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New heart failure drug shows early promise in safety trial
NCT ID NCT05328752
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage study tested a new drug called XXB750 in 27 adults with stable heart failure and reduced heart pumping ability. The main goal was to see if the drug is safe and tolerable. Participants received either the drug or a placebo, and researchers monitored for side effects and how the drug moves through the body.
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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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27 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- 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 80 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * NYHA functional class II-III * LVEF ≤ 50% documented at screening * Systolic blood pressure 110 - 160 mmHg (cohort 1) or 105-160 mmHg (cohort 2), and heart rate between 50-90 beats per minute, inclusive * Treatment with a stable dose of a beta blocker. * Cohort 1: Treatment with a stable dose of ACE inhibitor or ARB * Cohort 2: Treatment with a stable dose of sacubitril/valsartan. Key Exclusion Criteria * Acute decompensated heart failure within 3 months prior to screening. Acute coronary syndrome, stroke, transient ischemic attack, cardiac, carotid, or other major cardiovascular surgery, PCI, or carotid angioplasty within the 6 months prior to screening * Hemodynamically significant mitral and/or aortic valve disease, except mitral regurgitation secondary to LV dilatation at screening * Implantation of a CRT device within 3 months prior to screening or intent to implant a CRT during the study period * History of severe pulmonary disease (e.g. COPD) requiring chronic supplemental oxygen therapy or pulmonary hypertension requiring pharmacology treatment at Screening * eGFR \<45 mL/min/1.73 m2 at screening * Cohort 1 only: Treatment with sacubitril/valsartan currently or within 4 weeks from screening * Cohort 2: Treatment with ACE inhibitor or ARB currently or within 4 weeks from screening * BMI \>40 kg/m2 Other protocol-specific criteria may apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fairview Health Services .
Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55102, United States
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Jacksonville Ctr for Clin Rea Main Centre
Jacksonville, Florida, 32216, United States
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Nature Coast Clinical Research LLC
Inverness, Florida, 34452, United States
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Novartis Investigative Site
Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands
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