A Safety, Tolerability, and Biomarker Trial of VS-041 in Participants With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age50+
SponsorVasa Therapeutics

About this trial

A Safety, Tolerability, and Biomarker Trial of VS-041 in Participants with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Males or females ≥ 50 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent.

Diagnosis of HFpEF as defined by European Society of Cardiology or American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association criteria

NYHA Functional Class II or III

LVEF ≥ 50% demonstrated by echocardiography (ECHO) performed at Screening with evidence of heart failure

Disqualifiers

Female trial participant who is pregnant or breastfeeding.

Known hypersensitivity to VS-041.

Cardiovascular disease other than HFpEF

Active intercurrent illness such as acute bacterial or viral infection.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • VS-041

    Drug

    VS-041 high dose, VS-041 low dose or Placebo tablet BID

  • Placebo

    Other intervention

    Placebo to match VS-041

Treatment groups

42 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: PlaceboPlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Low Dose VS-041Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: High Dose VS-041Experimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Participant incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs)

To evaluate the safety and tolerability of VS-041 in participants with HFpEF

Time frame
From Baseline to Day 28
2

Change from baseline over time in serum NordicPRO-C6

To evaluate the impact of VS-041 on key biomarkers in participants with HFpEF

Time frame
From Baseline to Day 28
3

Change from baseline over time in serum endotrophin

To evaluate the impact of VS-041 on key biomarkers in participants with HFpEF

Time frame
From Baseline to Day 28
4

Change from baseline over time in serum NT-proBNP

To evaluate the impact of VS-041 on key biomarkers in participants with HFpEF

Time frame
From Baseline to Day 28

Secondary outcomes

1

Pharmacokinetic profiles and parameters derived for VS-041 - Tmax

To assess PK of twice-daily VS-041 in participants with HFpEF

Time frame
From Baseline to Day 28
2

Pharmacokinetic profiles and parameters derived for VS-041 - Cmax

To assess PK of twice-daily VS-041 in participants with HFpEF

Time frame
From Baseline to Day 28

Other outcomes

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