MedPath

Research Study to Look at How Well Semaglutide Works in People Living With Heart Failure, Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) and Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Interventions
Drug: Placebo (Semaglutide)
Registration Number
NCT04916470
Lead Sponsor
Novo Nordisk A/S
Brief Summary

This study will look at how participants' daily life is affected by their heart failure. The study will also look at the change in participants' body weight.

This study will compare the effect of semaglutide (a new medicine) compared to "dummy" medicine on body weight and heart failure symptoms.

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 and physical activity.

The study will last for about 59 weeks, that is a little more than 1 year. Participants will have 12 clinic visits with the study doctor.

* At 6 of the visits participants will have blood samples taken.

* At 5 of the visits participants will be asked to fill in a questionnaire

* At 4 of the visits participants will have to do a 6-minute walking test

* At 3 of the visits participants will have a test to check the heart.

* participants will have their eyes checked before or at the start of the study and at the end of the study

Women cannot take part if pregnant, breast-feeding or plan to become pregnant during the study period.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
617
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% at screening
  • Diagnosed with T2D greater than or equal to 90 days prior to the day of screening
  • HbA1c of below or equal to 10.0% as measured at the screening visit
Exclusion Criteria
  • A self-reported change in body weight greater than 5 kg (11 lbs) within 90 days before screening irrespective of medical records
  • Uncontrolled and potentially unstable diabetic retinopathy or maculopathy. Verified by a fundus examination performed within 90 days prior to screening or in the period between screening and randomisation. Pharmacological pupil-dilation is a requirement unless using a digital fundus photography camera specified for non-dilated examination.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Semaglutide placebo OWPlacebo (Semaglutide)Participants will receive semaglutide placebo injections for 52 weeks.
Semaglutide 2.4 mg once weekly (OW)SemaglutideParticipants will receive semaglutide injections for 52 weeks.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in KCCQ (Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire) clinical summary scoreFrom baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 52)

Score on a scale of 0 to 100 where the score 100 means the least burden for the participant.

Change in body weightFrom baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 52)

Percentage (%)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hierarchical composite of time to first heart failure event requiring hospitalisation or urgent heart failure visitFrom baseline (week 0) to end of study (week 57)

Measured as total wins for each treatment group.

Participant achieving 15% weight loss or more (Yes/No)From baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 52)

Count of participants

Hierarchical composite of number of heart failure events requiring hospitalisation or urgent heart failure visitFrom baseline (week 0) to end of study (week 57)

Measured as total wins for each treatment group

Participant improving 5 points or more in KCCQ clinical summary scoreFrom baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 52)

Count of participants

Change in systolic blood pressureFrom baseline (week -2) to end of treatment (week 52)

Measured in millimetre of mercury (mmHg)

Number of treatment emergent severe or clinically significant hypoglycaemia episodesFrom baseline (week 0) to end of trial (week 57)

Count of events

Participant achieving 20% weight loss or more (Yes/No)From baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 52)

Count of participants

Change in 6-minute walking distanceFrom baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 52)

Measured in metres

Hierarchical composite of difference at least 5 in KCCQ clinical summary score change from baseline to 52 weeksFrom baseline (week 0) to end of study (week 57)

Measured as total wins for each treatment group.

Participant achieving threshold for clinically meaningful within-subject change in KCCQ-CSSFrom baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 52)

Count of participants

Change in waist circumferenceFrom baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (visit 52)

Measured in centimetre (cm)

Change in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)From baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 52)

Measured in percentage (%)-point

Hierarchical composite of time to all-cause deathFrom baseline (week 0) to end of study (week 57)

Measured as total wins for each treatment group.

Hierarchical composite of difference at least 15 inKansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) clinical summary score change from baseline to 52 weeksFrom baseline (week 0) to end of study (week 57)

Measured as total wins for each treatment group.

Hierarchical composite of difference at least 10 in KCCQ clinical summary score change from baseline to 52 weeksFrom baseline (week 0) to end of study (week 57)

Measured as total wins for each treatment group.

Change in C-Reactive ProteinFrom baseline (week -2) to end of treatment (week 52)

Presented as ratio to baseline

Participant achieving 10% weight loss or more (Yes/No)From baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 52)

Count of participants

Participant improving 10 points or more in KCCQ clinical summary score (Yes/No)From baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 52)

Count of participants

Change in KCCQ overall summary scoreFrom baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 52)

Score on a scale of 0 to 100 where the score 100 means the least burden for the participant.

Participant achieving threshold for clinically meaningful within-subject change in 6MWDFrom baseline (week 0) to end of treatment (week 52)

Count of participants

Hierarchical composite of difference at least 30 metres in six-minute walking distance change from baseline to 52 weeks (assessed by the win ratio)From baseline (week 0) to end of study (week 57)

Measured as total wins for each treatment group.

Trial Locations

Locations (114)

Northwest Heart Clin. Res.

🇺🇸

Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States

MVZ "Am Felsenkeller" (Dresden)

🇩🇪

Dresden, Germany

University of Leipzig - Kardiologie

🇩🇪

Leipzig, Germany

Universitatsklinikum Würzburg - Zentrum für Herzinsuffizienz

🇩🇪

Würzburg, Germany

Eastern Shore Rsrch Inst, LLC

🇺🇸

Fairhope, Alabama, United States

Keck Medical Center of USC - Outpatient Clinic

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Baptist Heart Specialists_Jacksonville

🇺🇸

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Chicago Medical Research LLC

🇺🇸

Hazel Crest, Illinois, United States

Ascension St. Vincent Medical Group

🇺🇸

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Cotton-O'Neil Heart Center

🇺🇸

Topeka, Kansas, United States

Scroll for more (104 remaining)
Northwest Heart Clin. Res.
🇺🇸Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States

MedPath

Empowering clinical research with data-driven insights and AI-powered tools.

© 2025 MedPath, Inc. All rights reserved.