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Active, not recruitingNCT07010965Updated Jan 12, 2026

SAVE-PCI: NyokAssist™ Small-Bore VAD vs. IABP in Elective High-Risk PCI

An interventional study of NyokAssist™ and IABP Intra-aortic balloon pump in High-Risk PCI, sponsored by magAssist, Inc.. Active, not recruiting at 12 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-12.

Sponsored by magAssist, Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 9 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jul 2024, registered May 2025).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
236
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

SAVE-PCI is a prospective, multi-center, randomized controlled trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of NyokAssist™, a small-bore percutaneous ventricular assist device (pVAD), in comparison with intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in patients undergoing elective high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

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Conditions studied

  • High-Risk PCI
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In context

Lead sponsor

magAssist, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age eligible (18 ≤ Age ≤ 80)
  2. Subject is indicated for a non-emergent percutaneous treatment of at least one de novo or restenotic lesion in a native coronary vessel or bypass graft .
  3. Patient presence at least one of the following a or b:

    1. Intervention on an unprotected left main coronary artery or intervention on the last patent coronary artery .
    2. Intervention on patient presenting with three-vessel* disease.

      • Three-vessel disease was defined as the presence at least one sign ficant stenosis ≥ 50% in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and/or side branch, left circumflex artery (LCX) and/or side branch, and right coronary artery (RCA) and/or side branch. In the case of left coronary artery dominance, a lesion ≥ 50% in the proximal LAD and the LCX qualified as three-vessel disease.
  4. Ejection Fraction ≤40% or Coronary rotational atherectomy or According to the assessment of the cardiac team, PCI requires hemodynamic support .
  5. Volunteered to participate and Signed Informed Consent and able to cooperate with the whole trial process.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Acute ST elevation Myocardial Infarction within 24 hours or CK-MB that have not normalized after acute ST elevation Myocardial Infarction.
  2. Pre-procedure cardiac arrest within 24 hours of enrollment requiring CPR.
  3. Subject is in cardiogenic shock defined as:

    • CI \< 2.2 L/min/m2 and PCWP > 15 mmH
    • Hypotension (systolic BP \< 90 mmHg for >30 minutes or the need for supportive measures to maintain a systolic BP of greater than or equal to 90 mmHg) AND end organ hypoperfusion (cool extremities OR [a urine output of \< 30 mL/hour AND a HR > 60 BPM])
  4. Mural thrombus in the left ventricle.
  5. The presence of aortic valve replacement or mechanical circulatory support device.
  6. Subject has mechanical complications of myocardial infarction.
  7. Documented presence of severe aortic stenosis.
  8. Documented presence of moderate to severe mitral stenosis.
  9. Documented presence of severe aortic insufficiency.
  10. Severe peripheral arterial obstructive disease that would preclude device placement.
  11. Abnormalities of the aorta that would preclude surgery, including aortic aneurysms,aortic dissection and extreme tortuosity or calcifications.
  12. Subject with renal failure (creatinine ≥265μmol/L)
  13. Subject with liver dysfunction ( liver enzymes and bilirubin levels ≥3x ULN )
  14. Subject has uncorrectable abnormal coagulation parameters (platelet count ≤ 75╳109 /L or fibrinogen ≤ 1.50 g/L)
  15. History of recent (within 1 month) stroke or TIA .
  16. Severe right ventricular dysfunction,such as severe pulmonary hypertension.
  17. Allergy or intolerance to heparin, aspirin, ADP receptor inhibitors or contrast media.
  18. Subject with documented heparin induced thrombocytopenia.
  19. Subject has pregnant or lactating.
  20. Participation in the active follow-up phase of another clinical study of an investigational drug or device within 1 month.
  21. Investigators consider unsuitable to participate in the trial.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
236 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    NyokAssist™

    Device: NyokAssist™

  • Active comparator
    IABP Intra-aortic balloon pump

    Device: IABP Intra-aortic balloon pump

Interventions

  • DeviceNyokAssist™

    The NyokAssist™ Ventricular Assist Device can be placed across the aortic valve using a single femoral site. The device pumps blood from the left ventricle into the ascending aorta .

  • DeviceIABP Intra-aortic balloon pump

    IABP uses counterpulsation to provide coronary flow

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. MACCE-free rate

    The Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) Free Rate

    Time frame: Device Delivery through 30 Days

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Study locations

12 sites
  • Beijing Anzhen Hospital Capital Medical University
    Beijing, China
  • The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
    Changsha, China
  • Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
    Guangzhou, China
  • Nanfang Hospital Southern Medical University
    Guangzhou, China
  • The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Hangzhou, China
  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
    Harbin, China
  • The First Hospital of Lanzhou University
    Lanzhou, China
  • ZhongShan Hospital Fudan University
    Shanghai, China
  • Peking University First Hospital Taiyuan Hospital
    Taiyuan, China
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
    Xi'an, China
  • Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital Xiamen University
    Xiamen, China
  • Fuwai Yunnan Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Science
    Yunnan, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 12, 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
NCT07010965
Lead sponsor
magAssist, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 8, 2025
Start date
Jul 31, 2024
Primary completion
Nov 21, 2025
Completion
Jan 31, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 12, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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