At a glance
- What the study gets you
- Access to the study treatment being tested
- Type of study
- Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
- Time in hospital
- In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
- Drug or intervention
- danicamtiv (drug), Placebo (drug)
- How long the study runs
- Study runs about 23 months (dates as stated)
- About the drug or intervention
- danicamtiv — drug: Danicamtiv will be administrated twice daily for up to 26 weeks · Placebo — drug: Placebo will be administrated twice daily for up to 26 weeks
- Patient visit burden
- Not specified by the sponsor
In plain English
This study looks at how well a medicine called danicamtiv works and how safe it is in people with symptomatic genetic or familial dilated cardiomyopathy (a condition where the heart muscle becomes stretched and weak, often running in families). The study is funded by Kardigan, Inc.
Who can take part
- You have dilated cardiomyopathy linked to a genetic change (such as in the MYH7 or TTN genes) or a family history of the condition.
- You have heart failure symptoms (New York Heart Association Class II to IV) that have been stable for at least 1 month.
- Your heart's left ventricle (main pumping chamber) is at least mildly enlarged, and heart scans (echocardiograms) can take clear pictures of it.
- Your heart pumps out 45% or less of its blood with each beat (this measure is called LVEF).
- You have been on stable doses of the standard heart failure medicines you can tolerate for at least 4 weeks before the first visit.
- Your condition is not caused by substance abuse, amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, or another secondary cause.
- You can do an exercise test on a bike or treadmill while breathing measurements are taken, with results below a set level (peak oxygen uptake 80% or less than predicted, and a breathing exchange measure of 1.05 or more).
Who may not be able to
- Your heart failure is mainly caused by narrowed heart arteries, heart valve disease, or another condition.
- You have had a serious heart event in the last 90 days, such as a heart attack, heart artery procedure, hospital stay for heart failure, or water-tablet medicine given through a drip.
- You have a heart rhythm problem that would make heart scan measurements unreliable, such as poorly controlled atrial fibrillation or frequent extra heartbeats (more than 10% of beats).
- You have unstable or untreated serious abnormal heart rhythms, such as ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation.
- You have had any type of cancer in the last 5 years.
- Your kidneys are working very poorly (a filtering measure called eGFR below 15).
- You have another condition or disease that the study doctor or sponsor believes would put you at risk or affect the study results.
- You have had a heart transplant, or a heart transplant is expected in the next 6 months.
- You are having or are expected to have advanced heart treatments in the next 6 months, such as drip medicines to help the heart pump, planned cardiac resynchronization therapy (a special pacemaker), major surgery, or a mechanical heart pump (ventricular assist device).
- Your screening blood tests show results that would matter for your health.
What taking part involves
- • Not stated — ask the trial team
Time commitment: Not stated — ask the trial team about number of visits, how long the study lasts, and what taking part involves.
Plain-English summary (AI-generated) from registry data. Not eligibility advice — only the trial team can confirm whether you can take part. Use the eligibility checker to see how your health profile matches this trial.
- Type of study
- Testing a treatment
- Ages
- 18 Years and over
- Who
- All
- Number of participants
- 332
- Started
- 2026-02-13
- Last checked
- 2026-03
Plain English Summary
What is this study?
- • Testing a new treatment for symptomatic genetic dilated cardiomyopathy
- • Phase2/Phase3 - 332 participants
- • The Sponsor is studying an investigational medication called danicamtiv to determine if it can help people with genetic and familial dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)
Who can take part?
- • Ages 18 Years and over
- • Diagnosed with symptomatic genetic dilated cardiomyopathy
Where?
- • Bristol - University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
- • Glasgow - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- • Leicester - Glenfield Hospital
- • London - St. Bartholomew's Hospital
- • +4 more UK sites
This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.
About This Trial
The Sponsor is studying an investigational medication called danicamtiv to determine if it can help people with genetic and familial dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Investigational means that the safety and effectiveness of danicamtiv have not been established. Currently, there are no approved drugs that are designed specifically to treat genetic or familial DCM. The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well danicamtiv works compared to a placebo (sugar pill that looks like danicamtiv pill but does not contain any danicamtiv) and see how safe it is for people with genetic and familial DCM. In DCM, the heart muscle weakens and enlarges, making it harder for the heart to pump blood; this can happen for different reasons. Some people have DCM because of a change in a gene (called genetic DCM). Others may have DCM that runs in their family, even if no specific gene change is found (called familial DCM). The main goals of the study are: * To assess the effect of danicamtiv on cardiac function using echocardiogram. * To evaluate the impact of danicamtiv on exercise capacity * To evaluate the safety and tolerability of danicamtiv Participants will: * Take danicamtiv or placebo every day for approximately 6 months * Visit the clinic about 12 times for initial evaluation, checkups, tests and follow up
How this trial compares with your answers
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What we know so far
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Eligibility at a Glance
Key info
- Age: 18 Years and over
- Who can join: All genders
Biomarkers mentioned
What the study is looking for
- ✓Has a diagnosis of DCM due to probable disease-causing variants of MYH7, TTN, or other identified genetic DCM...
- ✓Has New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II-IV at Screening with stable symptoms for ≥1 month.
- ✓Has at least mild left ventricular enlargement (LVE) and has adequate acoustic windows to enable accurate TTEs...
- ✓Has a LVEF of ≤45%.
- ✓Is on stable doses of maximally tolerated standard-of-care heart failure (HF) therapies reflecting current...
Who cannot take part
- ✗Has heart failure with reduced ejection (HFrEF) caused primarily by ischemic heart disease, chronic valvulopathy, or...
- ✗Unstable or untreated severe ventricular arrythmia (eg, ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation).
- ✗History of cancer of any type within 5 years prior to Screening
- ✗History of heart transplantation or anticipated heart transplantation in the next 6 months.
- ✗Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities at Screening
See the full criteria
Where Is This Study? (8 UK sites)
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol BS1 3NU, United Kingdom
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Glasgow G12 0YN, United Kingdom
Glenfield Hospital
Leicester LE3 9QP, United Kingdom
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
London EC1A, United Kingdom
St George's Hospital
London SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
Royal Brompton Hospital
London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College of London
London W12 0HS, United Kingdom
Cardiovascular Clinical Research Facility (CCRF)
Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
How to Get in Touch
Kardigan Clinical Trial Information Team
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