Heart MRI upgrade could spot damage faster
NCT ID NCT02855554
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests new, faster MRI techniques to get detailed images of the heart muscle in people with heart conditions like cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, and ischemic heart disease. The goal is to improve diagnosis and treatment planning. About 240 adults who already need a heart MRI will take part.
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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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About 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Jun 2014
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Subject must be 18-90 years of age. * Subject must be previously diagnosed with or suspected to have one of the following conditions. * Myocardial ischemia or infarction (group 1) * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (group 2) * Infiltrative cardiomyopathy (group 3) * Myocarditis (group 4) * Subject must have been referred for a clinically indicated CMR. Exclusion Criteria: * Subject has any implanted device or condition in which an MR scan would be contraindicated. * Subject has an acute psychiatric disorder or is cognitively impaired. * Subject is using or is dependent on substances of abuse. * Subject is unwilling to comply with the requirements of the protocol. * Subject has previously entered this study. * Subject has an allergy against MRI contrast agents. * Subject is in acute unstable condition.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University of South Carolina
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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