Heart drug dobutamine put to the test in rare amyloid heart disease
NCT ID NCT06318260
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial is studying how the drug dobutamine affects the heart in 15 people with a rare condition called wild-type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt). Participants will receive increasing doses of dobutamine while doctors measure heart function using ultrasound and a catheter. The goal is to see how the drug changes blood flow and heart pressures, and to check for side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Dobutamine (Dobutrex)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors understand whether dobutamine can safely improve heart function in people with this type of heart disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase study with only 15 participants. It is designed to measure short-term effects, not to prove long-term benefit or safety.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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About 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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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65 years and older
- 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. ATTRwt, diagnosis confirmed by genetic testing, 99mTc-3,3-diphosphono-1,2-propanodicarboxylic acid (DPD) scintigraphy and/or endomyocardial biopsy. 2. Treated with loop diuretics. 3. New York Heart Association class II-IV. 4. Age ≥ 65 years. 5. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 50 % and/or SVI assessed by echocardiography \< 35 ml/m2. 6. Thorough oral and written informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Moderate to severe aortic stenosis (participants with aortic sclerosis will not be excluded). 2. Other significant valvular diseases. 3. Known severe coronary artery diseases: left main stem stenosis or 3-vessel disease, or recent acute myocardial infarction (\< 4 weeks). 4. Contraindications to the use of dobutamine: Known allergy to dobutamine or sulfite, phaeochromocytoma or ventricular tachycardia (VT). 5. End stage renal disease (eGFR of less than 15 mL/min/1,73 m2).
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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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Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital
RECRUITINGAarhus, 8200, Denmark
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