Vitamin B3 supplement studied for rare lung condition
NCT ID NCT07563322
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether nicotinamide riboside, a form of vitamin B3, can improve how cells produce energy in people with combined pulmonary hypertension (CPH). CPH is a serious lung and heart condition with no approved treatments. Ten participants will receive both the supplement and a placebo at different times to see how it affects biological markers in the body.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nicotinamide riboside (a form of vitamin B3)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to support cell energy in people with combined pulmonary hypertension, but it is not a treatment test.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 10 people. It looks at biological markers, not symptoms or survival, so even positive results may not lead to a real treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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.
- Ages
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18 to 85 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: * Aged \>/= 18 to 85 years of age * Diagnosis of Combined pre-/post-capillary PH (CPH) defined as mean pulmonary artery pressure \>20mmHg, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure \>15mmHg, and pulmonary vascular resistance ³3 Wood units * NYHA Class I - III * A qualifying Baseline RHC performed within 2 years of consent Clinical echocardiogram within the prior year with LVEF\>/= 45% * Stable PH-specific and/or HF medication regimen and ≤1 diuretic adjustment within the three months prior to enrollment. * Ambulatory - able to perform the walk test Exclusion Criteria: * Pulmonary hypertension due to congenital heart disease, connective tissue disease, or heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension * Prohibited from regular activity due to wheelchair bound status, bed-bound status, reliance on a cane/walker, activity-limiting angina, activity-limiting osteoarthritis, or other conditions that limit activity * Pregnancy * Drug and toxin-associated PAH patients with active drug use * Prior or active diagnosis of cirrhosis * Active Malignancy * Patients with evidence of moderate to severe hepatic impairment, defined as Child-Pugh Class B or C, or with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), should be excluded * eGFR by MDRD \<30mL/mi * FEV1\< 60% predicted with more than mild abnormalities on lung imaging Current enrollment in or completion of any other investigational product study within 30 days of Screening. * Hospitalization for any indication within 30 days of Day 1. * History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reaction or hypersensitivity to NR * No known mutation in NDUFB7
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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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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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