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DNA test may help doctors personalize heart failure treatment
NCT ID NCT07054489
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study explores whether a person's genetic makeup can guide how doctors prescribe beta-blockers for heart failure with mildly reduced pumping ability. Ten participants will receive beta-blocker therapy guided by their polygenic score, and researchers will measure changes in heart function using MRI. The goal is to see if genetics can make treatment more effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- beta blocker
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that genetic testing helps doctors choose the right dose of beta-blocker for heart failure patients, leading to more personalized treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is testing a method, not a new drug, so it won't directly improve health.
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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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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18 to 89 years
- 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: * Age 18-89 years * Ejection Fraction (EF) \>40% and =\<50% by any modality within 1 year (must be most recent) * Clinical diagnosis of HF within 1 year, evidenced by any one: Hospital discharge with primary or secondary HF diagnosis, ER discharge with primary diagnosis of HF, ambulatory diagnostic code for HF and diuretic use, BNP\>35 ng/L or NTproBNP \>125 ng/L at any time * Expected ability to fully participate in study (can tolerate study processes, no long travel) Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide informed consent * Previous documented EF =\< 35% * Currently on BB =\>25% target dose * Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic BP \> 180 at enrollment) * Has contraindications to all BB or intolerance to metoprolol * Systolic BP \< 100 or heart rate \<70 * Current cancer requiring active treatment * Heart transplant or LVAD or expected in the next year * Life expectancy \< 1 year for any reason * Dialysis dependence or ESRD * MI/ PCI or other cardiac surgery within 90 days prior to enrollment or planned in the future * Absolute indication for BB other than heart failure (e.g. tachyarrhythmia required BB for rate control, angina) * If PI decides for any reason participation in trial is not in best interest of the patient * Has a contraindication to completing MRI procedures
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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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Henry Ford Health
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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