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LEVosimendan to Improve Exercise Limitation in Patients With PH-HFpEF
NCT05983250 · Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.
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Official title
A Phase 3, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Levosimendan in Pulmonary Hypertension Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (PH-HFpEF)
About this study
This is a Phase 3, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of oral levosimendan in patients with PH-HFpEF. There will be a Screening Period of up to 30 days. Subjects will provide written informed consent prior to completing any study procedures. Upon meeting all eligibility criteria, patients will continue to the 12-week randomized, double-blind treatment phase. Approximately 230 subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive an oral dose of levosimendan or placebo
All randomized subjects will have the option to enter the 92-week OLE following the completion of all study events at Week 12.
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Men or women, greater than or equal to18 to 85 years of age.
2. NYHA Class II or III or NYHA class IV symptoms.
3. A diagnosis of World Health Organization (WHO) Group 2 PH-HFpEF with qualifying hemodynamics
4. Qualifying Baseline RHC.
5. Qualifying echocardiogram
6. Qualifying 6-MWD
7. A 48-hour ambulatory cardiac rhythm monitor during the Screening Period.
8. Requirements related to child bearing potential, contraception, and egg/sperm donation
Exclusion Criteria:
1. A diagnosis of PH WHO Groups 1, 3, 4, or 5.
2. Echocardiographic evidence for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericarditis, cardiac amyloidosis, or infiltrative cardiomyopathy
3. Structural heart repair or replacement of the aortic valve or mitral valve (surgical or percutaneous). OR, planned valve intervention. OR, the presence of significant valve disease
4. A diagnosis of pre-existing lung disease
5. History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reaction or hypersensitivity to the excipients in the investigational product.
6. Major surgery within 60 days.
7. Prior heart, lung, or heart-lung transplants or life expectancy of \<12 months
8. History of clinically significant other diseases that may limit or complicate participation in the study.
Study design
Enrollment target: 230 participants
Allocation: randomized
Masking: quadruple
Age groups: adult, older_adult
Timeline
Starts: 2024-01-10
Estimated completion: 2028-10
Last updated: 2026-07-21
Interventions
Drug: TNX-103Drug: Placebo
Primary outcomes
- • Change in Six-minute walk distance (12 weeks)
Sponsor
Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. · industry
With: Medpace, Inc., Northwestern University
All locations (42)
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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La Jolla, California, United States
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Sacramento, California, United States
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San Francisco, California, United States
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Torrance, California, United States
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Jacksonville, Florida, United States
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Winter Haven, Florida, United States
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Galesburg, Illinois, United States
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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Rochester, Minnesota, United States
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St Louis, Missouri, United States
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Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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New York, New York, United States
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New York, New York, United States
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Rochester, New York, United States
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Roslyn, New York, United States
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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Lubbock, Texas, United States
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Murray, Utah, United States
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Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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London, Ontario, Canada