Researchers to track rare heart disease in 36 patients
NCT ID NCT06644742
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to describe how a genetic heart condition called PKP2-ACM naturally progresses over time in people who receive standard care. Researchers will monitor heart rhythm, biomarkers, and quality of life in 36 participants aged 12 and older. The goal is to better understand the disease, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2031
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.
Who is studied
Patients 12 years of age and over with confirmed PKP2-ACM.
- Ages
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12 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 Patients must meet all the following criteria (and none of the exclusion criteria) to be eligible for study participation: 1. Male or female age 12 years or older at the time of providing informed consent (i.e., ICF provision). 2. Capable and willing to provide signed informed consent and/or assent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the ICF and protocol. 3. Clinical diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardio myopathy (ACM) 4. Documentation of a pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant in PKP2 by a CLIA-certified genetic testing laboratory 5. History of ICD implantation ≥6 months prior to ICF provision 6. Left ventricular ejection fraction by echocardiogram or cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) ≥50% at ≤12 months prior to ICF provision Exclusion Criteria Patients meeting any of the following criteria are excluded from study participation: 1. Gene testing indicates that the subject's arrhythmia or cardiomyopathy may be related to a genetic etiology other than PKP2 truncating variant. 2. Concurrent participation in any other clinical investigation involving use of an investigational agent that could confound results of this study. 3. Previous participation in a study of gene transfer or gene editing. 4. NYHA Class IV heart failure. 5. Presence or requirement for mechanical circulatory support (MCS) or predicted need for MCS or heart transplantation within 6 months of enrollment. 6. Prior cardiac or other organ (lung, liver, other) transplantation. 7. Pacemaker dependent rhythm documented, as assessed by the principal investigator ≤12 months prior to enrollment. 8. Positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody test. 9. Unwillingness to comply with study procedures, including follow-up as specified by this protocol, or unwillingness to fully cooperate with the investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Amsterdam UMC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAmsterdam, 1105 AZ, Netherlands
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Boston Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02116, United States
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Duke University
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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