New hope for chest pain without blocked arteries? early trial tests macitentan
NCT ID NCT07392281
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a drug called macitentan in 40 adults with chest pain that isn't caused by blocked arteries (non-obstructive angina). The goal is to see if the drug improves blood flow in the tiny heart vessels and reduces chest pain. Participants will take macitentan for 4 weeks and have heart function tests and blood samples taken to understand how the drug works.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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 to 75 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: * Age 18-75 years old. * With typical angina symptoms. * Excluding obstructive coronary lesions (coronary stenosis ≤50% or FFR ≥0.8) by CAG. * Coronary microcirculatory function was confirmed via pressure wire-based thermodilution technique.(Patients were classified into subtypes based on coronary microcirculatory function indices: 1) Type I: CFR ≥ 2.5 and IMR \< 25; 2) Type II: CFR ≥ 2.5 and IMR ≥ 25; 3) Type III: CFR \< 2.5 and IMR \< 25; 4) Type IV: CFR \< 2.5 and IMR ≥ 25.) * Sign a written informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or lactating women. * History of heart attack within the last 90 days. * Severe heart disease (e.g., moderate to severe heart failure, severe heart valve disease). * Severe renal impairment (GFR \<30 ml/min/1.73m2). * Severe liver disease (Child-Pugh class C). * Moderately severe anaemia (haemoglobin concentration \<90 g/L). * Participation in another drug intervention trial study within the last 90 days.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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China-Japan Friendship Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100029, China