CardiomyopathyNCT00138931
Genetics of Cardiovascular and Neuromuscular Disease
An observational study of Cardiomyopathy and Arrhythmia, run by University of Chicago at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
We are studying the genetics of human cardiovascular and neuromuscular disease. There are many different genetic regions that have been associated with the development of cardiomyopathy. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmia, Muscular Dystrophy
- What is being tested?
- Blood draw (genetic testing)
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- How many people
- 2,000 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Sep 1996to Jan 2030
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Study population: Patients of all ages with familial idiopathic cardiomyopathy, including dilated, hypertrophic, and left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy
Who may be able to join
- Patients of all ages will be considered for the study. In particular, families with more than one affected relative will be sought.
Who cannot join
- Subjects without a suspected inherited cardiovascular or neuromuscular disorder will be excluded from this study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60637
Lisa Dellefave, MS, 773-702-4310, Ldellefa@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
About this study
Official title: Genetic Studies of Patients and Their Families With Inherited Cardiovascular and Neuromuscular Diseases.
We are studying the genetics of human cardiovascular and neuromuscular disease. There are many different genetic regions that have been associated with the development of cardiomyopathy. An equal number of genetic regions have been associated with muscular dystrophy and there is overlap because some of the identical genes, when mutated, produce both cardiomyopathy and muscular dystrophy. We are working to identify genes and gene mutations associated with cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias and muscular dystrophy. We propose to screen these samples for mutations in genes known to be involved in these disorders.
- Conditions
- Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmia, Muscular Dystrophy
- Being tested
- Blood draw (genetic testing)
- Keywords
- Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmia, Muscular Dystrophy
- Medical subject headings
- Cardiomyopathies, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Muscular Dystrophies
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Blood draw (genetic testing)Procedure or surgery
Blood draw (genetic testing)
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Identification of genetic causes of cardiomyopathy
Measured: unlimited
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted30 Aug 2005 (estimated)
- Study startSep 1996
- Primary completionJan 2030 (estimated)
- Study completionJan 2030 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (39)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for CardiomyopathyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of ChicagoThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Family based
- Time perspective
- Other
- Enrolment
- 2,000 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Chicago
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Elizabeth McNally, MD PhD, Principal investigator, University of Chicago
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00138931
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 8249
- Status last verified
- Sep 2025
- First submitted
- 29 Aug 2005
- Last updated
- 9 Sep 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Noguchi S, McNally EM, Ben Othmane K, Hagiwara Y, Mizuno Y, Yoshida M, Yamamoto H, Bonnemann CG, Gussoni E, Denton PH, Kyriakides T, Middleton L, Hentati F, Ben Hamida M, Nonaka I, Vance JM, Kunkel LM, Ozawa E. Mutations in the dystrophin-associated protein gamma-sarcoglycan in chromosome 13 muscular dystrophy. Science. 1995 Nov 3;270(5237):819-22. doi: 10.1126/science.270.5237.819.
PubMed 7481775McNally EM, Duggan D, Gorospe JR, Bonnemann CG, Fanin M, Pegoraro E, Lidov HG, Noguchi S, Ozawa E, Finkel RS, Cruse RP, Angelini C, Kunkel LM, Hoffman EP. Mutations that disrupt the carboxyl-terminus of gamma-sarcoglycan cause muscular dystrophy. Hum Mol Genet. 1996 Nov;5(11):1841-7. doi: 10.1093/hmg/5.11.1841.
PubMed 8923014McNally EM, Passos-Bueno MR, Bonnemann CG, Vainzof M, de Sa Moreira E, Lidov HG, Othmane KB, Denton PH, Vance JM, Zatz M, Kunkel LM. Mild and severe muscular dystrophy caused by a single gamma-sarcoglycan mutation. Am J Hum Genet. 1996 Nov;59(5):1040-7.
PubMed 8900232van der Kooi AJ, van Meegen M, Ledderhof TM, McNally EM, de Visser M, Bolhuis PA. Genetic localization of a newly recognized autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy with cardiac involvement (LGMD1B) to chromosome 1q11-21. Am J Hum Genet. 1997 Apr;60(4):891-5.
PubMed 9106535Messina DN, Speer MC, Pericak-Vance MA, McNally EM. Linkage of familial dilated cardiomyopathy with conduction defect and muscular dystrophy to chromosome 6q23. Am J Hum Genet. 1997 Oct;61(4):909-17. doi: 10.1086/514896.
PubMed 9382102Davis DB, Delmonte AJ, Ly CT, McNally EM. Myoferlin, a candidate gene and potential modifier of muscular dystrophy. Hum Mol Genet. 2000 Jan 22;9(2):217-26. doi: 10.1093/hmg/9.2.217.
