Scientists hunt for hidden causes of rare artery diseases
NCT ID NCT01967511
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to uncover the biological basis of fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) and related artery conditions like spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and cervical artery dissection (CvAD). Researchers will analyze genetic and molecular data from 600 participants, including patients and healthy controls. The goal is to identify key gene networks and drivers that cause these disorders, which could eventually lead to better diagnosis or 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 research could reveal the root causes of these artery diseases, pointing toward future treatments or prevention strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not directly lead to new therapies, and findings may take years to translate into clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2013
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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
Will enroll 200 FMD patients, 100 SCAD patients, and 100 CvAD patients at the Mount Sinai Hospital. 200 matched healthy controls will also be recruited to this study.
- 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: * Patients of any age and freely willing to participate. For patients \< 18 years of age consent will be via parents. * Fluency in either English or Spanish. * Signed, informed consent * For FMD, SCAD or CvAD subjects - a clinical diagnosis of FMD, SCAD or CvAD with fulfillment of standard diagnostic criteria. * For healthy controls - no clinical features of FMD, SCAD or CvAD and absence of any major ongoing systemic disease including any condition requiring hospitalization, immune suppression, intravenous or injected medications or that result in functional impairment in the performance of activities of daily living. Healthy controls will be matched to enrolled FMD patients on the basis of gender and approximate age (within a 5 year window of another FMD subject). Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have co-morbidities which reduces life expectancy to one year. * Patients with any solid organ or hematological transplantation, or those in whom transplantation is considered. * Active autoimmune disease. * Illicit drug use. * HIV positive. * Prior malignancy. * Any other form of vascular disease, including other arteriopathy coronary artery disease or peripheral vascular disease * Family history of arteriopathy other than FMD, SCAD or CvAD (e.g. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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