Weekly injection shows promise for easing heart failure in people with obesity

NCT ID NCT04788511

Summary

This study tested whether a weekly injection of semaglutide, a medication for weight loss, could improve daily life for people with a specific type of heart failure linked to obesity. Over 500 participants with obesity and heart failure were randomly assigned to receive either the real medication or a placebo injection for about a year. Researchers measured changes in symptoms, physical ability, and body weight to see if the treatment helped people feel and function better.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Aarhus Universitetshospital, Hjertesygdomme

    Aarhus N, 8200, Denmark

  • Abington Memorial Hospital

    Abington, Pennsylvania, 19001, United States

  • Aintree University Hospital

    Liverpool, L9 7AL, United Kingdom

  • Appel

    Kassel, 34121, Germany

  • Ascension Saint Agnes Heart Ca

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21229, United States

  • Ascension St. Vincent Medical Group

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States

  • B. Braun Ambulantes Herzzentrum Kassel MVZ GmbH

    Kassel, 34121, Germany

  • Baptist Health Louisville

    Louisville, Kentucky, 40207, United States

  • Baptist Health Madisonville, Inc

    Madisonville, Kentucky, 42431, United States

  • Baptist Heart Specialists_Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32258, United States

  • Barnet Hospital - Cardiology Department

    Barnet, EN5 3DJ, United Kingdom

  • Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Megyei Központi Kórház

    Miskolc, 3526, Hungary

  • Bravis Ziekenhuis

    Roosendaal, 4708 AE, Netherlands

  • Bryan Heart

    Lincoln, Nebraska, 68506, United States

  • CEMEDIC

    CABA, Buenos Aires, C1440CFD, Argentina

  • CEMEDIC

    CABA, C1440CFD, Argentina

  • CHI Health Clinic Cardiology (CUMC - Bergan Mercy)

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, United States

  • CV Res Ctr of S Florida

    Miami, Florida, 33173, United States

  • Cambridge Cardiac Care Centre

    Cambridge, Ontario, N1R 6V6, Canada

  • Cardiologicum Dresden und Pirna - MVZ "Am Felsenkeller" (Dresden)

    Dresden, 01277, Germany

  • Cardiology Consultants of Danville Inc.

    Danville, Virginia, 24541, United States

  • Cardiología Palermo

    Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aire, 1425, Argentina

  • Cardiología Palermo Duplicate

    Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aire, 1425, Argentina

  • Centro de Investigación y Prevención Cardiovascular

    CABA, C1061AAS., Argentina

  • Centro de Investigación y Prevención Cardiovascular

    CABA, C1119ACN, Argentina

  • Charité - Campus Virchow-Klinikum - Kardiologie, Angiologie und Intensivmedizin (CRU)

