Hidden genetic heart condition sought in 409 portuguese patients
NCT ID NCT05409846
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked for Fabry disease, a rare genetic disorder, in 409 Portuguese adults with unexplained heart muscle diseases. Researchers tested patients with different types of cardiomyopathy to see how many actually had Fabry disease. The goal was to better understand how common this treatable condition is among these patients and to also screen their family members.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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409 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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
Idiopathic cardiomyopathy patients
- Ages
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30 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: Patients with heart disease diagnosed after the age of 30: * unexplained hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Group A) * unexplained left ventricle hypertrophy confirmed in two different examinations using the same or different imaging methods (Group B) * unexplained burned-out hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Group C) * unexplained dilated cardiomyopathy with evidence of late gadolinium enhancement involving the basal posterolateral wall segments (Group D) Exclusion Criteria: * previous exclusion of Fabry disease * previous identified causal pathogenic/likely pathogenic genetic variant * evidence of cardiomyopathy under the age of 30
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centro Hospitalar De Trás-Os-Montes E Alto Douro, E.P.E.
Vila Real, 5000-508, Portugal
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Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, EPE., Hospital de Santa Maria
Lisbon, 1600-190, Portugal
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Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, E.P.E.
Porto, 4200-319, Portugal
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Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra
Coimbra, 3000-602, Portugal
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Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António
Porto, 4099-001, Portugal
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Centro Hospitalar de Entre Douro e Vouga, E.P.E., Hospital São Sebastião
Santa Maria da Feira, 4520-220, Portugal
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Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho, E.P.E.
Vila Nova de Gaia, 4434-502, Portugal
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Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, Hospital Padre Américo
Penafiel, 4564-007, Portugal
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Faculty of Medicine (FMUP)
Porto, 4200-319, Portugal
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Hospital Pedro Hispano (Unidade Local de Saúde Matosinhos)
Matosinhos Municipality, 4464-513, Portugal
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Hospital da Luz, Lisboa
Lisbon, 1500-650, Portugal
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