Heart drug mavacamten under microscope: can it reshape damaged heart muscle?
NCT ID NCT06112743
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This phase 4 study tests the drug mavacamten in 63 adults with a type of heart muscle disease called obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The goal is to see if the drug can improve heart structure, measured by MRI, and ease symptoms like shortness of breath. Participants take mavacamten for 48 weeks, and researchers track changes in heart chamber size and muscle thickness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mavacamten
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that mavacamten improves heart structure and function, potentially leading to better symptom control and quality of life for people with this condition.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-arm study with no placebo group, so results may be less reliable. The drug may not produce meaningful changes in heart structure or symptoms for all participants.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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63 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 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 * Diagnosed with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM), in accordance with current American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association and European Society of Cardiology guidelines as below:. * Left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) peak gradient ≥ 30 mmHg and ≥ 50 mmHg after Valsalva or after exercise. * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 55% at rest. * New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II or III symptoms. Exclusion Criteria * A known infiltrative or storage disorder causing cardiac hypertrophy that mimics oHCM. * Documented obstructive coronary artery disease or history of myocardial infarction. * A history of resuscitated sudden cardiac arrest or life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia within 6 months prior to screening. * An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or pacemaker, or another contraindication for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). * Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply.
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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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Local Institution - 0001
Montreal, Quebec, H1T 1C8, Canada
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Local Institution - 0003
Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States
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Local Institution - 0005
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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Local Institution - 0015
Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
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Local Institution - 0017
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Local Institution - 0024
Zürich (de), 8091, Switzerland
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Local Institution - 0025
Leeds, Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom
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Local Institution - 0029
Lugano, Ticino (it), 6900, Switzerland
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Local Institution - 0035
Murray, Utah, 84107-5701, United States
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Local Institution - 0058
Lucerne, Luzern (de), 6000, Switzerland
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Local Institution - 0061
Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
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Local Institution - 0068
Québec, Quebec, G1V 4G5, Canada
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Local Institution - 0074
Rosario, Santa Fe Province, S2000GAP, Argentina
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Local Institution - 0075
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1428ART, Argentina
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Local Institution - 0076
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, 1093, Argentina
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Local Institution - 0077
Córdoba, Córdoba Province, X5021FPQ, Argentina
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Local Institution - 0079
Pilar, Buenos Aires, B1629ODT, Argentina
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Local Institution - 0080
Buenos Aires, 1199, Argentina
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Local Institution - 0085
Chermside, Queensland, 4032, Australia
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Local Institution - 0086
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212-4756, United States
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Local Institution - 0087
West Hollywood, California, 90048-1804, United States
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Local Institution - 0090
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Local Institution - 0093
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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