New MRI scan could spot stiff hearts without needles
NCT ID NCT07216469
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study at Mayo Clinic is testing whether a special MRI technique called magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) can measure stiffness in the hearts of people with cardiac amyloidosis, a condition where abnormal proteins build up and stiffen the heart. Researchers will enroll 20 adults with either ATTR or AL cardiac amyloidosis to see if the scan is feasible and provides useful measurements. If it works, this could lead to a non-invasive way to diagnose and track the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a non-invasive way to diagnose and monitor cardiac amyloidosis, reducing the need for biopsies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 20 participants. The technique may not be accurate enough or may not work for all patients.
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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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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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
Participants will be recruited from the Mayo Clinic's Cardiology, Hematology, and Cardiovascular Imaging clinics."
- Ages
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20 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 Subjects are eligible to be included in the study if all the following criteria apply: 1. Adult, age 20 and greater 2. Subject is clinically stable without cardiovascular-related hospitalizations within 2 weeks prior to enrollment as assessed by the investigators 3. Subject is able to provide written informed consent and is willing and able to complete study procedures 4. Subject must meet criteria for either ATTR cardiac amyloidosis or AL cardiac amyloidosis from review of medical records as specified below: a. ATTR cardiac amyloidosis based on meeting all the following criteria: i. Diagnosis of amyloidosis within ten years prior to study screening ii. Transthyretin amyloid deposits in cardiac tissue OR Technetium (99mTc) bone scintigraphy with grade 2 or 3 cardiac uptake OR Transthyretin amyloid deposits in non-cardiac tissue with echocardiographic evidence of cardiac involvement or an end-diastolic mean wall thickness \> 12 mm OR Transthyretin amyloid deposits in non-cardiac tissue with cardiac MRI diagnostic of amyloidosis OR Clinical diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis by the clinical provider b. AL cardiac amyloidosis based on meeting all the following criteria: i. Diagnosis of amyloidosis within ten years prior to study screening ii. Histopathologic diagnosis of amyloidosis with AL protein identification iii. Cardiac involvement as defined by: Amyloid deposits in cardiac deposits OR Echocardiography with an end-diastolic mean wall thickness \> 12 mm in the absence of other causes OR Elevated NT-proBNP (\>332 ng/L) in the absence of renal failure or atrial fibrillation OR Cardiac MRI diagnostic of amyloidosis OR Clinical diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis by the clinical provider Exclusion Criteria Patients are ineligible to be included in the study if any of the following criteria apply: 1\. Unable to consent or unable to complete all study procedures 2. Unable to ambulate for 6 minutes (confirmed at study coordinator visit) 3. Unable to maintain in supine position for 30 minutes 4. Unable to maintain breath-holding for 10 seconds (confirmed at study coordinator visit) 5. Contraindications for safe MRI scanning (e.g., uncontrolled claustrophobia, cochlear implant, implanted neural stimulator) 6. Presence of implantable cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator 7. History of complex congenital heart disease, prosthetic valves, prosthesis in the main pulmonary artery or ascending thoracic aorta 8. Significant artifact from prior MRI studies 9. Pregnant or breast-feeding women 10. Weight equal to or greater than 155 kg 11. In the judgment of the investigator, has clinically relevant ongoing medical condition or laboratory abnormalities or other condition that might jeopardize the participants safety, increase the participants risk from participation, interfere with the study, or confirmed study results
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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