    Berlin, 13353, Germany

  • Chicago Medical Research LLC

    Hazel Crest, Illinois, 60429, United States

  • Clinique Sante Cardio MC

    Montreal, Quebec, H1T 3Y7, Canada

  • Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago

    Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Spain

  • Concord Repatriation General Hospital - Cardiology Department

    Concord, New South Wales, 2139, Australia

  • Consultorio Integral de Atención al Diabético

    Morón, B1708IFF, Argentina

  • Cotton-O'Neil Heart Center

    Topeka, Kansas, 66606, United States

  • Dr James Cha

    Oshawa, Ontario, L1J 2K1, Canada

  • Dr. Louis Yao

    Weston, Ontario, M9N 1W4, Canada

  • Eastern Shore Rsrch Inst, LLC

    Fairhope, Alabama, 36532, United States

  • Endeavor Health Clinical Operations-NCH

    Arlington Heights, Illinois, 60005, United States

  • Endeavor Health Glenbook Hosp

    Evanston, Illinois, 60201, United States

  • First Coast Cardiovascular Institute

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32257, United States

  • Flinders Medical Centre

    Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia

  • Frisius MC Leeuwarden

    Leeuwarden, 8934 AD, Netherlands

  • Geelong Cardiology Research Unit

    Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia

  • Gelre Ziekenhuizen Apeldoorn

    Apeldoorn, 7334 DZ, Netherlands

  • Glasgow Clinical Research Facility

    Glasgow, G31 2ER, United Kingdom

  • Glasgow Royal Infirmary

    Glasgow, G31 2ER, United Kingdom

  • Gottsegen György Országos Kardiológiai Intézet

    Budapest, 1096, Hungary

  • Grace Research, LLC

    Bossier City, Louisiana, 71111, United States

  • Grace Research, LLC_Shreveport

    Shreveport, Louisiana, 71105, United States

  • Great Western Hospital

    Swindon, SN3 6BB, United Kingdom

  • Hadassah Ein Karam MC - Cardio Department

    Jerusalem, 91120, Israel

  • Heart Clinic of Hammond

    Hammond, Louisiana, 70403, United States

  • Heart Health Institute Research, Inc.

    Scarborough Village, Ontario, M1B 4Z8, Canada

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202-2689, United States

  • Herlev og Gentofte Hospital

    Hellerup, Capital Region, 2900, Denmark

  • Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia

    Valencia, 46010, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario La Zarzuela

    Madrid, 28023, Spain

  • Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • I Katedra i Klinika Kardiologii WUM SPCSK

    Warsaw, 02-097, Poland

  • IKEM

    Prague, 140 21, Czechia

  • Ind. Prak. Lek. w dziedz. Kardiologii lek. med. K. Cymerman

    Gdynia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, 81-157, Poland

  • Instituto de Cardiología de Corrientes

    Corrientes, W3400AMZ, Argentina

  • Jacksonville Ctr For Clin Res

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32216, United States

  • Jahn Ferenc Dél-pesti Kórház és Rendelőintézet

    Budapest, 1204, Hungary

  • John Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • Kardiologisk Odense & Svendborg

    Svendborg, 5700, Denmark

  • Keck Medical Center of USC - Outpatient Clinic

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

  • Lausmed Kft.

    Baja, Bács-Kiskun county, 6500, Hungary

  • Lindner Center,Christ Hospital

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

  • Liverpool Hospital

    Liverpool, New South Wales, 2170, Australia

  • Louisiana Heart Center

    Slidell, Louisiana, 70458, United States

  • Louisiana Heart Center_Slidell

    Slidell, Louisiana, 70458, United States

  • Lundquist Inst-Biomed Innovtn

    Torrance, California, 90502, United States

  • MEDICON a.s.

    Prague, 170 00, Czechia

  • MVZ CCB Frankfurt und Main-Taunus GbR

    Frankfurt, 60389, Germany

  • Malopolskie Centrum Sercowo-Naczyniowe

    Chrzanów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 32-500, Poland

  • Manchester Royal Infirmary

    Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom

  • Master Centre for Argentina

    San Carlos de Bolívar, Buenos Aires, 1334, Argentina

  • Mayo Clinic Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55902, United States

  • Medical Center - University Of Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany

  • Medical Univ of South Carolina_Charleston_0

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

  • Musgrove Park Hospital

    Taunton, TA1 5DA, United Kingdom

  • NY Presbyt Hosp-W Cornell Med

    New York, New York, 10021, United States

  • National Heart Institute Cal

    Beverly Hills, California, 90211, United States

  • Nemocnice Jihlava

    Jihlava, 586 33, Czechia

  • Nemocnice Jihlava Kardiologie

    Jihlava, 586 33, Czechia

  • Nemocnice Slany Kardiologie

    Slaný, 274 01, Czechia

  • Nemocnice Tábor a.s.

    Tábor, 390 03, Czechia

  • Ninewells Hospital

    Dundee, DD1 9SY, United Kingdom

  • North Shore Heart Centre

    North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7M 2H4, Canada

  • North York Diagn & Cardiac Ctr

    North York, Ontario, M6B 3H7, Canada

  • Northwestern University_Chicago_0

    Evanston, Illinois, 60208, United States

  • Oakville Cardiovascular Research LP

    Oakville, Ontario, L6K 3W7, Canada

  • Partnrs Adv Cardio Eval (PACE)

    Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 2P6, Canada

  • Poliklinika Holešovice VISIONARY - Medicon Pharm s.r.o.

