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Phase 3 Completed N=529 Randomized Double-blind Treatment

Research Study to Investigate How Well Semaglutide Works in People Living With Heart Failure and Obesity

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04788511 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
529
Serious AEs
20.0%
Results posted
Jun 2024
Primary outcomePrimary: Change in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Clinical Summary Score (KCCQ-CSS) — 16.8; 10.3 Score on a scale — p=<0.0001
◆ Published Evidence
Highly cited
1,427citations · ~476 / year
Semaglutide in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity.
The New England journal of medicine · 2023 · Open access · High-confidence link

Summary

This study will look at how the participants daily life is affected by their heart failure. The study will also look at the change in participants body weight from the start to the end of the study. This is to compare the effect on heart failure symptoms and on body weight in people taking semaglutide (a new medicine) to people taking "dummy" medicine. Participants will either get semaglutide or "dummy" medicine - which treatment participants get is decided by chance. Participants will need to take 1 injection once a week. The study medicine is injected with a thin needle in a skin fold in the stomach area, thigh or upper arm. During the study participants will have talks with the study staff about healthy lifestyle choices including healthy food and physical activity. The study will last for approximately 59 weeks. Participants will have 11 clinic visits and 1 phone call with the study doctor. Women: Women cannot take part if they are pregnant, breast-feeding or plan to become pregnant during the study period.

Linked Publications (5)

  • Semaglutide in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity.
    The New England journal of medicine · 2023 · 1,427 citations · Open access · High-confidence link
  • Semaglutide versus placebo in people with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a pooled analysis of the STEP-HFpEF and STEP-HFpEF DM randomised trials.
    Lancet (London, England) · 2024 · 321 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Semaglutide versus placebo in patients with heart failure and mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction: a pooled analysis of the SELECT, FLOW, STEP-HFpEF, and STEP-HFpEF DM randomised trials.
    Lancet (London, England) · 2024 · 264 citations · Likely link
  • Semaglutide and diuretic use in obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a pooled analysis of the STEP-HFpEF and STEP-HFpEF-DM trials.
    European heart journal · 2024 · 82 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Semaglutide in Patients With Obesity and Heart Failure Across Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction.
    Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2023 · 81 citations · Open access · Likely link

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Clinical Summary Score (KCCQ-CSS)
16.8; 10.3 <0.0001 sig
PRIMARY
Change in Body Weight
-13.9; -2.5 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Change in Six-minute Walking Distance (6MWD)
23.5; 5.8
SECONDARY
The Hierarchical Composite Endpoint: Percentage of Wins of Participant Pairs
60.1; 34.9
SECONDARY
Change in C-Reactive Protein (CRP): Ratio to Baseline
0.55; 0.92
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Achieving 10 Percent (%) Weight Loss (Yes/No)
34.1; 90.5; 65.9; 9.5
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Achieving 15% Weight Loss (Yes/No)
56.1; 97.9; 43.9; 2.1
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Achieving 20% Weight Loss (Yes/No)
76.4; 99.6; 23.6; 0.4
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Improving 5 Points or More in KCCQ Clinical Summary Score (Yes/No)
24.7; 36.3; 75.3; 63.7
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Improving 10 Points or More in KCCQ Clinical Summary Score (Yes/No)
36.6; 51.5; 63.4; 48.5
SECONDARY
Change in KCCQ Overall Summary Score (KCCQ-OSS)
16.8; 10.9
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Achieving Threshold for Clinically Meaningful Within-participants Change in KCCQ-CSS (PGI-S)
43.2; 32.5
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants Achieving Threshold for Clinically Meaningful Within-participants Change in 6MWD (PGI-S)
42.5; 28.0
SECONDARY
Change in Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)
-6.4; -1.1
SECONDARY
Change in Waist Circumference
-12.0; -2.8

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male or female, age above or equal to 18 years at the time of signing informed consent.
  • Body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30.0 kg/m^2
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II-IV
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) greater than or equal to 45 percentage at screening

Exclusion Criteria

  • A self-reported change in body weight greater than 5 kg (11 lbs) within 90 days before screening irrespective of medical records
  • Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) greater than or equal to 6.5 percentage (48 mmol/mol) based on latest available value from medical records, no older than 3 months or if unavailable a local measurement at screening
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04788511) and the linked publication. Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.

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