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RecruitingNCT06662500Updated Aug 3, 2026

FORWARD CAD IDE Study

An interventional study of Intravascular Lithotripsy in Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD), sponsored by Shockwave Medical, Inc.. Recruiting at 34 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-03.

Sponsored by Shockwave Medical, Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Apr 2025; still recruiting 1 year 6 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
408
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study 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 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.

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Conditions studied

  • Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD)

Keywords

  • Intravascular Lithotripsy
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In context

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.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

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:

    1. 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
    2. 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.
  5. 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).
  6. Subject, or legally authorized representative, signs a written Informed Consent form to participate in the study, prior to any study-mandated procedures.
  7. Estimated life expectancy >1 year.
  8. Lesions in non-target vessels requiring PCI may be treated either:

    1. >30 days prior to the study procedure if the procedure was unsuccessful or complicated; OR
    2. >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
    3. >30 days after the study procedure

    Angiographic Inclusion Criteria

  9. The target lesion must be a de novo coronary lesion that has not been previously treated successfully with any interventional procedure
  10. Single de novo target lesion stenosis of protected LMCA, or LAD, RCA or LCX (or of their branches)
  11. The target vessel reference diameter must be ≥2.5 mm and ≤4.0 mm
  12. The target lesion must meet one of the following criteria:

    1. 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
    2. Chronic total occlusion presenting with J-CTO score of 1 with evidence of calcification and occlusion length up to 20 mm.
  13. 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.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
408 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter

    The 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).

    Device: Intravascular Lithotripsy

Interventions

  • DeviceIntravascular Lithotripsy

    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.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  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

    Time frame: 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

    Time frame: Peri-procedural

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Study locations

34 of 34 sites recruiting
  • Scripps Health
    La Jolla, California 92037, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, California 94143, United States
    Recruiting
  • South Denver Cardiology Associates, P.C
    Littleton, Colorado 80120, United States
    • Rachel Kim · Contact · rkim@southdenver.com · 303-703-2053
    • Cinthia Bateman, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Hartford Hospital
    Hartford, Connecticut 06112, United States
    Recruiting
  • Medstar Washington Hospital Center
    Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20010, United States
    Recruiting
  • The Cardiac and Vascular Institute
    Gainesville, Florida 32605, United States
    • Marti Roberson · Contact · mroberson@tcavi.com · 352-244-0208
    • Matheen Khuddus, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Piedmont Heart Institute
    Atlanta, Georgia 30309, United States
    Recruiting
  • Emory University Hospital
    Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
    Recruiting
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
    Recruiting
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
    Recruiting
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
    Recruiting
  • Minneapolis Heart Institute
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407, United States
    Recruiting
  • NYU Langone Health
    New York, New York 10016, United States
    Recruiting
  • Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital
    New York, New York 10032, United States
    • Kate Dalton, MS, RD, CCRC · Contact · keb2114@cumc.columbia.edu · 347-514-3366
    • Margaret McEntegart, M.D. · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Lenox Hill Hospital
    New York, New York 10075, United States
    Recruiting
  • St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center
    Roslyn, New York 11576, United States
    Recruiting
  • NC Heart and Vascular Research, LLC
    Raleigh, North Carolina 27607, United States
    Recruiting
  • The Christ Hospital
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45219, United States
    Recruiting
  • Providence St. Vincent
    Portland, Oregon 97225, United States
    Recruiting
  • Wellspan York Hospital
    York, Pennsylvania 17403, United States
    Recruiting
  • Centennial Heart
    Nashville, Tennessee 37203, United States
    Recruiting
  • Baylor Scott & White Research Institute Dallas
    Dallas, Texas 75226, United States
    Recruiting
  • Houston Methodist Hospital
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
    Recruiting
  • Baylor Scott and White - The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
    Plano, Texas 75093, United States
    Recruiting
  • Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, United States
    Recruiting
  • Overlake Medical Center
    Bellevue, Washington 98004, United States
    Recruiting
  • Swedish Medical
    Seattle, Washington 98122, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Washington Medical Center
    Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
    • John Tushinski · Contact · jtushin@uw.edu · 206-685-4346
    • Lorenzo Azzalini, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Basildon University Hospital
    Basildon, UK SS16 5NL, United Kingdom
    • Kelly Musson · Contact · Kelly.musson@nhs.net · 01268524900
    • John Davies, PhD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Bristol Heart Institute
    Bristol, UK BS2 8ED, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
    Leeds, UK LS1 3EX, United Kingdom
    • Dean Waugh · Contact · dean.waugh@nhs.net · 0113 3922358
    • Abdul Mozid, MD · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
  • Glenfield Hospital
    Leicester, UK LE3 9QP, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • St. Thomas Hospital
    London, UK SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
  • St. George's Hospital
    London, UK SW17 0RE, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 3, 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
NCT06662500
Lead sponsor
Shockwave Medical, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 29, 2024
Start date
Apr 4, 2025
Primary completion
Dec 8, 2025
Completion
Dec 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 3, 2026

Study contacts

Randee Randoll
Contact
RRandoll@its.jnj.com
408-577-7856
Lesli DeSimone
Contact
LDeSimon@its.jnj.com
916-261-5189
Robert W Yeh, M.D., M.Sc, M.B.A
principal investigator · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
James C Spratt, MD, MB, ChB, FRCP, FESC, FACC
principal investigator · St. George's University NHS Trust
Robert F Riley, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
principal investigator · Overlake Medical Center & Clinics

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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