Heart failure patients may benefit from simple nutrient supplements
NCT ID NCT07234422
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether taking selenium and coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplements can reduce heart failure-related hospital visits and deaths. About 1,100 adults with chronic heart failure will receive either the supplements or a placebo alongside their usual care. The goal is to see if these natural nutrients offer a safe way to improve heart health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 1,100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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.
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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 * Outpatients with chronic HF, NYHA II - ambulatory IV * Serum NT-proBNP concentrations \>600 pg/mL (71 pmol/L) if in sinus rhythm; \>1000pg/mL (118 pmol/L) if in Atrial fibrillation\* Exclusion Criteria: * History of myocardial infarction, myocarditis, percutaneous intervention, cardiac surgery or stroke \<30 days * The presence of a mechanical assist device * Scheduled for mechanical assist device or heart transplant * Other non-cardiac conditions with limited life expectancy (\<1 year) * Amyloid, hypertrophic obstructive or constrictive cardiomyopathy * End stage kidney disease for which chronic intermittent peritoneal or haemodialysis * Unable to sign informed consent * (Unwilling to stop) use of over the counter supplements coQ10/selenium * Peanut and/or soy allergy
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AUMC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Amphia Ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGBreda, Netherlands
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Catharina ziekenhuis Eindhoven
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEindhoven, Netherlands
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Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAlkmaar, Netherlands
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St Antonius ziekenhuis
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNieuwegein, Netherlands
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TREANT
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEmmen, Netherlands
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University Medical Center Groningen
RECRUITINGGroningen, 9713GZ, Netherlands
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