Clinical Trials

Brief Summary Determining the etiology of cardiomyopathy is of high clinical importance for optimal treatment strategy and prediction of prognosis. There is increased risk for cardiovascular disease and higher propensity for cardiovascular related mortality among Black and non-Hispanic White patient…

Brief Summary The CZI Rare As One study is a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funded study that aims to co-design and pilot test unique symptom tracking and transmitting apps across 5 different sub-arms that includes individuals with Long COVID, Pancreatitis, Sarcoidosis, Vasolin-Containing Protein (VCP)…

Brief Summary This is safety study. Subjects will be undergoing the surgical procedure of nerve biopsy. After routine surgery without grafting, patients develop swelling, redness, tenderness and dysesthesia at the biopsy site. In order to determine whether grafting is safe compared to not repairing…

Brief Summary The COR-INSIGHT trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Peerbridge COR advanced ambulatory ECG wearables (COR 1.0 and COR 2.0) in accurately and non-invasively detecting cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary conditions using AI-based software (CardioMIND and CardioQSync). The study de…

Brief Summary This is a study to understand if taking VTX2735 is safe and effective in participants diagnosed with Recurrent Pericarditis (RP). Approximately 30 patients will take VTX2735. The study consists of a 30-day Screening Period (to see if a participant qualifies for the study), a 6-week Ope…

Brief Summary G-COR is the first Global Prospective Cardio-Oncology Registry. It is a multinational, multicenter prospective observational cohort registry, with the goal of collecting clinical, laboratory, imaging, demographic, and socioeconomic data to identify risk factors associated with increase…

Brief Summary To assess potential link between unrecognized myocardial inflammation (myocarditis) and premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) associated with and without reduced Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) through comprehensive diagnostic work up. Detailed Description Hypothesized th…

Brief Summary The goal is to assess for myocardial edema on cardiac MRI during SLE flare to assess for myocardial inflammation. Detailed Description The over-arching goal of this work is to further the understanding of myocardial damage in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using state of the art CV…

Brief Summary A retrospective, observational study consisting of patients who presents with typical/atypical chest pain and have an ensuing negative ischemic evaluation Detailed Description Multicenter, retrospective, observational study consisting of patients who presents with typical/atypical ches…

Brief Summary The main goal of this study is to characterize presentation, clinical course, and long-term outcomes of myocarditis temporally associated with administration of mRNA-1273 (SPIKEVAX) COVID-19 vaccine Detailed Description This is an observational cohort study that combines data collected…

Brief Summary This study evaluates the relationship between vitamin-D status and severity of sarcoidosis, and the effects of vitamin-D repletion in vitamin-D insufficient patients with sarcoidosis. Half the patients with sarcoidosis who are vitamin-D insufficient will receive standard vitamin-D supp…

Brief Summary: This is a pilot mechanistic study of the diagnostic utility of sodium-glucose cotransporter-1/2 inhibition (SGLT1/2) on myocardial glucose suppression on FDG PET/CT. The investigators will test whether the addition of a SGLT1/2 inhibitor (SGLT1/2i) plus the standard dietary modificati…

Brief Summary: Multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase-3 Trial. Patients with a history of recurrent pericarditis who are being treated with an IL-1 blocker for at least 12 months, scheduled to be discontinued, will be approached for potential trial participation. Double-bl…

Brief Summary: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of rilonacept, added to standard therapy and compared with standard therapy alone, on improvement in myocardial inflammation in subjects with cardiac sarcoidosis after 24 weeks of therapy.  

Brief Summary: The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate Fluorodeoxyglucose – Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) as an imaging modality to diagnose and risk stratify subclinical, imaging negative ICI-myocarditis, and to determine whether subclinical ICI-induced myocarditis is a distinct and…

Brief Summary The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety and effects of the study vaccine (called COMIRNATY) for the potential prevention of COVID-19. This study is seeking participants who: Are age <21 years. Have presentation to participating medical center with evaluation…

Brief Summary: This is a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, adaptive, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, Pharmacodynamics (PD), and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of OATD-01 in the treatment of subjects with active pulmonary sarcoidosis. Detailed Description…

Brief Summary: Arrhythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy (AVC) is a genetic condition which affects the heart and can lead to heart failure and rhythm problems, of which, sudden cardiac arrest or death is the most tragic and dangerous. Diagnosis and screening of blood-relatives is very difficult as…

Brief Summary:Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown cause that can affect any organ in the body, including the heart. Granulomatous myocarditis can lead to ventricular dysfunction and ventricular arrhythmias causing significant morbidity and mortality. Immunosuppressive thera…

Brief Summary: The study objective is to identify the earliest changes in energy substrate metabolism in patients with cardiomyopathies (CMP). To achieve this objective, we plan first to test the hypothesis that patients with CMP present focal alterations in myocardial hyperpolarized [1-13C]pyruvate…

Brief Summary: The goal of the study is to create a longitudinal study of patient reported outcomes for people living with sarcoidosis that maintains privacy. Patients report on the following: demographics, disease symptoms, diagnostic journey, provider experience, disease treatment, and burden of d…

