Dissolving stent for narrowed heart vessels in children
Part of Genetic & congenital, Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests a new type of stent that slowly dissolves over time, made of zinc, to open up narrowed blood vessels in the heart. It's for children under 9 who need treatment for narrowing of the aorta or lung arteries.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Child must be younger than 9 years old at the time of the procedure.
- Child must have a narrowing in the aorta (coarctation) or a lung artery that needs a stent placed during a catheter procedure.
- The doctor must feel that catheter-based treatment (through a tube in a blood vessel) is the right approach.
- Child cannot have had a stent put in the same spot before.
- Child must not have an allergy to zinc or silver (the metals in this stent).
- Child must not have an active infection or a condition that would make the procedure unsafe.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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