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NCT Number: NCT06215586

Safety & Effectiveness of Tovinontrine in Chronic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (Cycle-2-PEF)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of tovinontrine compared to placebo to lower NT-proBNP in patients with chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Cardurion Investigative Site, Chermside, Australia

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Is an adult male or female patient ≥ 18 years of age
  • Has evidence in the medical history supporting a diagnosis of clinical HF syndrome, NYHA functional class II to III, with the duration of at least 6 months prior to the time of Screening. The HF syndrome is defined by documentation of 1 or more of the following:
  • At least 1 of the typical symptoms due to HF such as dyspnea and/or fatigue limiting exercise capacity;
  • At least 1 of the typical signs of HF such as peripheral edema, elevated jugular venous pressure, pulmonary crackles; or
  • Hospitalization, emergency department visit, or outpatient visit for HF requiring intravenous (IV) or subcutaneous (SQ) diuresis within the past 12 months.
  • Has ejection fraction (EF) >40% and left atrial enlargement by transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) performed and interpreted locally at the time of Screening;
  • Has NT-proBNP level ≥ 300 pg/mL at the time of Screening. Patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter at the time of Screening are required to have an NT proBNP level of ≥500 pg/mL at the time of Screening;
  • Is on stable optimized doses of guideline-directed HF therapy, per Investigator's clinical judgment, for a minimum of 4 weeks prior to the time of Screening and during the Screening Period, with no planned changes after randomization; Has had no addition of new guideline-directed HF therapy within the 3 months prior to the time of Screening or during the Screening Period;

Exclusion criteria

  • Has documented EF ≥ 60% by TTE within 6 months of the time of Screening or during the Screening Period;
  • Has evidence of recent HF exacerbation defined by hospitalization or requirement for IV or SQ diuretics within 60 days of the time of Screening or during the Screening Period;
  • Has a requirement for routine, scheduled outpatient IV infusions for HF (ie, inotropes, vasodilators, or diuretics) or routinely scheduled ultrafiltration;
  • Has elective interventions (eg, percutaneous coronary intervention, device implantations, percutaneous structural heart disease interventions, cardiac and non-cardiac surgery) planned to occur during involvement in this study;
  • Has acute coronary syndrome, stroke, transient ischemic attack, cardiac, carotid or other major cardiovascular surgery, or carotid angioplasty within 60 days of the time of Screening or during the Screening Period;
  • Has had a prior or planned orthotopic heart transplantation;
  • Has presence of or plan for mechanical circulatory support;

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Treatment and study plan

Tovinontrine (CRD-750

Drug

Tablets administered orally

Placebo

Drug

Tablets administered orally

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in biomarkers from Baseline to Week 12 - NT-proBNP

    Time frame: Baseline to Week 12

    The percent change in plasma NT-proBNP from Baseline to Week 12.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in biomarkers at week 12 by treatment group - cGMP

    Time frame: Baseline to Week 12

    The percent change in urine and plasma cGMP from Baseline to Week 12.

  2. Change in biomarkers at week 12 by treatment group - BNP

    Time frame: Baseline to Week 12

    The percent change in BNP from Baseline to Week 12.

  3. Change in the biomarker ratio at Week 12 - NT-proBNP

    Time frame: Baseline to Week 12

    The percent change in the urine and plasma cGMP to NT-proBNP ratio at week 12.

  4. Change in the biomarker ratio at Week 12 - BNP

    Time frame: Baseline to Week 12

    The percent change in the urine and plasma cGMP to BNP ratio from Baseline to Week 12.

  5. The change from baseline in the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire-23 (KCCQ-23)

    Time frame: Baseline to Week 12

    Scaled 0 to 100 where lower scores represent worse health status than higher scores

  6. The change from baseline in the KCCQ-23-CSS

    Time frame: Baseline to Week 12

    The proportion of patients with a ≥5, 10, and 20-point improvement in the KCCQ-23-CSS at Week 12

  7. New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification at Week 12

    Time frame: Week 12

    The post-baseline NYHA classification at Week 12

  8. Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    Time frame: Baseline to Week 12

    The number of participants with TEAEs including drug related AEs, serious AEs (SAEs), and AEs leading to study drug discontinuation.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cardurion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Study to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of Tovinontrine in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Acronym: Cycle-2-PEF

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jan 22, 2024
Registry last updated
Nov 17, 2025

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