Heart failure linked to brain shrinkage in new study
NCT ID NCT06623344
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how heart failure may cause changes in brain structure. Researchers will measure brain volume and heart function in 100 adults with heart failure. The goal is to understand the link between heart health and brain health. No treatment is given; this is an observational study.
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Study facts
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- 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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12 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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21 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: * Individuals with an ejection fraction (EF) below 50% who are willing to * provide informed consent. * Not claustrophobia. * Age: 21 years and above. * Ambulatory patients are eligible. Exclusion Criteria: * Known allergy to gadolinium contrast agents * Metal fragments in eyes, brain, or spinal cord * Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) 45 mL/min (using the Cockcroft-Gault formula) * Pregnancy * Internal electrical devices, such as cochlear implant, spinal cord stimulator, pacemaker, or defibrillator * Presence of any other history or condition that the investigator feels would be problematic * Severe claustrophobia * Weight exceeding 300 lbs. (MRI table weight restrictions)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins Center for Advanced Imaging and Research Science, Johns Hopkins Science + Technology Park at 1812 Ashland Avenue, Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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