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NCT06965621RecruitingPhase 2

18F-mFBG Imaging for Myocardial Sympathetic Innervation

An Open-Label, Exploratory, Phase 2 Scintigraphy Study Evaluating 18F mFBG for Imaging Myocardial Sympathetic Innervation in Subjects With Heart Failure and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 1 Jul 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a Phase 2 study evaluating the positron-emitting radiopharmaceutical 18F-mFBG as an imaging agent for quantification of myocardial sympathetic innervation. The study will examine a group of stable patients with heart failure (HF) from ischemic cardiomyopathy. All subjects will have left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤35% and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD). The primary objectives of the study will be to: * document the degree to which 18F-mFBG uptake in the heart is reduced (compared to historical controls) * characterize the distribution of regional abnormalities in relation to findings on rest/stress positron-emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) * determine if there are global and/or regional differences in myocardial sympathetic innervation between subjects who have and have not experienced an appropriate ICD activation within the previous 12 months Effectiveness of 18F-mFBG will be judged in relation to historical experience with other nuclear imaging agents for cardiac sympathetic innervation imaging such as a 123I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (mIBG) and 11C-hydroxyephedrine (HED). Safety data will be collected to identify adverse events \[AEs\] and serious adverse events \[SAEs\] and characterize the safety profile of 18F-mFBG.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20 (estimated)
First submitted
20 Mar 2025
Start date
5 Nov 2025
Primary completion date
30 Oct 2026
Lead sponsor
Innervate Radiopharmaceuticals LLC (Formerly: Illumina Radiopharmaceuticals LLC)
NCT number
NCT06965621

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Planned participants: 20
  • From 5 Nov 2025 to the primary completion date, 30 Oct 2026
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • 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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Other illness

  • Unstable coronary artery disease, no ICD implantation

Who the study is looking for

  • Stable heart failure from ischemic cardiomyopathy, LVEF \< or = 35%, ICD implantation for at least 12 months

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
UT Health Houston
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HoustonUnited StatesRecruiting

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