New imaging study aims to uncover hidden inflammation in genetic heart disease
NCT ID NCT05450783
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is looking at 80 people with a genetic heart condition called arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, which can cause sudden cardiac death. Researchers will use a special PET-MRI scan to see if there is inflammation in the heart muscle, which is hard to detect with standard tests. The goal is to better understand how inflammation affects the disease and its outcomes, without offering any direct treatment.
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 lead to a non-invasive way to detect inflammation in the heart, helping doctors better predict disease progression and guide future treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It does not test a treatment, so direct patient benefits are uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients and their relatives with left ventricular or biventricular AC and carrier of a pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant in one of the following genes : PKP2, DSG2, DSC2, JUP, DSP, DES, FLNC, PLN, LMNA, TMEM43, CDH2, BAG3, RYR2, RBM20
- Ages
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16 to 99 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: * Male and female over 16 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Patients and their relatives with left ventricular or biventricular AC and carrier of a pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant in one of the following genes : PKP2, DSG2, DSC2, JUP, DSP, DES, FLNC, PLN, LMNA, TMEM43, CDH2, BAG3, RYR2, RBM20 Consent form Exclusion Criteria : * Sarcoidosis or known or diagnosed autoimmune disease * History of myocardial infarction * Patient under guardianship, curatorship or safeguard of justice
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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
5 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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AP-HP La Salpêtrière
RECRUITINGParis, 75013, France
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CHU Angers
RECRUITINGAngers, 49000, France
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CHU Brest
RECRUITINGBrest, 29000, France
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CHU de Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, 44093, France
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CHU de Rennes
RECRUITINGRennes, 35000, France