Heart MRI could spot hidden disease in families before symptoms appear
NCT ID NCT04638621
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study uses advanced heart MRI scans to look for the earliest signs of dilated cardiomyopathy (a weakened heart muscle) in close relatives of people already diagnosed. Researchers will follow 650 family members over time to see how genetic factors relate to heart changes. The goal is to better understand how the disease develops and improve early detection.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 650 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
650 FDRs of probands from the parent study (DCM Precision Medicine Study) with no contraindication to CMR with contrast.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. The FDR's proband was enrolled in the DCM Precision Medicine Study at 1 of 9 participating sites, or exceptions granted by study PI. 2. The FDR's proband has had one or more variants identified, including P, LP and VUS. 3. The FDR is able report to one of the participating sites for study enrollment. 4. The FDR has no current contraindication for CMR (glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \<30 mL/min/1.73 m2, non-compatible device implant, or allergy to gadolinium contrast). 5. The FDR has had no prior heart transplant. 6. The FDR is ≥18 years of age. 7. All races/ethnicity 8. Ability to give informed consent. 9. Ability to communicate in English. 10. Subject is not pregnant (CMR may be conducted 3-6 months post delivery) 11. Willingness to participate in a family-based study (subject willing to interact with OSU). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Coronary artery disease (CAD) causing ischemic cardiomyopathy (\> 50% narrowing, any major epicardial coronary artery). 2. Primary valvular disease. 3. Adriamycin or other cardiotoxic drug exposure. 4. Other forms of cardiomyopathy: Hypertrophic, Restrictive, or Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy. 5. Congenital heart disease. 6. Other detectable causes of dilated cardiomyopathy, including sarcoid and hemochromatosis. 7. Other active multisystem disease, even if very rare, that may plausibly cause DCM (e.g., hypereosinophilic syndrome, cardiac involvement with connective tissue disease, Loeffler's endocarditis, endomyocardial fibrosis, etc) are excluded. Please call the PI to discuss if uncertain or not clear. 8. Severe and untreated or untreatable hypertension (systolic blood pressures routinely greater than 180 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressures greater than 120 mm Hg, and if resistant to multidrug treatment). This includes profound hypertension associated with other multisystem disease (e.g., scleroderma, other vasculitides, etc).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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