Status:

UNKNOWN

Nitrite in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Study

Lead Sponsor:

University of East Anglia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

British Medical Research Council

Conditions:

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Inorganic nitrate, which is found at high levels in green leafy vegetables, is reduced to nitrite by bacteria in the mouth, swallowed, and absorbed in the stomach into the blood. Studies have shown th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female, aged between 18 and 80 years.
  • Able to provide informed consent.
  • Able to understand basic instructions in English.
  • A diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy based on conventional transthoracic echocardiogram guidelines: left ventricular wall thickness \>1.5cm in the absence of sufficient alternative cause.
  • Exercise limited by symptoms on exertion (NYHA Class II symptoms or greater).
  • PeakVO2 \<80% on baseline CPEX.
  • The absence of resting LV outflow tract obstruction (peak gradient \<30 mm Hg) on TTE.

Exclusion

  • Significant medical, surgical or psychiatric disease that in the opinion of the patient's attending physician would affect subject safety or influence the study outcome.
  • Contraindications for undergoing MRI.
  • Hypotension with a systolic blood pressure \<90mmHg.
  • Severe anaemia with a plasma haemoglobin level \<8.0g/dL.
  • Known glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency or G6PD deficiency measured at screening in males of African, Asian or Mediterranean decent.
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential.
  • Haemodynamically significant valve disease.
  • Predisposed to acute on chronic limb ischemia evident from a history of claudication or known peripheral arterial disease.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

18 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03251287

Start Date

November 1 2017

End Date

January 1 2019

Last Update

October 25 2017

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Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom, NR4 7UY