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NCT Number: NCT06061549

Modulation of SERCA2a of Intra-myocytic Calcium Trafficking in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

The goal of this clinical trial is to test an experimental gene therapy in participants with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, also known as diastolic heart failure. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* safety and tolerability of the gene therapy; and * whether the gene therapy helps the heart ventricles relax during filling. Participants will undergo a one-time infusion of the gene therapy in the cardiac catheterization laboratory and then be followed for safety and effects on left-sided filling pressures while exercising. The first year will have multiple in-person visits followed by 4 years of biannual phone calls.

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Key information

Age range

50 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States

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About this study

Eligible participants will undergo a one-time antegrade epicardial coronary artery infusion of gene therapy delivered to the 3 major cardiac territories of the left ventricle of the heart (anterior, lateral, inferior/posterior) or bypass grafts unless contraindicated. Post-procedure, the subject will be monitored continuously for a minimum of 4 hours and then discharged to home that same day if medically appropriate. Participants will be followed for 52 weeks as part of the main trial. On Day 2 and Week 1, subjects will be contacted by phone for a general safety assessment, and if clinically indicated, an in-person evaluation and assessment will be performed as soon as possible. On Weeks 2, 4, 12, 24 and 52, subjects will undergo general safety assessments. Additionally, at Weeks 24 and 52, subjects will undergo outpatient core resting and exercise transthoracic echocardiography, right heart catheterization with hemodynamic monitoring and gas exchange measurements, 6-minute wall test, cardiac biomarker testing and completion the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire. Upon completion of the active observation period, participants will continue to be followed for 4 years with bi-annual, semi-structured telephone or in-person questionnaires that collect information on overall status and other comorbid conditions of interest in gene therapy trials.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Willing and able to provide informed consent
  • Negative for anti-AAV1 neutralizing antibodies
  • NYHA class II or III
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 50%
  • Evidence of resting or exercise-induced left ventricle filling pressure
  • On oral diuretic therapy
  • Adequate birth control

Exclusion criteria

  • NYHA class IV
  • Heart failure requiring hospitalization in the past 3 months
  • Manifested or provocable ischemic heart disease
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • History of congenital heart disease, restrictive or infiltrative cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, acute myocarditis, pericardial disease, uncorrected thyroid disease or discrete left ventricular (LV) aneurysm
  • History of amyloidosis
  • Untreated left-sided valvular disease
  • Severe COPD
  • BMI > 50 kg/m^2
  • Severe liver, kidney or hematologic dysfunction
  • Cancer within the past 5 years
  • Unstable concurrent conditions

Treatment and study plan

AAV1/SERCA2a

Biological

3E13 viral genomes fixed dose

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP)

    Time frame: Week 24 and Week 52

    PCWP assessed by right heart catheterization; change in mmHg from baseline

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in PCWP at 20W exercise

    Time frame: Week 24 and Week 52

    PCWP assessed by right heart catheterization; change in mmHg from baseline

  2. Change in oxygen uptake (VO2) during exercise

    Time frame: Week 24 and Week 52

    VO2 assessed by bicycle exercise; change in mL/min from baseline

  3. Change in left ventricular (LV) relaxation

    Time frame: Week 24 and Week 52

    Assessed by transesophageal echocardiography (ultrasound) using 2 methods: LV global peak early diastolic strain rate (1/s) and LV tau

  4. Change in NT-proBNP

    Time frame: Week 24 and Week 52

    Laboratory measurement (picograms per mL) in blood; high levels indicate the heart is working too hard to pump blood; decrease over time would indicate an improvement in heart failure condition

  5. Change in left atrial end systolic volume

    Time frame: Week 24 and Week 52

    Assessed by transesophageal echocardiography (ultrasound); change in mL/m2 from baseline

  6. Change in left atrial reservoir strain

    Time frame: Week 24 and Week 52

    Assessed by transesophageal echocardiography (ultrasound); change in %from baseline

  7. Change in left atrial contractile strain

    Time frame: Week 24 and Week 52

    Assessed by transesophageal echocardiography (ultrasound); change in % from baseline

  8. Change in 6 Minute Walk Distance

    Time frame: Week 24 and Week 52

    Distance walked in 6 minutes, measured in meters; the longer distance walked, the better medical condition

  9. Change in 6 Minute Walk Test Borg scale

    Time frame: Week 24 and Week 52

    Self-rated shortness of breath score with scale from 0 to 10, ranging from none to very, very severe

  10. Change in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) score

    Time frame: Week 24 and Week 52

    Measures symptoms, physical and social limitations, and quality of life in patients with heart failure; 23-item self-administered questionnaire; score of 0 to 100; 0-24, very poor to poor; 25-49, poor to fair; 50 to 74, faire to good; and 75 to 100, good to excellent

  11. Change in New York Heart Association class

    Time frame: Week 24 and Week 52

    Classification of heart failure based on severity of symptoms; 4 classes, I, II, III or IV where class I is having no symptoms doing ordinary physical activity; class II is having fatigue, shortness of breath, palpitations or angina with ordinary physical activity; class II is being comfortable only at rest; and class IV is having symptoms even at rest

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Sardocor

CONTACT

[email protected]

858-752-2941

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sardocor Corp.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 1b, Pilot Trial Evaluating the Safety and Pharmacodynamic Effects of SRD-001 (AAV1-SERCA2a) in Subjects With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Acronym: MUSIC-HFpEF

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2029
First posted
Sep 29, 2023
Registry last updated
Sep 29, 2023

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