New pill could help severe heart failure patients avoid hospital
NCT ID NCT07444398
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding the drug vericiguat to standard heart failure treatment can reduce hospital stays and deaths in people with severe, decompensated heart failure. About 130 participants will be randomly assigned to get vericiguat or a placebo, and researchers will track outcomes over three months. The trial is still in early stages, so the main focus is safety and side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Vericiguat tablet
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new add-on treatment to reduce hospitalizations and deaths in people with severe heart failure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 130 people, so results may not apply widely. The drug can cause low blood pressure and stomach issues.
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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 130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
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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25 to 65 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: * Patients diagnosed with decompensated heart failure (patients with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤45% presenting with NYHA functional class III-IV symptoms or worsening class II symptoms. Along with elevated natriuretic peptide levels defined as NT-proBNP \>1000 pg/mL in patients with sinus rhythm and \>1600 pg/mL in patients with atrial fibrillation in the absence of alternative causes of biomarker elevation) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with blood pressure \<100 mmHg; * concurrent or anticipated use of long-acting nitrates, soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators, or phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors * use of intravenous inotropes or implantable left ventricular assist devices (on medical record)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology. Pakistan
RECRUITINGRawalpindi, Punjab Province, 46000, Pakistan
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