Common gout drug could tame deadly heart inflammation

NCT ID NCT06158698

First seen May 17, 2026 · Last updated May 17, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether colchicine, a drug used for gout, can help people with chronic heart muscle inflammation (inflammatory cardiomyopathy). About 80 adults with this condition will receive colchicine or a placebo for 6 months. The goal is to see if the drug reduces heart failure, dangerous heart rhythms, and inflammation without needing lifelong medication.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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  • ASL8 Arezzo San Donato Hospital

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    Arezzo, Tuscany, 52100, Italy

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  • ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda

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    Milan, Lombardy, 20169, Italy

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  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

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    Turin, Piedmont, 10126, Italy

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  • Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata Giuliano Isontina, Trieste

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    Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia, 34128, Italy

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  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

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    Rome, Lazio, 800168, Italy

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  • IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

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    Milan, Lombardy, 20132, Italy

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  • Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi

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    Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40138, Italy

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  • Presidio Ospedaliero Universitario "Santa Maria della Misericordia"

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    Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia, 33100, Italy

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  • Università Politecnica delle Marche e AOU Ospedali Riuniti Umberto I°-Lancisi-Salesi , Ancona

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    Ancona, The Marches, 60126, Italy

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  • Università degli studi della Campania L.Vanvitelli e Azienda Ospedaliera Specialistica dei Colli - Ospedale Monaldi

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    Naples, Campania, 80131, Italy

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