Heart check: do Nerve-Targeting drugs also shield the heart in rare amyloidosis?
NCT ID NCT05873868
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 20 adults with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv) who have both nerve and heart involvement. They are treated with patisiran or vutrisiran for two years. Researchers use MRI scans and questionnaires to see how the drugs affect heart structure and function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- patisiran or vutrisiran
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could clarify whether these drugs protect the heart in mixed-form ATTRv amyloidosis, guiding future treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study (20 people) with no control group, so results may not prove cause and effect or apply broadly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
Patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv) with stage 1 or 2 polyneuropathy treated with Patisiran or Vutrisiran
- Ages
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18 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 aged 18 years or older * Patients with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv) with stage 1 or 2 polyneuropathy * Patient not previously treated for ATTRv * Patients for whom treatment with patisiran or vutrisiran has been initiated by a hospital neurologist in accordance with recommendations for a minimum of 24 months. * Patients with NYHA stage 1 and 2 cardiac disease. * Beneficiary of a social security scheme * Person who does not object to his/her participation in the research Exclusion Criteria: * Patients treated with Tafamidis simultaneously with patisiran or vutrisiran * Adults under legal protection (legal guardianship, curatorship, guardianship), persons deprived of liberty. * Contraindications to the explorations provided for in the protocol: claustrophobia, metallic implant contraindicating MRI, woman of childbearing age
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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APHP Henri Mondor
Créteil, France
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CHU Bordeaux Haut-Levêque
Bordeaux, France
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CHU Grenoble Alpes
Grenoble, France
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CHU Nancy Institut Louis Mathieu
Nancy, France
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CHU Rangueil Toulouse
Toulouse, France
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