Hidden nerve damage found in heart disease patients?
NCT ID NCT04828928
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study checked how often nerve damage (neuropathy) occurs in people with a rare heart condition called wild-type TTR cardiac amyloidosis. Researchers examined 65 patients using interviews, physical exams, and nerve tests (electromyograms). The goal was to find out if nerve problems are common in this group, even though the condition mainly affects the heart.
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 study could reveal that nerve damage is a common complication in wild-type TTR cardiac amyloidosis, guiding future monitoring and care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study with only 65 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It does not test any treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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65 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Finished
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Mar 2023
- 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 100 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 of both gender, over 18 years old, with transthyretin amyloid cardiopathy according to one of the two American Heart Association definitions of 2016 * No mutation in the TTR gene * Patients giving their free and informed consent to participate after information about the research * Patients affiliated to or benefiting from a social security scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with chronic neuropathy related to a known aetiology * Patients under guardianship or curatorship
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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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CHU de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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CHU de Nantes
Nantes, 44093, France
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CHU de Toulouse
Toulouse, 31059, France