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Heart attack recovery: can an Iron-Removing drug help?
NCT ID NCT05604131
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether the drug deferiprone can safely reduce harmful iron buildup in the heart after a severe heart attack. About 89 adults with a specific type of heart attack will receive either deferiprone or a placebo for 6 months. The goal is to see if lowering iron levels improves heart function and reduces complications like heart failure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 89 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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.
- Ages
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18 to 79 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 1. Age 18-79 years 2. Index Anterior wall STEMI 3. Emergency coronary angiogram with primary PCI Exclusion Criteria 1. Prior history of MI / PCI / coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) within previous 1 year 2. Patients with previous history of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 40% 3. Use of investigational drugs or devices 30 days prior to randomization 4. Known allergy or contra-indication to gadolinium/contrast agents 5. eGFR \< 30 ml/kg/min 6. Any contraindication against cardiac MRI (such as metal implants) 7. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Women of reproductive potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to randomization 8. Body weight \> 140 kg (or 309 lbs.) 9. Absolute neutrophil count - ANC \< 1.5 k/cumm 10. History of Chronic Liver Disease 11. Elevated hepatic enzymes (BOTH ALT and AST) \> 2 times of upper normal limit 12. Patients with iron storage disease (hemochromatosis, thalassemia) or who are already treated with iron chelators 13. Any clinically significant abnormality identified prior to randomization that in the judgment of the Sponsor-Investigator or Delegate would preclude safe completion of the study or confound the anticipated benefit of deferiprone. 14. Life expectancy of less than 1 year due to non-cardiac pathology
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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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IU Methodist Hospital (IUHealth)
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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