Heart failure drug vericiguat put to the test in everyday care
NCT ID NCT06486844
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looked at data from 500 people in Germany who started taking vericiguat for chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Researchers wanted to see how well the drug works outside of clinical trials, in routine medical care. They tracked deaths and hospitalizations to measure real-world effectiveness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- vericiguat (Verquvo)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that vericiguat works as well in everyday practice as it did in clinical trials, helping doctors better manage heart failure.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by other factors. It also only looks at existing data, so it cannot prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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500 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
All patients with their first vericiguat prescription since market authorization in September 2021 who are aged 18 years or older will be included in the study.
- Ages
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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: * Patients with an initial prescription of Vericiguat (index date) according to ATC Code C01DX22. * At least 18 years or older on the initial prescription of Vericiguat. Exclusion Criteria: * No exclusion criteria for any population will be applied.
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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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Bayer
Wuppertal, 42096, Germany
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