New drug aims to ease lung pressure in heart failure patients
NCT ID NCT06616974
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called TX000045 in 180 adults with pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs) caused by a type of heart failure where the heart pumps normally but doesn't relax properly. Participants will receive either the drug or a placebo for 24 weeks. The main goal is to see if the drug lowers lung blood vessel resistance and is safe.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 191 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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 83 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: 1. Is a male or female of non-childbearing potential between the ages of 18 and 83 years. 2. Has a diagnosis of PH-HFpEF based on baseline echocardiogram and right heart catheterization (RHC). 3. Has NYHA functional class II- III heart failure. 4. Has 6MWT distance from 100 to 450m. 5. Chronic medication for heart failure or cardiovascular disease is at a stable dose prior to screening. 6. Is able to understand and provide documented consent for participation. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of PH in World Health Organization (WHO) Group 1, WHO Group 3, WHO Group 4, or WHO Group 5. 2. Current or recent hospitalization prior to screening. 3. Recently received vasoactive drugs, pulmonary arterial hypertension-specific therapies, or a relaxin receptor agonist. 4. Initiated a new exercise program for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation or plans to initiate such a program during the study. 5. Has a body mass index \<18 kg/meter square or \>45 kg/ meter square. 6. Was previously administered TX000045, relaxin, or a relaxin fusion protein. 7. Historical or current evidence of a clinically significant disease or disorder such as significant lung disease, cardiovascular comorbitiies, liver disease, infectious disease, or malignancy. 8. Has any of the following clinical laboratory values during screening: 1. Serum alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase levels \> 3 x the upper limit of normal (ULN) or total bilirubin \> 3 x ULN; 2. eGFR \<30 mL/min/1.73 m2; 3. HbA1c (glycosylated hemoglobin) \>9%; 4. Platelet count \<50,000/millimeter cube; 5. Hemoglobin \<10.0g/dL; 9. History of hypersensitivity or reactions to drugs with a similar chemical structure or class to TX000045. 10. Is pregnant or breastfeeding. 11. Has a history of cancer within 5 years of screening other than basal cell carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, or squamous cell carcinomas of the skin. 12. Has a history of drug or alcohol abuse. 13. Was recently dosed in any clinical research study.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Almada
Almada, 2805-267, Portugal
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Augusta
Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
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Aurora
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Austria
Vienna, 1100, Austria
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Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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Barcelona
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Białystok
Bialystok, 15-276, Poland
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Boise
Boise, Idaho, 83706, United States
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Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, 02180, United States
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Brussel
Brussels, 1070, Belgium
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Bucuresti
Bucharest, 022328, Romania
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Camperdown
Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050, Australia
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Camperdown
Camperdown, 2050, Australia
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Chermside
Chermside, Queensland, 4032, Australia
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Chisinau
Chisinau, Moldova
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Christchurch
Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand
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Craiova
Craiova, 200642, Romania
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Durham
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Hobart
Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
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Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32216, United States
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Kragujevac
Kragujevac, 34000, Serbia
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Krakow
Krakow, 31-202, Poland
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Lisboa
Lisbon, 1649-028, Portugal
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Lublin
Lublin, 20-090, Poland
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Macquarie
Macquarie, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
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Madrid
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Madrid
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Mainz
Mainz, 55131, Germany
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Malvern
Malvern, Victoria, 3145, Australia
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McDonough
McDonough, Georgia, 30253, United States
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414, United States
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New Lambton
New Lambton, New South Wales, 2305, Australia
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New Lambton
New Lambton, 2305, Australia
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New York
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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New York
New York, New York, 10075, United States
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Nis, Belgrade
Belgrade, Nis, 18108, Serbia
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Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona, 85283, United States
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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Pleven
Pleven, 5800, Bulgaria
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Plovdiv
Plovdiv, 4001, Bulgaria
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Port Arthur
Port Arthur, Texas, 77642, United States
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Porto
Porto, 4099-001, Portugal
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Riga
Riga, LV10002, Latvia
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Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, California, 95405, United States
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Santiago de Compostela ( Coruña )
Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Spain
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Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258, United States
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Serbia
Belgrade, 11040, Serbia
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Sremska Kamenica
Kamenitz, 21204, Serbia
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St Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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Targu Mures
Târgu Mureş, 540136, Romania
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Tbilisi
Tbilisi, Tb, 0186, Georgia
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Tbilisi
Tbilisi, 0159, Georgia
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Tbilisi
Tbilisi, 0167, Georgia
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Tbilisi
Tbilisi, 0191, Georgia
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USA
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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Ukraine
Kyiv, 01135, Ukraine
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United States
Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
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Valencia
Valencia, 46010, Spain
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Waco
Waco, Texas, 76712, United States
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Warsaw
Warsaw, 04-628, Poland
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Wollongong
Wollongong, New South Wales, 2500, Australia
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Wrocław
Wroclaw, 50-556, Poland
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Yerevan
Yerevan, 0006, Armenia
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Yerevan
Yerevan, 0025, Armenia
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Yerevan
Yerevan, 0087, Armenia
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York
York, Pennsylvania, 17403, United States
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Łodź
Lodz, 91-347, Poland
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