PRECISE Phenotyping to Guide Therapies for Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (PRECISE-CMD)

April 10, 2026 updated by: King's College London

Some people experience chest pain and shortness of breath, but when they have tests, no blockages are found in their main heart arteries. The most common cause of symptoms is related to abnormalities in the small blood vessels, also known as 'small vessel angina' or Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (CMD). Currently, the diagnosis of CMD requires additional measurements of blood flow in the heart vessel during a minimally invasive procedure known as a coronary angiogram.

CMD affects many people and can lead to repeated hospital visits and a lower quality of life, and diagnosing the condition leads to better patient outcomes. However, there are still no widely available, proven treatments for this condition and therefore several patients remain symptomatic.

This study aims to find better ways to treat CMD, especially by understanding how the heart uses energy and how this might relate to symptoms.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

100

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Angina with non-obstructive coronary arteries

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Significant epicardial coronary stenoses
  • Inability to carry out bike exercise
  • Contra-indication to adenosine administration
  • Insulin usage with frequent hypoglycaemic episodes

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Empagliflozin Therapy Arm
Empagliflozin 10mg OD
Drug

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Myocardial Perfusion Reserve
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Perfusion Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

May 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

May 1, 2031

Study Completion (Estimated)

May 1, 2031

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 10, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 10, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

April 16, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 16, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 10, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 26/LO/0222

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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