    Prague, 170 00, Czechia

  • Pro Familia Altera Sp. z o.o.

    Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, 40-648, Poland

  • Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

    Glasgow, G51 4TF, United Kingdom

  • Rabin MC Beilinson - Heart Failure Unit

    Petah Tikva, 49100, Israel

  • Rochester General Hospital

    Rochester, New York, 14621, United States

  • Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis Beverwijk

    Beverwijk, 1942 LE, Netherlands

  • Royal Brisbane Hospital

    Herston, Queensland, 4029, Australia

  • SMH Cardiology Clinical Trials Inc.

    Surrey, British Columbia, V3V 0C6, Canada

  • Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64111, United States

  • Sanatorio Britanico S.A.

    Rosario, Santa Fe, S2000CVB, Argentina

  • Sanford Health_Sioux Falls

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117, United States

  • Saxenburgh Medisch Centrum

    Hardenberg, 7772 SE, Netherlands

  • Selye János Kórház

    Komárom, Komárom-Esztergom, 2921, Hungary

  • Semmelweis Egyetem Szent Rókus Klinikai Tömb

    Budapest, 1085, Hungary

  • Semmelweis Egyetem Városmajori Szív- és Érgyógyászat

    Budapest, 1122, Hungary

  • Sentara Health Research Center

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States

  • Sheba MC - Cardiology Clinical Research Unit

    Tel Litwinsky, 5265601, Israel

  • Sourasky MC - Cardio Vascular Research Center

    Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel

  • Southmead Hospital

    Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom

  • St Francis Hospital Lindner Research Center

    Greenvale, New York, 11548, United States

  • St George's Hospital

    Tooting, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom

  • St Louis Heart & Vascular, P.C.

    St Louis, Missouri, 63136, United States

  • St. Boniface Hospital

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2H 2HA6, Canada

  • St. Richards Hospital_Cardiology

    Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6SE, United Kingdom

  • Szent Margit Rendelőintézet Nonprofit Kft.

    Budapest, 1032, Hungary

  • The Canberra Hospital_Garran

    Garran, Australian Capital Territory, 2605, Australia

  • The Research Group of Lexington LLC

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40503, United States

  • UMC Groningen

    Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands

  • Univ of Alberta Hosp Edmonton

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada

  • Univ of Mississippi Med Ctr

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States

  • Universitatsklinikum Würzburg - Zentrum für Herzinsuffizienz

    Würzburg, 97078, Germany

  • University Hospital Aintree

    Liverpool, L9 7AL, United Kingdom

  • University of Calgary_Calgary

    Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada

  • University of Chicago Medicine

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

  • University of Iowa

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

  • University of Kansas Medical Center_Kansas City

    Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

  • University of Utah School of Medicine

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States

  • Universitätsklinikum Freiburg - Medical Center

    Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany

  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny nr 2 Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi

    Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 90-549, Poland

  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Bialymstoku K. Kardio

    Bialystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, 15-540, Poland

  • Unv de Cardiologie et dePneum

    Québec, G1V 4G5, Canada

  • Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

    Richmond, Virginia, 23298-5058, United States

  • Virginia Heart

    Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States

  • Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice a 1 LF UK v Praze

    Prague, 128 00, Czechia

  • Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice v Praze

    Prague, 128 00, Czechia

  • Wake Forest School of Medicine

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

  • Western Galilee MC - Cardiology Department

    Nahariya, 22100, Israel

  • Wycombe General Hospital

    High Wycombe, HP11 2TT, United Kingdom

  • Wythenshawe Hospital_North West Heart Centre

    Manchester, M23 9LT, United Kingdom

  • Yeovil District Hospital - Clinical Research Unit

    Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4AT, United Kingdom

  • Zala Megyei Szent Rafael Kórház

    Zalaegerszeg, 8900, Hungary

  • Zentrum fuer klinische Studien Suedbrandenburg GmbH

    Elsterwerda, 04910, Germany

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