Genes may hold key to better heart shock treatment
NCT ID NCT05728359
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how genes affect the immune system and treatment responses in people with cardiogenic shock, a life-threatening condition where the heart suddenly can't pump enough blood. Researchers will collect blood samples from 300 patients to identify genetic patterns linked to survival. The goal is to better understand why outcomes vary and pave the way for more personalized care.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
-
About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Aug 2022
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
All patients presenting to recruiting sites who fulfil study inclusion criteria and have no exclusion, will be considered. The majority of patients will be present through the heart attack centres and pathways. Some patients will, however, develop cardiogenic shock (CS) during their admission. These patients will be recruited from the coronary care units, intensive care units or cardiology wards and will be identified by clinicians who will alert research staff.
- Ages
-
18 to 80 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * All of the following are required for inclusion following screening: * Willing to provide informed consent or appropriate consent from a nominated consultee or personal consultee * Presentation within 24 hours of onset of ACS symptoms. * CS can only be secondary to ACS (Type 1 MI STEMI or N-STEMI) or myocarditis * Planned or completed revascularisation of culprit coronary artery CS will be defined by: * Systolic blood pressure \<90 mmHg for at least 30 minutes * A requirement for a continuous infusion of vasopressor or inotropic therapy to maintain systolic blood pressure \> 90 mmHg. * Clinical signs of pulmonary congestion, plus signs of impaired organ perfusion with at least one of the following manifestations: * altered mental status. * cold and clammy skin and limbs. * oliguria with a urine output of less than 30 ml per hour. * elevated arterial lactate level of \>2.0 mmol per litre. Exclusion Criteria: * Any of the inclusion criteria not met and: 1. Unwilling to provide informed consent. 2. Echocardiographic evidence (recorded within 90 mins of end of PCI procedure) of mechanical cause for CS: eg ventricular septal defect, LV-free wall rupture, ischaemic mitral regurgitation. 3. Age \<18 and ≥80 years. 4. Shock from another cause (sepsis, haemorrhagic/hypovolaemic shock, anaphylaxis, etc). 5. Significant systemic illness 6. Known dementia of any severity 7. Comorbidity with life expectancy \<12 months. 8. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and any of the following: 1. No return of spontaneous circulation (ongoing resuscitation effort) 2. pH \<7 3. Without bystander CPR within 10 minutes of collapse 9. Arterial lactate level of \<2.0 mmol per litre.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Cardiogenic shock are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Barts Health NHS trust
RECRUITINGLondon, United Kingdom
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Stick-On patch aims to catch dangerous heart decline sooner
- Heart pump timing put to the test in deadly heart attack shock
- A second chance for the heart: can rehab rewrite the story after shock?
- Blood filter may calm the deadly inflammation of cardiogenic shock
- Microscopic blood vessel health may hold key to cardiogenic shock survival
- Can a machine support a failing heart without overworking it?