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A Study of LY3540378 in Participants With Worsening Chronic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of LY3540378 in Adults With Worsening Chronic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05592275
Enrollment
332
Registered
2022-10-24
Start date
2023-02-03
Completion date
2025-01-22
Last updated
2026-02-05

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

Conditions

Heart Failure, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Brief summary

The main purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of LY3540378 in adults with worsening heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Interventions

Administered SC

DRUGPlacebo

Administered SC

Sponsors

Eli Lilly and Company
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Experienced an index event, defined as a recent hospitalization for HF requiring ≥1 bolus doses of intravenous diuretics or an out- of- hospital encounter (for example, Emergency Room, clinic visit, infusion clinic, etc.) for HF requiring ≥1 bolus doses of intravenous diuretics. * Documented LVEF of ≥50% within 12 months prior to screening; as measured by echocardiography, radionuclide ventriculography, invasive angiography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or computerized tomograph (CT). * Evidence of documentation of LVEF of ≥50% may also include participant medical records, discharge notes or a referral letter from the participant's physician or referring physician that details the participant's medical history. * Had evidence of clinical HF syndrome consisting of hospitalization for worsening heart failure (WHF) with intravascular volume overload (the index event), as determined by the investigator, based on appropriate supportive documentation at randomization, and defined by ≥2 of the following: * dyspnea * jugular venous distention * pitting edema in lower extremities (\>1+) * ascites * pulmonary congestion on chest X-ray * pulmonary rales AND participant received treatment with IV diuretics. OR * Treatment for an urgent visit outside of of being hospitalized with WHF and intravascular volume overload (the index visit) requiring treatment with IV diuretics (defined as ≥2 IV doses) such as in the outpatient setting/emergency room/observation unit/infusion clinic with a clinical response within the past 2 weeks prior to randomization. Urgent visit is defined as an unplanned visit for HF defined by ≥2 of the following: * dyspnea * jugular venous distention * pitting edema in lower extremities (\>1+) * ascites * pulmonary rales on lung examination. * NT-proBNP (\>300 \[sinus rhythm\] or 600 pg/mL \[atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter\] OR BNP (\>100 \[sinus rhythm\] or 200 pg/mL \[atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter\]) at screening. * eGFR of \>20 mL/min/1.73 m² at V1 (screening; determined by local laboratory), derived from serum creatinine values, age, and sex based on the CKD-EPI equation.

Exclusion criteria

* Prior documentation of low ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤45% in the past 12 months. * Have had acute coronary syndrome or percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass graft, cardiac mechanical support implantation, within 3 months prior to V2. (randomization), - or any other cardiac surgery planned during the study. * Have had left ventricular assist device (LVAD) or cardiac transplantation or have cardiac transplantation planned during the study. * Have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (obstructive or nonobstructive), restrictive cardiomyopathy, active myocarditis, constrictive pericarditis, cardiac sarcoidosis, known amyloid cardiomyopathy, or inherited cardiomyopathy. * Have a chronic pulmonary/lung disease (COPD), (pulmonary arterial hypertension, etc) as defined by chronic oxygen dependence. Night-time oxygen is not exclusionary. * Uncorrected thyroid disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change From Baseline in Left Atrial Reservoir Strain (LARS) at Week 26Baseline, Week 26Results are estimated using least squares (LS) mean from the mixed model repeated measures (MMRM) model: Change from baseline = Baseline + Strata + Gender + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time + Baseline\*Treatment.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change From Baseline in Left Atrial Reservoir Strain (LARS) at Week 12Baseline, Week 12Results are estimated using LS mean from the MMRM model: Change from baseline = Baseline + Strata + Gender + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time + Baseline\*Treatment.
Change From Baseline in Log-transformed N-terminal Pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) at Week 12Baseline, Week 12Results are estimated using LS mean from the MMRM model: Change from baseline = Baseline + Strata + Gender + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time + Baseline\*Treatment.
Change From Baseline in Log-transformed N-terminal Pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) at Week 26Baseline, Week 26Results are estimated using LS mean from the MMRM model: Change from baseline = Baseline + Strata + Gender + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time + Baseline\*Treatment.
Change From Baseline in Left Atrial End-Diastolic Volume Index (LAEDVI) at Week 12Baseline, Week 12Results are estimated using LS mean from the MMRM model: Change from baseline = Baseline + Strata + Gender + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time + Baseline\*Treatment.
Change From Baseline in Left Atrial End-Diastolic Volume Index (LAEDVI) at Week 26Baseline, Week 26Results are estimated using LS mean from the MMRM model: Change from baseline = Baseline + Strata + Gender + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time + Baseline\*Treatment.
Change From Baseline Left Atrial End-Systolic Volume Index (LAESVI) at Week 26Baseline, Week 26Results are estimated using LS mean from the MMRM model: Change from baseline = Baseline + Strata + Gender + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time + Baseline\*Treatment.
Change From Baseline in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) at Week 12Baseline, Week 12Results are estimated using LS mean from the MMRM model: Change from baseline = Baseline + Strata + Gender + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time + Baseline\*Treatment. The unit of measure for this outcome is millilitres per minute per 1.73 square metres (mL/min/1.73 m²)
Change From Baseline in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) at Week 26Baseline, Week 26Results are estimated using LS mean from the MMRM model: Change from baseline = Baseline + Strata + Gender + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time + Baseline\*Treatment.
Change From Baseline in Log-transformed Serum Creatinine at Week 12Baseline, Week 12Results are estimated using LS mean from the MMRM model: Change from baseline = Baseline + Strata + Gender + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time + Baseline\*Treatment.
Change From Baseline in Log-transformed Serum Creatinine at Week 26Baseline, Week 26Results are estimated using LS mean from the MMRM model: Change from baseline = Baseline + Strata + Gender + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time + Baseline\*Treatment.
Change From Baseline in Log-transformed Cystatin-C at Week 12Baseline, Week 12Results are estimated using LS mean from the MMRM model: Change from baseline = Baseline + Strata + Gender + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time + Baseline\*Treatment.
Change From Baseline Left Atrial End-Systolic Volume Index (LAESVI) at Week 12Baseline, Week 12Results are estimated using LS mean from the MMRM model: Change from baseline = Baseline + Strata + Gender + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time + Baseline\*Treatment.
Change From Baseline in Log-transformed Cystatin-C at Week 26Baseline, Week 26Results are estimated using LS mean from the MMRM model: Change from baseline = Baseline + Strata + Gender + Treatment + Time + Treatment\*Time + Baseline\*Treatment.

Countries

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Czechia, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Poland, Spain, Turkey (Türkiye), United Kingdom, United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORCall 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST)

Eli Lilly and Company

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Continuous74.70 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.14
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
37 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
44 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
17 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
293 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Argentina
23 participants
Region of Enrollment
Brazil
62 participants
Region of Enrollment
Canada
3 participants
Region of Enrollment
Hungary
11 participants
Region of Enrollment
Israel
4 participants
Region of Enrollment
Japan
7 participants
Region of Enrollment
Poland
14 participants
Region of Enrollment
Spain
14 participants
Region of Enrollment
United Kingdom
1 participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
4 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
29 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
33 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
3 / 792 / 833 / 812 / 88
other
Total, other adverse events
50 / 7957 / 8346 / 8155 / 88
serious
Total, serious adverse events
19 / 7926 / 8320 / 8115 / 88

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026