Brief Summary: this multicenter registry, both retrospective and prospective, aims at answering multiple questions about myocarditis, with special attention to arrhythmic manifestations. Patients with myocarditis proven at least by endomyocardial biopsy and/or cardiac magnetic resonance will be enro…

Brief Summary: This prospective, observational study is a single center clinical registry of patients referred for management of symptomatic or asymptomatic Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs). Subjects will be followed through 12 months. The study will enroll approximately 50 patients. Detail…

Brief Summary: To facilitate clinical, basic science, and translational research projects involving the study of rheumatic diseases. Detailed Description: A rheumatology biorepository will be created to permit comparative analyses between the rheumatic diseases in order to increase the understanding…

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of BMS-986278 in Participants with Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Brief Summary: Establish a interstitial lung disease (ILD) registry and biorepository to lead towards a further understanding of the disease. Detailed Description: The University of Kansas ILD and Rare Lung Disease clinic sees hundreds of new patients per year. The investigators would like to levera…

Brief Summary: We propose to acquire data and blood samples on all patients being cared for by the Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) program. Additionally, we will collect data and blood samples from a control group for comparator purposes. In doing so, we will be able to describe the “phenotypic” exp…

Brief Summary: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of inhaled treprostinil in subjects with sarcoidosis-associated interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension. Detailed Description: Pulmonary sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertension is classified as WHO Group 5 pulmonar…

Brief Summary: The investigators will compare endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) with intranodal forceps biopsy (EBUS-IFB) as it relates to the rate of diagnosis of suspected sarcoidosis. Detailed Description: This is prospective, single center randomized comparati…

Brief Summary: This study sets out to register imaging of small biopsy specimens obtained during bronchoscopy using full-field optical coherence tomography against standard histologic evaluation. Detailed Description: Small biopsy specimens obtained through bronchoscopy are commonly employed for the…

Brief Summary: The goal of the study is to look at the relationship between how individuals with Sarcoidosis take the sarcoidosis medicines and how it affects the disease, to evaluate any factors that may make individuals not want to take the medicines, and to develop and refine ways to help support…

Brief Summary: A phase 1b/2 study of XTMAB-16 in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis  

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to develop prediction models that can prognosticate patients with sarcoidosis using clinical data and blood markers that can be obtained during a clinic visit. Detailed Description: The purpose of this study is to develop prediction models that can prognos…

Brief Summary: The objective is this study is to test whether use of Acthar gel in the context of sarcoidosis will lead to improved symptoms and lung function and correlate with decreased levels of predictive blood biomarkers, like chemokine ligand 9 (CXCL9). Detailed Description: The investigators…

Brief Summary: The primary objective of this study was to determine the ability of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) to identify cardiac involvement in patients with sarcoidosis. Patients were to undergo CMR in addition to routine clinical evaluation. Detailed Description: In patients with sarcoidosi…

Brief Summary: Sarcoidosis is a multi-system granulomatous disorder that is triggered and influenced by gene-environment interactions. Although sarcoidosis predominantly affects the lungs in most cases, the clinical disease course is highly variable and any organ can be affected leading to end organ…

Brief Summary: Prospective randomized controlled trial comparing low dose Prednisone(or Prednisolone)/Methotrexate combination to standard dose Prednisone(or Prednisolone) in patients diagnosed with acute active clinically manifest cardiac sarcoidosis and not yet treated. The Investigators hypothesi…

Brief Summary: The registry will focus on furthering the understanding of the natural history of recurrent pericarditis (RP), as well as document RP-related clinical, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and economic burden and will assist the medical community to refine or develop data-driven re…

Brief Summary: The primary purpose of this study is the evaluation of the efficacy and safety of RPH-104 treatment in patients with recurrent pericarditis. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters of RPH-104 multiple doses in this patient population will be assessed as well. Detailed Descripti…

Brief Summary: The primary aim is to test whether abatacept, as compared to placebo, is associated with a reduction in major adverse cardiac events (MACE) among participants hospitalized with myocarditis secondary to an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI). The primary outcome, MACE, is a composite of…

Brief Summary: This is a phase III, multi-center international, single blind randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of pulsed intravenous (IV) methylprednisolone versus standard therapy on top of maximal support in patients with Acute myocarditis (AM). Detailed Description: Acute myocardit…

Brief Summary: G-COR is the first Global Prospective Cardio-Oncology Registry. It is a multinational, multicenter prospective observational cohort registry, with the goal of collecting clinical, laboratory, imaging, demographic, and socioeconomic data to identify risk factors associated with increas…

Brief Summary: The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn about the safety and effects of the study vaccine (called COMIRNATY) for the potential prevention of COVID-19. This study is seeking participants who: Are age <21 years. Have presentation to participating medical center with evaluation…

Brief Summary: The overall goal of this project is to evaluate the clinical potential of fast quantitative myocardial tissue characterization using recently emerged Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR) techniques to aid the diagnosis, treatment, and follow up of patients with myocardial diseases…