Reduction in Angina Medication

    Reduction in angina medication use at 6 months, 12 months and annually through 5 years post implant as compared to baseline

    Time frame: 6 months, 12 months, and annually through 5 years

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Study locations

25 sites
  • University of Graz
    Graz, 8010, Austria
  • ZNA Middelheim Hospital
    Antwerp, 2020, Belgium
  • Zienkenhuis Oost-Limburg
    Genk, 3600, Belgium
  • University Hospital of Brest
    Brest, France
  • Institut Coeur Poumon
    Lille, France
  • Kerckhoff Klinik
    Bad Nauheim, 61231, Germany
  • Dresden University
    Dresden, 01307, Germany
  • Contilia Heart and Vascular Centre, Elisabeth Krankenhaus Essen, Klinik fϋr Kardiologie und Angiologie
    Essen, 45138, Germany
  • University Heart Center Freiburg - Bad Krozingen
    Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany
  • University Giessen
    Giessen, 35392, Germany
  • University Heart Center Hamburg
    Hamburg, 20246, Germany
  • San Raffaele Hospital
    Milan, 20132, Italy
  • Bolognini General Hospital
    Seriate, 24068, Italy
  • St. Antonius Ziekenhuis
    Nieuwegein, 3435CM, Netherlands
  • UMC Utrecht
    Utrecht, 3584 CX, Netherlands
  • Hospital Clinico San Carlos
    Madrid, 28040, Spain
  • University Hospital Basel
    Basel, CH-4031, Switzerland
  • HFR Fribourg/University of Fribourg
    Fribourg, 1708, Switzerland
  • Hopitaux Universitaires Geneve (HUG)
    Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
  • Istituto Cardiocentro Ticino
    Lugano, 6900, Switzerland
  • Bradford Royal Infirmary
    Bradford, BD9 6RJ, United Kingdom
  • Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
    Edinburgh, EH16 4SA, United Kingdom
  • St. Thomas Hospital
    London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
  • King's College Hospital
    London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
  • Royal Brompton Hospital
    London, SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Publications

  • Banai S, Ben Muvhar S, Parikh KH, Medina A, Sievert H, Seth A, Tsehori J, Paz Y, Sheinfeld A, Keren G. Coronary sinus reducer stent for the treatment of chronic refractory angina pectoris: a prospective, open-label, multicenter, safety feasibility first-in-man study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 May 1;49(17):1783-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.061. PubMed 17466229 ↗
  • Banai S, Verheye S, Jolicoeur EM. A device to narrow the coronary sinus for angina. N Engl J Med. 2015 May 14;372(20):1967-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1503672. No abstract available. PubMed 25970058 ↗
  • Verheye S, Jolicoeur EM, Behan MW, Pettersson T, Sainsbury P, Hill J, Vrolix M, Agostoni P, Engstrom T, Labinaz M, de Silva R, Schwartz M, Meyten N, Uren NG, Doucet S, Tanguay JF, Lindsay S, Henry TD, White CJ, Edelman ER, Banai S. Efficacy of a device to narrow the coronary sinus in refractory angina. N Engl J Med. 2015 Feb 5;372(6):519-27. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1402556. PubMed 25651246 ↗
  • Konigstein M, Verheye S, Jolicoeur EM, Banai S. Narrowing of the Coronary Sinus: A Device-Based Therapy for Persistent Angina Pectoris. Cardiol Rev. 2016 Sep-Oct;24(5):238-43. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000101. PubMed 26886464 ↗
  • Abawi M, Nijhoff F, Stella PR, Voskuil M, Benedetto D, Doevendans PA, Agostoni P. Safety and efficacy of a device to narrow the coronary sinus for the treatment of refractory angina: A single-centre real-world experience. Neth Heart J. 2016 Sep;24(9):544-51. doi: 10.1007/s12471-016-0862-2. PubMed 27299456 ↗
  • Konigstein M, Meyten N, Verheye S, Schwartz M, Banai S. Transcatheter treatment for refractory angina with the Coronary Sinus Reducer. EuroIntervention. 2014 Feb;9(10):1158-64. doi: 10.4244/EIJV9I10A196. PubMed 24561732 ↗
  • Verheye S, Agostoni P, Giannini F, Hill JM, Jensen C, Lindsay S, Stella PR, Redwood S, Banai S, Konigstein M. Coronary sinus narrowing for the treatment of refractory angina: a multicentre prospective open-label clinical study (the REDUCER-I study). EuroIntervention. 2021 Sep 20;17(7):561-568. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00873. PubMed 33319762 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 30, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02710435
Lead sponsor
Shockwave Medical, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 16, 2016
Start date
Mar 2016
Primary completion
Nov 2023
Completion
Dec 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 30, 2026

Study contacts

Stefan Verheye, MD
principal investigator · ZNA Middelheim Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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