PubMed 10607832Nowak KJ, Walsh P, Jacob RL, Johnsen RD, Peverall J, McNally EM, Wilton SD, Kakulas BA, Laing NG. Severe gamma-sarcoglycanopathy caused by a novel missense mutation and a large deletion. Neuromuscul Disord. 2000 Feb;10(2):100-7. doi: 10.1016/s0960-8966(99)00063-2.
PubMed 10714584McNally EM, Ly CT, Rosenmann H, Mitrani Rosenbaum S, Jiang W, Anderson LV, Soffer D, Argov Z. Splicing mutation in dysferlin produces limb-girdle muscular dystrophy with inflammation. Am J Med Genet. 2000 Apr 10;91(4):305-12. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(20000410)91:43.0.co;2-s.
PubMed 10766988de Paula F, Vainzof M, Bernardino AL, McNally E, Kunkel LM, Zatz M. Mutations in the caveolin-3 gene: When are they pathogenic? Am J Med Genet. 2001 Apr 1;99(4):303-7. doi: 10.1002/1096-8628(2001)9999:99993.0.co;2-o.
PubMed 11251997Vainzof M, Anderson LV, McNally EM, Davis DB, Faulkner G, Valle G, Moreira ES, Pavanello RC, Passos-Bueno MR, Zatz M. Dysferlin protein analysis in limb-girdle muscular dystrophies. J Mol Neurosci. 2001 Aug;17(1):71-80. doi: 10.1385/JMN:17:1:71.
PubMed 11665864McNally EM. Beta-myosin heavy chain gene mutations in familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the usual suspect? Circ Res. 2002 Feb 22;90(3):246-7. No abstract available.
PubMed 11861410Wheeler MT, Zarnegar S, McNally EM. Zeta-sarcoglycan, a novel component of the sarcoglycan complex, is reduced in muscular dystrophy. Hum Mol Genet. 2002 Sep 1;11(18):2147-54. doi: 10.1093/hmg/11.18.2147.
PubMed 12189167McNally E, Allikian M, Wheeler MT, Mislow JM, Heydemann A. Cytoskeletal defects in cardiomyopathy. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2003 Mar;35(3):231-41. doi: 10.1016/s0022-2828(03)00018-x.
PubMed 12676538MacLeod HM, Culley MR, Huber JM, McNally EM. Lamin A/C truncation in dilated cardiomyopathy with conduction disease. BMC Med Genet. 2003 Jul 10;4:4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-4-4.
PubMed 12854972Muchir A, van Engelen BG, Lammens M, Mislow JM, McNally E, Schwartz K, Bonne G. Nuclear envelope alterations in fibroblasts from LGMD1B patients carrying nonsense Y259X heterozygous or homozygous mutation in lamin A/C gene. Exp Cell Res. 2003 Dec 10;291(2):352-62. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2003.07.002.
PubMed 14644157
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 9 Sep 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Genetic Studies of Patients and Their Families With Inherited Cardiovascular and Neuromuscular Diseases.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00138931
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 8249
- Conditions
- Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmia, Muscular Dystrophy
- Keywords
- Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmia, Muscular Dystrophy
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 2,000 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of ChicagoUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Sep 1996
- Primary completion
- Jan 2030 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Jan 2030 (estimated)
- First posted
- 30 Aug 2005 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
We are studying the genetics of human cardiovascular and neuromuscular disease. There are many different genetic regions that have been associated with the development of cardiomyopathy. An equal number of genetic regions have been associated with muscular dystrophy and there is overlap because some of the identical genes, when mutated, produce both cardiomyopathy and muscular dystrophy. We are working to identify genes and gene mutations associated with cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias and muscular dystrophy. We propose to screen these samples for mutations in genes known to be involved in these disorders.
Study design
- Observational model
- Family based
- Time perspective
- Other
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Patients of all ages with familial idiopathic cardiomyopathy, including dilated, hypertrophic, and left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Patients of all ages will be considered for the study. In particular, families with more than one affected relative will be sought.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Subjects without a suspected inherited cardiovascular or neuromuscular disorder will be excluded from this study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Blood draw (genetic testing)Blood draw (genetic testing) | Procedure or surgery | – |
Primary outcome
Identification of genetic causes of cardiomyopathy
Time frame: unlimited
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 9 Sep 2025.
