Smart scales could keep heart amyloidosis patients out of hospital
NCT ID NCT05098665
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether daily weight monitoring at home can reduce hospitalizations for heart failure in people with cardiac amyloidosis, a condition where protein buildup stiffens the heart. 320 adults with ATTR cardiomyopathy will either use a connected scale that alerts doctors if fluid builds up, or receive usual care. The goal is to see if early detection of weight gain (a sign of fluid overload) can prevent serious complications and deaths.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Remote cardiac telemonitoring service (digital scales and clinical algorithm)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, low-cost way to keep people with cardiac amyloidosis out of the hospital and improve their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial (320 people) testing a monitoring approach, not a new drug. It may not show a clear benefit over usual care, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
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- 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 320 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults aged ≥18 at the date of signing informed consent which is defined as the beginning of the Screening Period. 2. An established diagnosis of ATTR cardiomyopathy as defined by protocol. 3. Ability to provide written, personally signed and dated informed consent to participate in the study, in accordance with the ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Guideline E6 (R2) (2016) and applicable regulations, before completing any study-related procedures. 4. An understanding, ability, and willingness to fully comply with study procedures and restrictions. 5. Currently a patient at a study site (NAC). Exclusion Criteria: 1. An inability to have or use BodyTrace device scales at usual residence (for example no mobile network cellular signal) 2. On dialysis or end-stage renal failure (eGFR \<25mL/min) 3. Serum albumin \<20g/dL or other non-hypervolaemia cause of tissue oedema (e.g. protein-losing enteropathy, nephrotic syndrome) 4. Use of greater than 2 oral diuretics (e.g. on maximum oral diuretic therapy)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Richmond Research Institute
RECRUITINGLondon, London, SW17 0RE, United Kingdom
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