The HYCORE1 Trial: Hybrid Revascularization Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorRigshospitalet, Denmark

About this trial

Coronary artery disease often necessitates complex interventions like coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stents. Hybrid coronary revascularization, a minimally invasive approach, integrates both methods for complete revascularization. This multicenter randomized trial involves 1200 patients, comparing hybrid coronary revascularization to CABG in a 1:1 ratio. Eligible participants have multi-vessel coronary disease and are referred for elective or sub-acute CABG. Inclusion criteria include age 18 or older, significant multi-vessel disease, and potential complete revascularization with both methods. Exclusion criteria include chronic kidney disease, pregnancy, contradiction to dual antiplatelet therapy, recent myocardial infarction, and acute revascularization. The hybrid group undergoes staged revascularization, combining minimally invasive grafting of the left interior mammary artery to the left anterior descending artery with PCI-stenting of remaining lesions. The control group undergoes conventional CABG with sternotomy. The primary outcome is a composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, or unplanned hospitalization, while secondary outcomes include periprocedural complications, cardiovascular mortality, hospital-free days within 90 days, angina frequency, and quality of life. Evaluation occurs 12 months after randomization. The trial commences in 2024, with inclusion expected to conclude in 5 years.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Written informed consent

≥ 18 years of age

Functionally significant MVD, defined as ≥ 70% diameter stenosis by visual estimation or functionally significant stenosis (FFR < 0.80, non-hyperaemic index (iFR) < 0.89) in at least two of the major epicardial vessels or major side branches

Patient history reviewed by both cardiac surgeon and cardiologist who in agreement find both CABG and hybrid revascularisation indicated and technically feasible with an expectation of complete revascularisation of all functionally significant stenoses in the LAD and at least one other coronary artery ≥ 2.5mm in diameter or left main bifurcation stenosis with functionally significant stenoses in both the LAD and left circumflex artery.

Disqualifiers

Chronic kidney disease with estimated glomerular filtration rate < 20 mL/min/kg

Pregnancy

Left main stenosis without additional functionally significant stenoses in both the LAD and the LCX

Contraindications to the use of dual antiplatelet therapy

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Hybrid coronary revascularization

    Procedure/Surgery

    Coronary revascularization is conducted as a combined MIDCAB (LIMA-LAD grafting through a minimally invasive anterior left thoracotomy) and PCI (of all non-LAD stenoses)

  • Conventional revascularization

    Procedure/Surgery

    Conventional revascularization with CABG of all significant stenoses through a sternotomy

Treatment groups

1,048 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Hybrid GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: CABG GroupActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

A composite outcome of either all-cause mortality, a diagnosis of spontaneous myocardial infarction, a diagnosis of stroke, or any unplanned hospitalization

A composite outcome of either all-cause mortality, a diagnosis of spontaneous myocardial infarction, a diagnosis of stroke, or any unplanned hospitalization

Time frame
12 months after randomization

Secondary outcomes

1

Angina symptoms

Angina symptoms measured using Seattle Angina Questionnaire

Time frame
12 months after randomization
2

Health related quality of life

Health related quality of life using EQ-5D

Time frame
12 months after randomization
3

Hospital free days

Hospital free days

Time frame
90 days after randomization
4

Procedural complications

Procedural complications defined as periprocedural myocardial infarction, unplanned re-intervention, stroke, BARC 3-5 bleeding complications or sternal wound infection

Time frame
12 months after randomization

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Lead sponsor

Copenhagen Trial Unit, Center for Clinical Intervention Research

Collaborator

UMC Utrecht

Collaborator

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Collaborator

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