Can a common gout drug ease a tough type of heart failure?
NCT ID NCT05637398
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether colchicine, an anti-inflammatory drug, can lower inflammation in people with a specific type of heart failure called HFpEF. 42 adults with heart failure symptoms and signs of inflammation took part. The goal was to see if colchicine could reduce markers of inflammation and improve heart function.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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40 to 80 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * 40 years of age, male and female * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50% * Symptoms and signs of heart failure * N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) ≥300 pg/ml at baseline (patients in atrial fibrillation at baseline NT-proBNP ≥ 600 pg/ml), left atrial volume index (LAVI) \>34 mL/m2 or a left ventricular mass index (LVMI) =115 g/m2 for males and =95 g/m2 for females * body mass index (BMI) \> 30kg/m2 or diabetes mellitus Exclusion Criteria: * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericarditis, or cardiac amyloidosis * Acute decompensation of HF in the last 1 month * Valvular heart disease * Prior history of LVEF below 50% * Acute myocardial infarction in the last 3 months, cardiac surgery or cerebrovascular accident within the recent 6 months * Any active or chronic inflammatory diseases or infections * Patients with indication for colchicine therapy or history of colchicine intolerance * Severe hepatic (alanine aminotransferase N3 upper limit of normal or renal dysfunction (estimated glomerular filtration rate \<45 mL/min per 1.73m2) * Severe nervous system diseases * History of any malignancy or suffering from cancer * Lack of informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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A Shchendrygina
Moscow, 119415, Russia
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Anastasia Shchendrygina
Moscow, 119415, Russia
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