Clinical trials: Cardiomyopathy, Stress
Cardiomyopathy
Characterization of Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Stress Cardiomyopathy
Stress (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy (SC) is a peculiar form of acute, reversible myocardial dysfunction predominantly affecting the apical and mid left ventricular segments.
- Trial name
- NCT01048125
- Testing
- Sympathetic Nerve Activity, Mental Stress Test (Color Word Test), The Modified Oxford Technique for Baroreflex Sensitivity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Sympathetic and Vascular Function in Takotsubo Syndrome
The primary objective of this prospective, observational study is to compare muscle sympathetic nerve activity at rest and during stress between female patients with Takotsubo syndrome and healthy, matched volunteers.
- Trial name
- SAFT (NCT05768542)
- Testing
- Metoprolol Injection, Saline
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danderyd Hospital
Myocarditis, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MEMRI) in Ischaemic, Inflammatory and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (MEMORY)
Manganese is a calcium analogue which actively enters viable cells with intact calcium-handling mechanisms and its uptake is evident by an increase in MRI-detectable T1 relaxivity of tissues.
- Conditions
- Myocarditis, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Reversible Coronary Ischaemia
- Trial name
- MEMORY (NCT04623788)
- Testing
- Cardiac MRI
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Life-style Interventions for Modulating the Brain Phenotype of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy presents like a heart attack and is typically triggered by intense emotional or physical stress. Recovery of this condition varies and many patients continue to suffer from symptoms such as fatigue and…
- Trial name
- BREAKOUT (NCT05530135)
- Testing
- Exercise program, Cognitive behavioural therapy, Standard clinical care
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathies and Heart Muscle Diseases: Cardiac Imaging in the Evaluation of Myocardial Fibrosis Transition
Heart scarring, also known as fibrosis, plays a major role in a lot of heart muscle abnormalities. These abnormalities of the heart muscle can lead to major issues such as symptoms of heart failure, dangerous heart rhythm…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Sarcoidosis, Hypertensive Heart Disease
- Trial name
- CHIEFTain (NCT06409585)
- Testing
- 68Ga-FAPI or 18F-AlF-FAPI cardiac PET-MR, Echocardiogram, Cardiac MRI
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Failure
Stress Echo 2020 - The International Stress Echo Study
Background: Stress echocardiography (SE) has an established role in evidence-based guidelines, but recently the breadth and variety of applications has extended well beyond coronary artery disease (CAD).
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Failure, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Aortic Valve Disease
- Trial name
- SE2020 (NCT03049995)
- Testing
- Left ventricular contractile reserve SE, B-lines SE, Left ventricular outflow tract gradient SE
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fatebenefratelli Hospital
Stroke, Epilepsy
Coronary and Cerebral Microvascular Dysfunction in Neurological Diseases
Neurological and cardiovascular diseases are increasing in relative and absolute terms globally, and pose a major burden in terms of morbidity, mortality, quality of life and healthcare costs.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Epilepsy, Transient Global Amnesia (TGA)
- Trial name
- G-HeBra (NCT07009990)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy
Pathogenesis of Acute Stress Induced (Tako-tsubo) Cardiomyopathy: Energy Shut-Down or Intense Inflammation?
Tako Tsubo Cardiomyopathy (TTC), also known as "Broken Heart Syndrome", is a disorder of the heart that occurs most commonly in women (although it occasionally occurs in men) and is usually related to a stressful event.
- Trial name
- TERRIFIC (NCT02897739)
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance imaging, Acute Inflammatory Activation study, PET CT
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
The Role of Emotional Stress in Patients With Stress-induced Cardiomyopathy
The event-related potentials may be different in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy than in patients without Takotsubo.
- Trial name
- NCT02361073
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Magdeburg
Heart Failure Risk Factors in Healthy Individuals
Cleveland Heart and Metabolic Prevention Study
The purpose of this research study is to investigate the role of chemical reactions, such as inflammation and oxidation, in the cause of cardiac dysfunction (the heart does not function properly).
- Trial name
- CHAMPS (NCT03012022)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Nigeria Registry
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a global disease with significant morbidity and mortality, and Nigeria probably has the highest burden of the disease in the world.
- Trial name
- PEACE (NCT03081949)
- Testing
- Oral Sodium Selenite 200 µg/day for 3 months
- Where
- 2 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Stress Cardiac MRI in Ischemic Patients
The aim of this study is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of CMR feature-tracking (FT) at rest \& during stress with low dose dobutamine (LDD) in the evaluation of viability in ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) patients and compare…
- Trial name
- NCT04588675
- Testing
- MRI
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction, Apical Ballooning Syndrome
The Relationship Between the Response to Mental Stress and Vascular Endothelial Function
The aim of this study is to measure how different people respond to mental stress. The investigators will measure if there are differences in cardiovascular responses to mental stress among different groups of subjects.
- Conditions
- Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction, Apical Ballooning Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- NCT00975559
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Manganese-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
The goal of this research study is to further understand the physiological mechanisms involved in a heart condition called takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome.
- Trial name
- TAKO MEMRI (NCT07491718)
- Testing
- Bisoprolol, Valsartan, sacubitril/ valsartan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Exercise Stress MRI to Evaluate Aortic Function (Compliance, Distensibility, Pulse Wave Velocity) and Left Ventricular Function : Validation in Healthy Volunteers and in Selected Patients. A Pilot Study.
Detecting abnormalities in the left ventricular mechanical and hemodynamic response to the stress of exercise may offer early diagnostic indicators in patients suffering from valvular disease such as mitral regurgitation.
- Trial name
- NCT02018835
- Testing
- MRI, cardiac echography transthoracic
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Prognosis
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance-Clinical Prediction Model-Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common and serious heart disease characterized by left ventricular enlargement and impaired pumping function, with adverse prognosis (including heart failure, arrhythmia, heart-related…
- Conditions
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Prognosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cardiac, Death, Sudden, Cardiac
- Trial name
- MPS-CMR-DCM (NCT07527715)
- Testing
- left ventricular ejection fraction
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shandong Provincial Hospital
Friedreich Ataxia, Cardiomyopathies
A Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of ATI-105 in Healthy Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how ATI-105 administered to healthy participants at works in the body at different doses and with or without food.
- Conditions
- Friedreich Ataxia, Cardiomyopathies, Central Nervous System Diseases, Neuromuscular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT07869654
- Testing
- ATI-105
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adjuvia Therapeutics, Inc.
Syndrome X, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Syndrome X: New Insights Into the Pathophysiology
Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy (TTC) and Cardiac Syndrome X (CSX) are respectively acute and chronic cardiac conditions whose clinical presentation, mimicking the onset of acute myocardial ischemia in absence of epicardial coronary…
- Trial name
- ENDAUT (NCT02307214)
- Testing
- BaroReflex Sensitivity, endothelial function measurement
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ospedale San Giovanni Bellinzona
Myocarditis; Acute or Subacute, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Characterization of Acute Myocardial Damage With Spectral Computed Tomography. (CADAMI-SPECTRAL)
Clinical management of patients with chest pain and elevation of biomarkers of myocardial injury require an accurate diagnosis. Until now, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) is the gold standard for the diagnosis among…
- Conditions
- Myocarditis; Acute or Subacute, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Infarction, Myocardial, Myocardial Injury
- Trial name
- CADAMI (NCT06506071)
- Testing
- Spectral CT
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Salamanca University Hospital