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CompletedNCT02617550VENICEUpdated Dec 29, 2021

Vericiguat Drug-drug Interaction With Nitroglycerin in Stable Coronary Artery Disease Patients

A Phase 1 interventional study of Vericiguat (BAY1021189) and Placebo in Coronary Artery Disease, sponsored by Bayer. Completed at 6 sites in Germany. Open to participants aged 30 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-12-29.

Sponsored by Bayer · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
36
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
30 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is intended to investigate the effect of nitroglycerin on vericiguat in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). Nitroglycerin is the standard therapy to treat acute crisis of angina. Thus there is a high likelihood of co-administration of both drugs in the target indication of vericiguat, worsening heart failure (HF). Therefore, it is important to investigate the safety and tolerability of vericiguat and nitroglycerin, which may be used as unprescribed on-demand treatment by patients with acute episodes of angina pectoris.

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Conditions studied

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In context

Coronary Artery Disease

5,598 studies on the registry are indexed under Coronary Artery Disease; 957 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 36 is below the median of 124 across 3,436 interventional studies indexed under Coronary Artery Disease.

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Lead sponsor

Bayer is the lead sponsor of 1,643 studies on the registry; 57 are open to participants now.

Of its 209 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 129 (62%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
30 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Patients with stable CAD defined by

  • coronary artery stenosis in any of the 3 main coronary vessels > 50% documented by coronary angiography within last 36 months or history of myocardial infarction
  • Age: 30 to 80 years
  • Body mass index (BMI): above/equal 18.0 and below/equal 36.0 kg / m²
  • Female subjects must be of non-childbearing potential

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Intervention e.g. revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and/or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) during the last 3 months
  • Progressive angina with symptoms of worsening of angina within the \< 3 months
  • History of recent (\< 6 months prior to the first screening examination) myocardial infarction or unstable angina
  • Symptomatic carotid stenosis, or transient ischemic attack or stroke within 3 months prior or patients with stroke at more than 3 months prior with significant residual neurologic involvement
  • Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
  • Clinically relevant cardiac ischemia
  • Clinical significant persistent ischemia
  • Atrial fibrillation, pacemaker, defibrillator, atrial ventricular (AV)-block II and III
  • Systolic blood pressure below 110 or above 160 mmHg
  • Diastolic blood pressure above 100 mmHg
  • Heart rate below 50 or above 100 beats / min
  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate \< 30 mL/min/1.73m2
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
36 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Vericiguat + Nitroglycerin

    Co-administration of vericiguat and nitroglycerin

    Drug: Vericiguat (BAY1021189) · Drug: Nitroglycerin

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo + Nitroglycerin

    Aministration of matching placebo and nitroglycerin.

    Drug: Placebo · Drug: Nitroglycerin

Interventions

  • DrugVericiguat (BAY1021189)

    Vericiguat up-titration from 2.5 mg to 10 mg in an interval of 14 +/- 3 days: 2.5 mg vericiguat for 14 +/-3 days given as 2 x 1.25 mg tablets followed by 5 mg vericiguat for 14 +/-3 days given as 1 x 5 mg tablet followed by 10 mg vericiguat for 14 +/-3 days given as 2 x 5 mg tablets

  • DrugPlacebo

    Placebo for 14 +/-3 days given as 1 or 2 tablets \[o.d.\].

  • DrugNitroglycerin

    0.4 mg nitroglycerin spray administered at 2.5 hours before treatment (vericiguat \[trough\] or placebo) on day 12, day 26 and day 40 at 4 hours after treatment (vericiguat \[peak\] or placebo) on day 13, day 27 and day 41

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants with adverse events as measure of safety and tolerability

    Time frame: approximately 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Blood pressure

    Regular measurement of blood pressure (mmHg) in supine, sitting and standing position.

    Time frame: approximately 1 year

  2. Heart rate

    Regular measurement of heart rate (bpm) in supine, sitting and standing position.

    Time frame: approximately 1 year

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Study locations

6 sites
  • Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg 69120, Germany
  • Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen 53105, Germany
  • Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen 42283, Germany
  • Erfurt, Thüringen 99084, Germany
  • Berlin, 13353, Germany
  • Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 29, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02617550
Lead sponsor
Bayer
Collaborators
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 1, 2015
Start date
Nov 18, 2015
Primary completion
May 18, 2016
Completion
Aug 11, 2016
Last update
Dec 29, 2021

Study contacts

Bayer Study Director
study director · Bayer

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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