New study tracks heart disease progression with Cutting-Edge MRI
NCT ID NCT07577466
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will follow 200 people with suspected or confirmed cardiac amyloidosis, a condition where abnormal proteins build up in the heart and cause heart failure. Over two years, participants will undergo heart MRI scans, exercise tests, and blood work at regular visits. The goal is to better understand how the disease changes over time and how treatments affect the heart.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could improve early detection and monitoring of cardiac amyloidosis, potentially guiding better treatment strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. Results may not apply to all patients due to the single-center design.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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.
Who is studied
Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis
- 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 years * Male and female patients undergoing clinically indicated diagnostic work-up for amyloidosis or with a previously confirmed diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis prior to initiation of therapy * Presence of left ventricular wall thickness \> 12 mm on transthoracic echocardiography and at least one "red flag" suggestive of cardiac amyloidosis (according to ESC 2021 criteria) or an otherwise clinically established suspicion of amyloidosis * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Contraindications to cardiac MRI (e.g., metallic foreign bodies, older-generation pacemakers, severe obesity, claustrophobia) * Lack of written informed consent for study participation * Inability to comply with the study procedures
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Duesseldorf
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40225, Germany
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