Heart drug may limit scarring after attack
NCT ID NCT07325955
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a drug called trimetazidine can reduce scarring in the heart muscle after a heart attack. 194 people who had a specific type of heart attack took the drug for six months. Researchers used MRI scans to measure the amount of scarring.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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194 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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
Study participants were recruited from the Chinese PLA general hospital in Beijing
- Ages
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18 to 80 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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Inclusion Criteria: Diagnosed STEMI patients within one day after reperfusion threapy; Have performed the primary PCI procedure; Sign the informed consent form for this cohort study Exclusion Criteria: Mechanical complications; Cardiogenic shock; Malignant tumors, severe infection, hepatic or renal failure, respiratory failure, or other short-term progressive diseases
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chinese PLA general hospital
Beijing, Haidian, 100853, China
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