Exercise program tested for rare heart condition
NCT ID NCT06096675
First seen Jul 21, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a supervised cardiac rehabilitation program is feasible and beneficial for people with cardiac amyloidosis, a condition where abnormal protein builds up in the heart. Participants attend three one-hour exercise sessions per week for 12 weeks. The study measures how many complete the program and whether their cardiorespiratory fitness improves.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- supervised cardiac rehabilitation sessions (exercise training)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that supervised exercise is safe and beneficial for people with cardiac amyloidosis, potentially improving their fitness and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention requires regular attendance, and some participants may not tolerate exercise well.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 * New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class I-III Heart Failure * Able to Exercise * On stable treatment for their cardiac amyloidosis or under active surveillance * Life expectancy of at least 6 months * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document in English, and the willingness/ability to comply with the protocol activities * Participant must be able and willing to follow the cardiac rehabilitation activities Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent * Inability to commit to in-person supervised exercise sessions for three one-hour sessions a week for 12 weeks * NYHA Class IV Heart Failure * Pulmonary disease requiring home oxygen * Gait instability or history of prior falls * In the opinion of the Principal Investigator, have a clinically significant comorbid disease that is likely to affect the ability of the patient to complete the trial, interfere with their ability with measurement of self-reported outcomes.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute
RECRUITINGCharlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
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