New drug shows promise for heart muscle disease symptoms
NCT ID NCT02590809
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tested a drug called BX1514M in 38 people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a genetic heart condition that can cause shortness of breath, chest pain, and dizziness. The drug aims to improve blood flow by tightening veins, which may reduce blockages in the heart. Participants took the drug or a placebo for 30 days, and researchers measured how far they could walk in six minutes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BX1514M
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy symptoms like shortness of breath and chest pain.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 38 people. The drug may not work better than placebo, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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38 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2015
- Finished
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Jul 2016
- 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 80 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: * Patients with a typical or atypical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) confirmed by imaging modalities (echo and MRI) and/or genetic tests or a relative history of HCM * Left ventricular obstruction during exercise on treadmill (above 50 mmHg) * Positive response to leg lifting test (obstruction reduction above 20 mmHg) at rest or in early recovery phase * Daily symptoms as shortness of breath during exercise (NYHA2-3), non coronary chest pain, dizziness * Correct ultrasound windows quality * Sinus rhythm * Optimal medical treatment * For women, pregnancy test or contraception * Written consent form obtained Exclusion Criteria: * Previous treatment by BX1514M * Extra-cardiac pathology with life expectancy below than 1 year * No capability of consent form written * Pregnancy women * Secondary hypertension hypertrophy, secondary valvular disease hypertrophy * Permanent atrial fibrillation * Severe ventricular arrhythmia without Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) * Severe coronary disease * Severe non stabilized hypertension * Severe cardiopathy (ejection fraction below 40% or demonstrated elevated end diastolic pressure or pulmonary pressure above 60 mmHg) * Bradycardia * Narrow angle glaucoma * Vascular prethrombotic diseases * Vascular spams * Thyrotoxicosis * Pheochromocytoma * Severe renal failure (\<30ml/mn) * Patients at risk of urinary retention secondary to prostatic severe disease * Raynaud's disease * Non selective Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs), iproniazid, nialamide or ephedrine, methylphenidate, phenylephrine, pseudoephedrine or digitalic * Procedures modifying the peripheral venous return * Participation to other research protocol
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
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