- Background: PubMed 7481775Noguchi S, McNally EM, Ben Othmane K, Hagiwara Y, Mizuno Y, Yoshida M, Yamamoto H, Bonnemann CG, Gussoni E, Denton PH, Kyriakides T, Middleton L, Hentati F, Ben Hamida M, Nonaka I, Vance JM, Kunkel LM, Ozawa E. Mutations in the dystrophin-associated protein gamma-sarcoglycan in chromosome 13 muscular dystrophy. Science. 1995 Nov 3;270(5237):819-22. doi: 10.1126/science.270.5237.819.
- Background: PubMed 8923014McNally EM, Duggan D, Gorospe JR, Bonnemann CG, Fanin M, Pegoraro E, Lidov HG, Noguchi S, Ozawa E, Finkel RS, Cruse RP, Angelini C, Kunkel LM, Hoffman EP. Mutations that disrupt the carboxyl-terminus of gamma-sarcoglycan cause muscular dystrophy. Hum Mol Genet. 1996 Nov;5(11):1841-7. doi: 10.1093/hmg/5.11.1841.
- Background: PubMed 8900232McNally EM, Passos-Bueno MR, Bonnemann CG, Vainzof M, de Sa Moreira E, Lidov HG, Othmane KB, Denton PH, Vance JM, Zatz M, Kunkel LM. Mild and severe muscular dystrophy caused by a single gamma-sarcoglycan mutation. Am J Hum Genet. 1996 Nov;59(5):1040-7.
- Background: PubMed 9106535van der Kooi AJ, van Meegen M, Ledderhof TM, McNally EM, de Visser M, Bolhuis PA. Genetic localization of a newly recognized autosomal dominant limb-girdle muscular dystrophy with cardiac involvement (LGMD1B) to chromosome 1q11-21. Am J Hum Genet. 1997 Apr;60(4):891-5.
- Background: PubMed 9382102Messina DN, Speer MC, Pericak-Vance MA, McNally EM. Linkage of familial dilated cardiomyopathy with conduction defect and muscular dystrophy to chromosome 6q23. Am J Hum Genet. 1997 Oct;61(4):909-17. doi: 10.1086/514896.
- Background: PubMed 10607832Davis DB, Delmonte AJ, Ly CT, McNally EM. Myoferlin, a candidate gene and potential modifier of muscular dystrophy. Hum Mol Genet. 2000 Jan 22;9(2):217-26. doi: 10.1093/hmg/9.2.217.
- Background: PubMed 10714584Nowak KJ, Walsh P, Jacob RL, Johnsen RD, Peverall J, McNally EM, Wilton SD, Kakulas BA, Laing NG. Severe gamma-sarcoglycanopathy caused by a novel missense mutation and a large deletion. Neuromuscul Disord. 2000 Feb;10(2):100-7. doi: 10.1016/s0960-8966(99)00063-2.
- Background: PubMed 10766988McNally EM, Ly CT, Rosenmann H, Mitrani Rosenbaum S, Jiang W, Anderson LV, Soffer D, Argov Z. Splicing mutation in dysferlin produces limb-girdle muscular dystrophy with inflammation. Am J Med Genet. 2000 Apr 10;91(4):305-12. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(20000410)91:43.0.co;2-s.
- Background: PubMed 11251997de Paula F, Vainzof M, Bernardino AL, McNally E, Kunkel LM, Zatz M. Mutations in the caveolin-3 gene: When are they pathogenic? Am J Med Genet. 2001 Apr 1;99(4):303-7. doi: 10.1002/1096-8628(2001)9999:99993.0.co;2-o.
- Background: PubMed 11665864Vainzof M, Anderson LV, McNally EM, Davis DB, Faulkner G, Valle G, Moreira ES, Pavanello RC, Passos-Bueno MR, Zatz M. Dysferlin protein analysis in limb-girdle muscular dystrophies. J Mol Neurosci. 2001 Aug;17(1):71-80. doi: 10.1385/JMN:17:1:71.
- Background: PubMed 11861410McNally EM. Beta-myosin heavy chain gene mutations in familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the usual suspect? Circ Res. 2002 Feb 22;90(3):246-7. No abstract available.
- Background: PubMed 12189167Wheeler MT, Zarnegar S, McNally EM. Zeta-sarcoglycan, a novel component of the sarcoglycan complex, is reduced in muscular dystrophy. Hum Mol Genet. 2002 Sep 1;11(18):2147-54. doi: 10.1093/hmg/11.18.2147.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Elizabeth McNally, MD PhD principal investigator
University of Chicago
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Cardiomyopathy and Arrhythmia, run by University of Chicago at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Sep 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Lisa Dellefave, MS (773-702-4310, Ldellefa@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Identification of genetic causes of cardiomyopathy (time frame: unlimited). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00138931, which also lists 39 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Sep 2025.