Heart rhythm gene hunt: 2,000 patients join biobank
NCT ID NCT00921986
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study collects blood and tissue samples from 2,000 people with or without heart rhythm problems. Researchers will analyze the samples to find genetic differences linked to arrhythmias. The goal is to better understand the causes of these conditions, not to test a new treatment.
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 could help identify genetic causes of heart rhythm disorders, pointing toward better diagnosis or future treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational biobank study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly lead to new therapies, and findings may take years to apply.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2009
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2035
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 undergoing arrhythmia procedures, cardiac surgery or inpatient or outpatient evaluations for arrhythmias at the Cleveland Clinic or from outside collaborative institutions or from other clinical trials.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Male or female at least 18 years old * Subjects with a history of or current cardiac arrhythmia, family members of subjects with cardiac arrhythmias, or no cardiac arrhythmia if a Control Subject. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects previously enrolled in the Arrhythmia BioBank
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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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
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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