Can GLP-1 drugs improve heart function during exercise in Obesity-Related heart failure?
NCT ID NCT07787936
First seen Aug 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This observational study follows people with obesity-related heart failure to see how their heart performs during exercise, using stress echocardiography. It observes those who are taking GLP-1/GIP receptor agonists (like semaglutide or tirzepatide) as part of their routine care, comparing them to those who are not. The goal is to track changes in heart function over a year and explore whether these medications might be linked to improvements.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- GLP-1/GIP receptor agonists (e.g., semaglutide, tirzepatide) as observed exposure, not assigned
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could reveal how these medications affect heart function during exercise in people with obesity-related heart failure, potentially guiding future treatment approaches.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by factors like patient selection and may not apply to broader populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2033
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Unselected patients with obesity-related HFpEF managed in a heart failure and cardiology outpatient clinic, enrolled regardless of whether they receive GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist therapy. Obesity-related HFpEF is defined by chronic heart failure symptoms or exertional dyspnea, BMI at least 30 kg/m2, LVEF at least 50%, and objective evidence of HFpEF (no low-probability result on either the H2FPEF or HFA-PEFF score), without a dominant alternative cause of dyspnea.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Age 18 years or older Body mass index (BMI) 30 kg/m2 or greater Symptomatic exertional dyspnea, fatigue, or reduced exercise tolerance Left ventricular ejection fraction 50% or greater Probable or established HFpEF per the diagnostic score algorithm (no low-probability result on either the H2FPEF or HFA-PEFF score) Able to perform semi-supine bicycle exercise echocardiography Written informed consent for registry participation and data processing Exclusion Criteria: Significant valvular heart disease Cardiomyopathy other than the typical HFpEF phenotype (suspected amyloidosis, restrictive or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as the primary problem) Recent acute decompensated heart failure or recent hospitalization for heart failure Unstable coronary artery disease Severe pulmonary disease as the primary cause of dyspnea Severe anemia or another systemic cause of exercise limitation Inability to safely perform an exercise test Very poor echocardiographic window precluding any analysis Active malignancy or gynecological condition that may substantially affect CA-125 (diagnosed endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, suspected ovarian tumor, significant non-cardiac ascites) Absence of consent for registry participation and data processing
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Klinika Kardiologii, Miedziowe Centrum Zdrowia SA
Lubin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 59-300, Poland
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