Heart clinic gene test could save families from sudden death
NCT ID NCT07345338
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to make genetic testing for inherited heart muscle disease available directly in heart failure clinics, instead of requiring a separate referral to a genetics specialist that can take years. Researchers will train heart doctors to order a simple blood or saliva test for patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. The goal is to diagnose the genetic cause faster, improve treatment, and alert at-risk family members sooner. About 300 adults in British Columbia and Alberta will take part.
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Study facts
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- 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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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. 18 years of age or older 2. Clinical eligibility for non-ischemic cardiomyopathy/dilated cardiomyopathy (NICM/DCM) genetic testing, per existing clinical criteria in each respective province a. BC sites - presence of NICM/DCM with at least one of the following: i. Family history of NICM/DCM ii. Evidence of conduction disease iii. Arrhythmia (Ventricular or atrial) iv. Unexplained cardiomyopathy under 70 years v. Suggestive syndrome(s) Alberta sites - Left ventricular ejection fraction of less than 50% and any degree of left or right ventricular dilation Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previously known genetic result that explains NICM/DCM 2. Under age 18 years 3. Declines genetic testing
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Foothills Medical Centre Cardiac Function Clinic
Calgary, Alberta, T2N2T9, Canada
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Peter Lougheed Centre Cardiac Function Clinic
Calgary, Alberta, T1Y6J4, Canada
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St. Paul's Hospital Heart Function Clinic
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z1Y6, Canada
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Vancouver General Hospital Cardiac Function Clinic
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9, Canada
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