Can colchicine tame heart inflammation? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07064109
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study is testing colchicine, an anti-inflammatory drug, in 380 people who have had a heart attack or unstable angina. Researchers want to understand why some patients respond well and others don't, by looking at their genes, proteins, and other markers. The goal is to build a model that predicts who will benefit most from colchicine therapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Colchicine 0.5 mg oral tablet once daily
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict which heart attack patients will benefit most from colchicine, personalizing anti-inflammatory treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a randomized trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all patients, and colchicine can cause side effects like stomach upset.
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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 380 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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 80 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: * Between the ages of 18 and 80 * ACS (STEMI or NSTE-ACS) * Patients to receive standardised drug therapy * Able and willing to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Any contraindication to colchicine or known intolerance to colchicine * Has been using colchicine for a prolonged period of time for other medical conditions * Women of childbearing age who are pregnant, breastfeeding or not using effective contraception * Coronary artery bypass grafting within the last 3 years or planned * Severe hepatic impairment: elevated serum alanine aminotransferase and/or aminotransferase (ALT) and/or aminotransferase (AST) levels of up to three times the upper limit of normal * Severe renal impairment: eGFR \<30mL/min/1.73m2 * Thrombocytopenia (platelet count less than 100\*10⁹/L) * Active diarrhoea * Infectious diseases: presence of uncontrollable infectious diseases * Immune-related diseases: known immune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, gout, malignant tumours, etc. * Strong CYP3A4 or P glycoprotein inhibitors (e.g., cyclosporine, antiretrovirals, antifungals, erythromycin and clarithromycin) are already in use and no alternative medications can be administered * Planning to use systemic anti-inflammatory therapies such as NSAIDs, hormones, immunomodulators and chemotherapeutic agents
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Tongji Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200000, China
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