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New heart failure drug enters early human testing
NCT ID NCT07465653
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing an experimental drug called HJB647 in 12 adults with stable chronic heart failure and reduced pumping ability. The study aims to check the drug's safety and how the body processes it at two different doses. Participants will receive both the drug and a placebo at different times to compare effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HJB647 (an experimental drug in capsule form)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 12 participants, so it is primarily testing safety, not effectiveness. The drug may not work or could have side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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18 to 100 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Participants eligible for inclusion in this study must meet all of the following criteria: * Men and women aged 18 years or older * Stable NYHA functional class II-III * LVEF \<50% * NT-proBNP ≥600 pg/ml if in sinus rhythm or ≥900 pg/ml if in atrial fibrillation at screening * On stable standard of care therapy with sacubitril/valsartan with a dose of at least 49/51 mg BID for at least 4 weeks before screening. Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be deemed ineligible for inclusion if they meet any of the following exclusion criteria: * Acute decompensated heart failure within 3 months prior to screening * SBP \<105 mmHg at screening or baseline. * Acute coronary syndrome, stroke, transient ischemic attack, cardiac, carotid or other major cardiovascular surgery, PCI, or carotid angioplasty within the 6 months prior to screening * Hemodynamically significant mitral and/or aortic valve disease, or any prior valve replacement, except mitral regurgitation secondary to LV dilation at screening * eGFR \<30 ml/min/1.73m2 at screening, as measured by the CKD-EPI formula * BMI \>40 kg/m2 * Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers, sGC activators (vericiguat), PDE5 inhibitors, and nitroglycerin products * Women of childbearing potential Further eligibility criteria might apply in alignment with the trial protocol.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
6 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Flourish Research
RECRUITINGWinter Park, Florida, 32789, United States
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Inpatient Research Clinical LLC
RECRUITINGMiami Lakes, Florida, 33014, United States
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Jacksonville Center for Clinical
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32216, United States
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Nature Coast Clinical Research LLC
RECRUITINGInverness, Florida, 34452, United States
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H1T 1C8, Canada
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Synergy Healthcare
RECRUITINGBradenton, Florida, 34208, United States
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