1,250 patients join quest to unlock secrets of stubborn heart failure
NCT ID NCT05383287
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 1,250 people with a type of heart failure called HFpEF, where the heart doesn't pump blood properly. Researchers will collect routine medical information to better understand why HFpEF develops, find new tests, and learn about life expectancy. No new treatments are being tested; the goal is to gather knowledge that could improve future care.
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 point toward better ways to diagnose and treat HFpEF, and help doctors understand why some people develop this type of heart failure.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly test any new drug or therapy, so it may not lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All individuals will be considered for inclusion in this study regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex, and sexual orientation except where the study inclusion and exclusion criteria explicitly state otherwise.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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 attending the HFpEF clinic at MFT. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Imprisonment * Inability to provide full written or verbal informed consent in English
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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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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Manchester University NHS Foundation trust
RECRUITINGManchester, M13 9WU, United Kingdom
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