Status:

RECRUITING

The Effect of Adiposity on Muscle and Microvascular Function in HFpEF

Lead Sponsor:

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Conditions:

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFPEF)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

This project is an observational study in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) who are candidates for treatment with weight loss medication to manage obesity or diabete...

Detailed Description

Objective one will also include a cross-sectional comparison between HFpEF patients before treatment and non-HFpEF controls matched for age and hypertension

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Group 1: Patients with HFpEF
  • Diagnosis of heart failure or clear heart failure hospitalization
  • Stable ejection fraction \> 0.50
  • Objective evidence of elevated left ventricular filling pressure by one of the following i) pulmonary capillary wedge pressure ≥25 mmHg during supine cardiopulmonary exercise testing or ii) a change in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure of \>15 mmHg during upright exercise
  • Must be candidates for pharmacological incretin-based directed intensive weight loss therapies as part of their SOC
  • BMI\>32kg/m2
  • ≥45 years old
  • Incretin naïve for 6 months
  • Group 2: Non-HFpEF controls
  • Adults who do not have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
  • Age ≥ 18 years

Exclusion

  • Group 1
  • Prior history of reduced ejection fraction (\<50%)
  • Infiltrative cardiomyopathy
  • NYHA Class IV chronic heart failure
  • Left bundle branch block
  • Unstable coronary artery disease
  • Uncontrolled arrhythmia
  • CKD 4 or higher
  • Currently taking incretin-based drugs (SGL2, GLP1)
  • Severe valvular heart disease
  • BMI \> 50kg/m2
  • Other debilitating illness that would preclude participation
  • Any contra-indication to MRI
  • Any contra-indication to muscle biopsies.
  • Group 2
  • Age \< 18 years
  • BMI \> 50 kg/m2
  • Atrial fibrillation with poorly controlled heart rate
  • PDE5 inhibitor use
  • Severe valvular disease
  • Severe COPD
  • CKD 4 or higher
  • Currently taking incretin-based drugs (SGL2, GLP1)
  • Any contra-indication to MRI
  • Any contra-indication to muscle biopsies.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 10 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06930495

Start Date

December 10 2024

End Date

June 1 2026

Last Update

July 31 2025

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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390