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ATHENA: Effects of ziltivekimab versus placebo on heart failure symptoms and physical function in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction and systemic inflammation

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTIS
Registry ID
CTIS2023-506988-34-00
Acronym
NN6018-4914
Enrollment
318
Registered
2024-03-15
Start date
2024-03-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-23

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction and systemic inflammation

Brief summary

Primary: Change in KCCQ clinical summary score (KCCQ-CSS) from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Score (score on scale; range; 0-100))

Detailed description

Confirmatory secondary: Change in six-minute walk distance (6MWD) from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Metres), Supportive secondary: Change in hs-CRP from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Ratio to baseline), Supportive secondary: Participants experiencing improvement in NYHA Class (yes/no) from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Count of participant), Supportive secondary: Change in NT-proBNP from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Ratio to baseline), Supportive secondary: Change in eGFR (CKD-EPI) from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (mL/min/1.73 m2), Supportive secondary: Participants achieving threshold for meaningful within- patient change in KCCQ-CSS (yes/no) from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Count of participants), Supportive secondary: Participants achieving threshold for meaningful within- patient change in 6MWD (yes/no) from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Count of participants), Supportive secondary: Participants improving 5 points or more in KCCQ-CSS (yes/no) from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Count of participants), Supportive secondary: Participants improving 10 points or more in KCCQ-CSS (yes/no) from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Count of participants), Supportive secondary: Change in KCCQ overall summary score (KCCQ-CCS) from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Score (score on scale; range 0-100)), Supportive secondary: Participants experiencing deterioration in NYHA class (yes/no) from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Count of participants), Supportive secondary: Change in KCCQ total symptom score from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Score, range 0-100), Supportive secondary: Change in KCCQ physical limitations score from baseline (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Score, range 0-100), Supportive secondary: Change in KCCQ social limitations score from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Score, range 0-100), Supportive secondary: Change in KCCQ health-related quality of life score from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Score, range 0-100)

Interventions

Sponsors

Novo Nordisk A/S
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary: Change in KCCQ clinical summary score (KCCQ-CSS) from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Score (score on scale; range; 0-100))

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Confirmatory secondary: Change in six-minute walk distance (6MWD) from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Metres), Supportive secondary: Change in hs-CRP from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Ratio to baseline), Supportive secondary: Participants experiencing improvement in NYHA Class (yes/no) from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Count of participant), Supportive secondary: Change in NT-proBNP from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Ratio to baseline), Supportive secondary: Change in eGFR (CKD-EPI) from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (mL/min/1.73 m2), Supportive secondary: Participants achieving threshold for meaningful within- patient change in KCCQ-CSS (yes/no) from randomisation (month 0) to end-of-treatment (month 12) (Count of participants), Supportive secondary: Participants achieving threshold for meaningful within- patient change in 6MWD (yes/no) from randomisation

Countries

Bulgaria, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Poland, Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTIS · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026