Heart attack mystery: new study tracks SCAD patients to find answers
NCT ID NCT07317323
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is following 300 people in Norway who have had a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a rare cause of heart attacks, especially in women. Researchers will use scans, blood tests, and questionnaires to track their health for one year. The goal is to better understand what leads to SCAD and what complications may arise, but no new treatments are being tested.
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 key risk factors and long-term outcomes for SCAD, helping doctors better manage and prevent future events in patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any new therapy, so it cannot directly improve patient outcomes. Results may take years to influence clinical practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2035
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
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
- 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: * Spontaneous coronary artery dissection Exclusion Criteria: * Severe kidney failure * Severe allergic reaction to contrast
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Akershus University Hospital
RECRUITINGOslo, Norway
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Haukeland University Hospital
RECRUITINGBergen, Norway
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Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital
RECRUITINGOslo, Norway
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