Heart-Kidney link under microscope in advanced heart failure study
NCT ID NCT07666516
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study follows 100 adults with advanced heart failure for 2 years to understand how kidney function changes over time and how it relates to serious heart events like death or need for a transplant. Researchers will collect blood, urine, and stool samples, along with quality-of-life surveys, and some participants will get a special kidney MRI. The goal is to better predict and manage the combined heart and kidney problems seen in these patients.
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 help doctors better predict and manage heart and kidney complications in advanced heart failure patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly improve health. It may not find clear links between kidney function and heart outcomes.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2031
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 to 75 years
- 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: * Written informed consent signed by the patient, * Age ≥ 18 years and ≤ 75 years, * Patient with advanced heart failure confirmed by criteria of severe cardiac dysfunction documented in a stable condition, with at least one of the following parameters at baseline: * LVEF ≤ 35%, * Elevated BNP or NT-proBNP levels (\>200 ng/L for BNP and \>1000 ng/L for NT-proBNP), * NYHA class ≥ 3, * At least one hospitalization for heart failure decompensation within the past 24 months, * Optimized medical treatment for heart failure according to French/European cardiology guidelines at the maximum tolerated dose for \>30 days. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of severe extracardiac disease with a life expectancy \< 1 year, * Patient with end-stage renal disease (GFR \<15 mL/min/1.73 m²) or on dialysis, * History of heart, kidney, or other solid organ transplantation, * Patient in cardiogenic shock, * INTERMACS profile ≤ 3, * Pregnant, parturient, or breastfeeding women\*, * Individuals deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, * Individuals under psychiatric care, * Individuals admitted to a health or social institution for purposes other than research, * Adults under legal protection (guardianship or curatorship), * Individuals not affiliated with a social security system or equivalent coverage. * Contraindication to multiparametric renal MRI combined with tissue sodium measurement using non-contrast 23Na MRI of the leg (including inability to undergo MRI as judged by the investigator).
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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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Hospices Civils de Lyon
Bron, Rhone, 69500, France
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