Status:

COMPLETED

A Study of the Effect of IW-1973 on the Exercise Capacity of Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

Lead Sponsor:

Akebia Therapeutics

Collaborating Sponsors:

Cyclerion Therapeutics

Conditions:

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Eligibility:

All Genders

45+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The objective of the CAPACITY-HFpEF study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of IW-1973 compared with placebo when administered daily for approximately 12 weeks to patients with HFpEF. The study w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient is an ambulatory male or female ≥45 years old at the Screening Visit
  • Patient has heart failure with ejection fraction (EF) of ≥40%
  • Patient has a peak VO2 measuring \<80% of age- and sex-adjusted normal values
  • Patient has evidence in medical history supporting clinical heart failure syndrome consisting of at least 1 of the following:
  • Hospitalization or emergency department visit for heart failure within the past year
  • Elevated B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) within the past 6 months
  • Echocardiographic evidence within the past 12 months of at least 2 of the following: left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, left atrial (LA) enlargement, or diastolic dysfunction
  • Hemodynamic evidence of elevated filling pressures
  • Patient meets at least 2 of the following criteria at the Screening Visit:
  • Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus or prediabetes
  • History of hypertension
  • Body mass index (BMI) \>30 kg/m2
  • Age ≥70 years

Exclusion

  • Patient has had acute coronary syndrome or percutaneous coronary intervention within 30 days before Randomization
  • Patient has had cardiac transplantation or has cardiac transplantation planned during the study
  • Patient has had cardiac artery bypass graft, cardiac mechanical support implantation, or other cardiac surgery in the 3 months before the Screening Visit or planned during the study
  • Patient has severe chronic obstructive coronary disease as defined by chronic oxygen dependence
  • Patient had had heart failure hospitalization with discharge within 30 days before the Screening Visit
  • Patient has a history of clinically significant hypersensitivity or allergies to any of the inactive ingredients contained in the active or placebo drug products
  • Patient has previously received IW-1973 in a study, or received an investigational drug during the 30 days or 5 half lives of that investigational drug (whichever is longer) before the Screening Visit, or is planning to receive another investigational drug at any time during the study
  • Patient is taking specific inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5), nonspecific inhibitors of PDE5, any supplements for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, riociguat, or nitrates or nitric oxide (NO) donors in any form
  • Patient is taking strong cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) inhibitors
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to randomization and must agree to use protocol-specified contraception from the Screening Visit through 60 days after the final dose of study drug
  • Male patients must be surgically sterile by vasectomy (conducted ≥60 days before the Screening Visit or confirmed via sperm analysis) or must agree to use protocol-specified contraception from the Screening Visit through 60 days after the final dose of study drug
  • Other exclusion criteria per protocol

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 7 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 19 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

196 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03254485

Start Date

November 7 2017

End Date

August 19 2019

Last Update

September 15 2022

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Arizona Arrhythmia Research Center

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85016

2

Mayo Clinic

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85259

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University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724

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Cardiology and Medicine Clinic

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72204