Heart-Hormone link explored in kids with enlarged hearts
NCT ID NCT07567417
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will measure hormone levels in 100 children aged 1 to 12 who have dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition where the heart is enlarged and weakened. Researchers will collect blood samples to check hormones like thyroid, cortisol, and growth factors, and compare them to healthy children. The goal is to understand how heart failure affects the endocrine system, not to test a new 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 study could reveal links between heart failure and hormone imbalances in children, pointing toward better monitoring or supportive care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any therapy, and results may not lead to direct clinical changes.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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1 year to 12 years
- 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: * children aged 1 to 12 years diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy by Echocardiography. Control: Age and sex match children attending Pediatric cardiology clinic with acute non serious illness to be included as Control Exclusion Criteria: * Other types of cardiomyopathy (As hypertrophic, restrictive cardiomyopathy and other types). Dilatation of Left ventricle due to other congenital or rheumatic heart diseases
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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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Pediatric department at Sohag University hospital
Sohag, Egypt
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