NCT05186818CompletedPhase 3
Phase 3 Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Aficamten Compared to Placebo in Adults With Symptomatic oHCM
A Phase 3, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of CK-3773274 in Adults With Symptomatic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 3 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of aficamten (CK-3773274) versus placebo in adults with symptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 282 (actual)
- First submitted
- 23 Dec 2021
- Start date
- 1 Feb 2022
- Primary completion date
- 10 Nov 2023
- Lead sponsor
- Cytokinetics
- Diseases
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- NCT number
- NCT05186818
- EudraCT number
- 2021-003536-92
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
- Participants enrolled: 282
- From 1 Feb 2022 to the primary completion date, 10 Nov 2023
- 113 sites in 14 countries
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Has been treated with septal reduction therapy (surgical myectomy or percutaneous alcohol septal ablation) or has plans for either treatment during the trial period.
- Paroxysmal or permanent atrial fibrillation is only excluded IF:
- rhythm restoring treatment (eg, direct-current cardioversion, atrial fibrillation ablation procedure, or antiarrhythmic therapy) has been required ≤6 months prior to screening.
- rate control and anticoagulation have not been achieved for at least 6 months prior to screening.
- History of syncope or sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmia with exercise within 6 months prior to screening.
- Has received prior treatment with CK-3773274 or mavacamten.
Other illness
- Known or suspected infiltrative, genetic or storage disorder causing cardiac hypertrophy that mimics oHCM (eg, Noonan syndrome, Fabry disease, amyloidosis).
- Significant valvular heart disease (per investigator judgment).
- Moderate-severe valvular aortic stenosis.
- Moderate-severe mitral regurgitation not due to systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve.
Lab values
- History of LV systolic dysfunction (LVEF \<45%) or stress cardiomyopathy at any time during their clinical course.
Other
- Inability to exercise on a treadmill or bicycle (eg, orthopedic limitations).
- Documented paroxysmal atrial fibrillation during the screening period.
Who the study is looking for
- Males and females between 18 and 85 years of age, inclusive, at screening.
- Body mass index \<35 kg/m2.
- Diagnosed with HCM per the following criteria:
- Has LV hypertrophy and non-dilated LV chamber in the absence of other cardiac disease and
- Has an end-diastolic LV wall thickness as measured by the echocardiography core laboratory of:
- ≥15 mm in one or more myocardial segments OR
- ≥13 mm in one or more wall segments and a known-disease-causing gene mutation or positive family history of HCM
- Has resting LVOT-G ≥30 mmHg and post-Valsalva LVOT G ≥50 mmHg during screening as determined by the echocardiography core laboratory.
- LVEF ≥60% at screening as determined by the echocardiography core laboratory.
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class II or III at screening.
- Hemoglobin ≥10g/dL at screening.
- Respiratory exchange ratio (RER) ≥1.05 and pVO2 ≤90% predicted on the screening CPET per the core laboratory.
- Patients on beta-blockers, verapamil, diltiazem, or disopyramide should have been on stable doses for \>6 weeks prior to randomization and anticipate remaining on the same medication regimen during the trial. Patients treated with disopyramide must also be concomitantly treated with a beta blocker and/or calcium channel blocker.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 85 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (113)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Anzhen Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Beijing | China | Unknown status |
| Peking University Third Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Beijing | China | Unknown status |
| Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Beijing | China | Unknown status |
| The First Hospital of Jinlin University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Changchun | China | Unknown status |
| Xiangya Hospital of the Central South University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Changsha | China | Unknown status |
| Nanfang Hospital,Southern Medical University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Guanzhou | China | Unknown status |
| Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Wuhan | China | Unknown status |
| The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Xi’an | China | Unknown status |
| The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Zhengzhou | China | Unknown status |
| Interni klinika kardiologie a angiologie Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Prague | Czechia | Unknown status |
| Charles University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Prague | Czechia | Unknown status |
| Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH Abteilung Administration Forschung und Lehre Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bad Nauheim | Germany | Unknown status |
| Charite-Universitaetsmedizin Berlin Campus Virchow-Klinikum (CVK) Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Kardiologie Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Berlin | Germany | Unknown status |
| Universitaetsklinikum Essen Westdeutsches Herz-Gefaesszentrum Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Essen | Germany | Unknown status |
| Universitaetsmedizin Goettingen Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Göttingen | Germany | Unknown status |
| Klinikumder Georg-August-Universitaet Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Göttingen | Germany | Unknown status |
| Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Heidelberg | Germany | Unknown status |
| Universitaetsklinikum Jena Klinik fuer Innere Medizin 1 Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Jena | Germany | Unknown status |
| Unniversitaetsklinikum Magdeburg Klinik fur Kardiologie und Anglologie Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Magdeburg | Germany | Unknown status |
| Universitätsklinikum Würzburg Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Würzburg | Germany | Unknown status |
| Aalborg University Hospital, Department of Cardiology Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aalborg | Denmark | Unknown status |
| Department of Cardiology Aarhus University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aarhus | Denmark | Unknown status |
| Copenhagen University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Copenhagen | Denmark | Unknown status |
| Hjertecentret (The Heart Center) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Copenhagen | Denmark | Unknown status |
| Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | A Coruña | Spain | Unknown status |
| Hospital Clinic de Barcelona Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Barcelona | Spain | Unknown status |
| Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Madrid | Spain | Unknown status |
| Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Murcia | Spain | Unknown status |
| Hospital Universitario Son Llatzer Secretaria de Cardiologia Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Palma | Spain | Unknown status |
| Hospital Universitario De Salamanca Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Salamanca | Spain | Unknown status |
| Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena-merge Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seville | Spain | Unknown status |
| CHU de Marseille - Hopital de la Timone Service de cardiologie Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Marseille | France | Unknown status |
| CHU de Nantes Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nantes | France | Unknown status |
| Hopital Lariboisiere, Service de Cardiologie Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Paris | France | Unknown status |
| CHU Pitie-Salpetriere, Centre de reference maladies cardiaques hereditaires ou rares Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Paris | France | Unknown status |
| Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Paris | France | Unknown status |
| CHU du Haut Lveque Cardiologie Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pessac | France | Unknown status |
| CHU de Bordeaux Hopital Cardiologique Haut-Leveque Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pessac | France | Unknown status |
| Hopital Universitaire de Rangueil (CHU de Toulouse) Service de Cardiologie Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Toulouse | France | Unknown status |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Edgbaston | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
| Queen Elizabeth University Hospital - HWS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
| Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital - Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust- HWS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Liverpool | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
| Royal Brompton Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | London | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
| St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | London | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
| Barts Health NS Trust Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | London | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
| Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Oxford | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
| Radcliffe Department of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Oxford | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
| Semmelweis Egyetem Varosmajori Sziv es Ergyogyasazati Klinika Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Budapest | Hungary | Unknown status |
| The Barzilai University Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ashkelon | Israel | Unknown status |
| Hadassah Medical Center - Ein Kerem Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Jerusalem | Israel | Unknown status |
| The Olga & Lev Leviev Heart Center The Chaim Sheba Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ramat Gan | Israel | Unknown status |
| Kaplan Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rehovot | Israel | Unknown status |
| Ziv Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Safed | Israel | Unknown status |
| UOC Cardiologica Azienda Ospedaliera Spedali Civili di Brescia Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Brescia | Italy | Unknown status |
| Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi Dipartimento Cardiotoracovascolare - Cardiomiopatie Unit Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Florence | Italy | Unknown status |
| Fondazione toscana Gabriele Monesterio per la ricarca medica Dipartimento Cardiotoracico UOC Cardiologia e Medicina Cardiovasculare Ospedale San Cataldo Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pisa | Italy | Unknown status |
| Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Molecolare Universita Sapienza di Roma Unita di Terapia Intensiva Cardiologica Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Sant'Andrea Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Roma | Italy | Unknown status |
| Amsterdam UMC, location AMC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Unknown status |
| University Hospital Maastricht Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Maastricht | Netherlands | Unknown status |
| Erasmus Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Unknown status |
| Kardio Brynow S.C. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Katowice | Poland | Unknown status |
| Krakowskie Centrum Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Krakow | Poland | Unknown status |
| Narodowy Instytut Kardiologii Stefana Kardynała Wyszyńskiego Państwowy Instytut Badawczy Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Warsaw | Poland | Unknown status |
| Centro Hospitalar Do Baixo Vouga, EPE AV ARTUR RAVARA Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aveiro | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Hospital da Luz Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lisbon | Portugal | Unknown status |
| Alaska Heart and Vascular Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Anchorage | United States | Unknown status |
| Michigan Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ann Arbor | United States | Unknown status |
| Emory Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Atlanta | United States | Unknown status |
| MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Baltimore | United States | Unknown status |
| MedStar Medical Group Cardiology at Union Memorial Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Baltimore | United States | Unknown status |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Unknown status |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Unknown status |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Burlington | United States | Unknown status |
| Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Charlotte | United States | Unknown status |
| Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute - HCM Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Charlotte | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Virginia Health System University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Charlottesville | United States | Unknown status |
| Northwestern University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Unknown status |
| Cleveland Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cleveland | United States | Unknown status |
| The Ohio State University -Wexner Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbus | United States | Unknown status |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dallas | United States | Unknown status |
| Henry Ford Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Detroit | United States | Unknown status |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fayetteville | United States | Unknown status |
| Holy Cross Hospital / Cardiology Associates Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Fort Lauderdale | United States | Unknown status |
| Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, Inc. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Germantown | United States | Unknown status |
| Spectrum Health Medical Group Cardiovascular Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Grand Rapids | United States | Unknown status |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Iowa Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Iowa City | United States | Unknown status |
| Mayo Clinic Florida Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Jacksonville | United States | Unknown status |
| Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kansas City | United States | Unknown status |
| UC San Diego Health-Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | La Jolla | United States | Unknown status |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Smidt Heart Institute Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Angeles | United States | Unknown status |
| Froedtert Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Milwaukee | United States | Unknown status |
| M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Minneapolis | United States | Unknown status |
| Morristown Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Morristown | United States | Unknown status |
| Duke Health Center Arringdon Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Morrisville | United States | Unknown status |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nashville | United States | Unknown status |
| Yale University School Of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New Haven | United States | Unknown status |
| Yale School of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New Haven | United States | Unknown status |
| NYU Langone Health Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Unknown status |
| Mount Sinai Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Unknown status |
| Columbia University Medical Center/NY Presbyterian Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Unknown status |
| Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Philadelphia | United States | Unknown status |
| UPMC Presbyterian Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pittsburgh | United States | Unknown status |
| Oregon Health Science University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Portland | United States | Unknown status |
| Mayo Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rochester | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Utah Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Salt Lake City | United States | Unknown status |
| University of California San Francisco Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Washington Medical Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seattle | United States | Unknown status |
| Stanford University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Stanford | United States | Unknown status |
| Washington University School of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | St Louis | United States | Unknown status |
| Ascension St. John Clinical Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tulsa | United States | Unknown status |
| Westchester Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Valhalla | United States | Unknown status |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Washington D.C. | United States | Unknown status |
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