New study uses tiny heart monitor to uncover hidden rhythm risks in fabry disease
NCT ID NCT04440254
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 40 men with Fabry disease for three years using a small device implanted under the skin that continuously records heart rhythms. The goal is to see how often dangerous heart rhythm problems occur and how they relate to other changes in the heart and body. No new treatment is being tested; the study aims to better understand the disease.
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 could help doctors better predict and manage heart rhythm problems in people with Fabry disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly improve health, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2021
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- 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: * Male patient * Age greater than or equal to 18 years on the day of inclusion * Presence of a morbid mutation for MF * Signature of the informed consent form * Absence of significant valve disease, verified on medical file (absence stenosis or regurgitation \<2+ in color Doppler on a scale 1 to 4+ by extension of the jet) * No history of known or documented myocardial infarction nor CAD * No pacemaker or ICD * no history of AF, NSVT, high-degree AV block * Correct echogenicity * No treatment by corticosteroid or immunosuppressive drugs * creatinine clearance \>/= 30 Ml/mn * LVEF ≥ 50% by ultrasound and / or MRI * No contraindication to MRI (or claustrophobia) and gadolinium injection * Affiliation to the French social security insurance
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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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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20 Rue Leblanc, HEGP/PARCC, 75015 Paris
RECRUITINGParis, Paris, 75015, France
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