Women were less than half of the people tested for almost all of these common medicines.

NCT05767346

Phase 3 Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Aficamten Compared to Metoprolol Succinate in Adults With Symptomatic oHCM

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175 people

73 womenmiddle line = equal numbers102 men
Phase
PHASE3
Paid for by
Cytokinetics
Finished
2025-03-28
Health conditions
Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (oHCM)
Who could join
Anyone
Ages
18 Years – 85 Years
Average age
mean 57.7 Years
Age 65+
Not reported
Weight (BMI)
Not reported
Pregnancy recorded
Not reported
Menopause recorded
Not reported
Results shown by sex
Not split by sex
Race
White 80% · Asian 14.3% · Not reported 4% · Other 1.1% · Black / African American 0.6% · Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0% · American Indian / Alaska Native 0%

Women left out

  • Weight limit (BMI)

    Women with a higher (or lower) body weight were turned away.

    “Body mass index \< 35 kg/m2”
  • No heart disease

    Women with heart disease, heart rhythm problems or a past heart attack were turned away.

    “Significant valvular heart disease”

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