Heart valve hope: could a common supplement slow disease?
NCT ID NCT06466278
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether icosapent ethyl, a purified fish-oil medication, can slow the buildup of calcium in the aortic valve. About 110 adults with mild-to-moderate aortic valve stenosis will take the drug or a placebo. The main goal is to see if the drug reduces the increase in valve calcium over time.
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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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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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50 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: 1. Age \> 50 years 2. Mild to moderate AVS Exclusion Criteria: 1. Bicuspid aortic valve 2. History of chest radiotherapy 3. History of rheumatic fever 4. Moderate to severe renal failure, defined as eGFR \< 30 ml/min 5. Hyperparathyroidism 6. Paget's disease 7. Diagnosis of (active) malignancy in last 5 years 8. Anticipated or planned aortic valve surgery in the next 6 months 9. Life expectancy \<2 years 10. Chronic atrial fibrillation 11. Use of anticoagulant medication or dual antiplatelet therapy 12. Known hypersensitivity to fish and/or shellfish 13. Known hypersensitivity to soya 14. Malabsorption syndrome and/or chronic diarrhea 15. Women of childbearing potential who are unwilling or unable to use an acceptable method of birth control \[such as oral contraceptives, other hormonal contraceptives (vaginal products, skin patches, or implanted or injectable products), or mechanical products such as an intrauterine device or barrier methods (condoms)\] to avoid pregnancy for the entire study. 16. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding 17. Any other treatment or clinically relevant condition that could interfere with the conduct or interpretation of the study in the opinion of the investigator 18. Inability or unwillingness to comply with the protocol requirements, or deemed by investigator to be unfit for the study
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Academic Medical Center
Amsterdam, 1105AZ, Netherlands
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