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A Research Study Comparing Different Doses of CDR132L With Placebo on the Structure and Function of the Heart in People With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

A Phase 2 interventional study of CDR132L and Placebo in Heart Failure, sponsored by Novo Nordisk A/S. Recruiting at 118 sites in 9 countries. Open to participants aged 40 Years to 84 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-30.

Sponsored by Novo Nordisk A/S · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
40 Years to 84 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will look into how CDR132L (a potential new medicine) works on the structure and function of the heart in people living with heart failure. Participants will either get CDR132L or placebo (a medicine which has no effect on the body), which treatment the participants get is decided by chance. The study will last for about 60 weeks.

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Conditions studied

  • Heart Failure

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
40 Years to 84 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 40-84 years (both inclusive) at the time of signing the informed consent
  • Documented symptomatic chronic heart failure (HF) diagnosed greater than or equal to (≥) 90 days prior to screening with at least weekly need for oral diuretic treatment, and New York Heart Association class II-III at screening
  • Clinically stable and on optimised doses and unchanged drug classes of guideline-directed HF therapy ≥45 days prior to randomisation
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50% as assessed by echocardiography at screening, measured by central laboratory
  • Left ventricular hypertrophy assessed by echocardiography at screening measured by central laboratory with any of the following:

    1. LVMi (greater than) >88 gram per square meter (g/m\^2) for female participants and >102 g/m\^2 for male participants, using the truncated ellipsoid method measured by central laboratory
    2. LVMi >95 g/m2 for female participants and >115 g/m2 for male participants using the linear method (cube formula).
    3. Interventricular septum diameter measured in diastole (IVSd) in the parasternal long axis view ≥1.1 cm for female participants and ≥1.2 cm for male participants.
  • Body mass index 18.5-40 kilogram per square meter (kg/m\^2) (both inclusive) and body weight less than or equal to (≤) 140 kilogram (kg). Body mass index is calculated in the electronic case report form based on height and body weight at the screening visit (visit 1)
  • NT-proBNP ≥300 picograms per milliliter (pg/mL); NT-proBNP ≥600 pg/mL if atrial fibrillation/flutter is present at time of screening, measured by central laboratory

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate lesser than (\<) 30 milliliter per minute (mL/min)/1.73 square meter (m\^2) at time of screening, measured by central laboratory
  • Participants with an episode of acute kidney failure or acute kidney injury, at the discretion of the investigator, within 90 days prior to randomisation
  • Myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris or HF hospitalisation within 30 days prior to screening
  • Participants receiving intravenous HF medications within 45 days prior to randomisation
  • Participants with CRT, pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
  • Planned coronary revascularisation, pacemaker/cardioverter-defibrillator/CRT implantation, ablation of cardiac arrythmias and valve repair/replacement at the time of randomisation
  • Stroke or transient ischemic attack within 12 months prior to randomisation
  • Participants with potential disruption of the blood-brain barrier (e.g., multiple sclerosis), in the opinion of the investigator
  • Known history of severe liver disease and/or alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase >2.5 x upper limit of normal at screening, measured by central laboratory
  • Known genetic (or highly suspected due to family history) cause of increased cardiac mass (including dilated cardiomyopathy, Fabry disease and likely pathogenic or pathogenic variants within hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [HCM]).
  • Participants with suspected or diagnosed cardiac amyloidosis or sarcoidosis.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
200 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    CDR132L: Dose 1

    Participants will receive intravenous infusion of CDR132L dose 1 once every 4 weeks for 48 weeks. Participants will also continue their individually adapted guideline-directed Standard of care (SoC) therapy for heart failure.

    Drug: CDR132L

  • Experimental
    CDR132L: Dose 2

    Participants will receive intravenous infusion of CDR132L dose 2 once every 4 weeks for 48 weeks. Participants will also continue their individually adapted guideline-directed SoC therapy for heart failure.

    Drug: CDR132L

  • Experimental
    CDR132L: Dose 3

    Participants will receive intravenous infusion of CDR132L dose 3 once every 4 weeks for 48 weeks. Participants will also continue their individually adapted guideline-directed SoC therapy for heart failure.

    Drug: CDR132L

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Participants will receive intravenous infusion of placebo once every 4 weeks for 48 weeks. Participants will also continue their individually adapted guideline-directed SoC therapy for heart failure.

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugCDR132L

    CDR132L will be administered intravenously once every 4 weeks.

  • DrugPlacebo

    Placebo will be administered intravenously once every 4 weeks.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Main phase: Change in normalised microRNA-132-3p (miR-132)

    Measured as ratio to baseline.

    Time frame: From baseline to week 24

Secondary outcomes

  1. Main phase: Change in composite Z-score based on the 3 outcome measures LVMi (CMR), LAVi (CMR) and NT-proBNP

    The composite Z-score is calculated as the mean of the participant's 3 Z-scores for the change in the 3 outcome measures: left ventricular mass indexed to body surface area \[LVMi (Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance \[CMR\])\], left atrial volume indexed to body surface area \[LAVi (CMR)\] and N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP).

    Time frame: From baseline to week 24

  2. Main phase: Change in normalised miR-132

    Measured as ratio to baseline.

    Time frame: From baseline to week 24

  3. Main phase: Number of adverse events

    Measured as count of events.

    Time frame: From baseline to week 24

  4. Extension phase: Number of adverse events

    Measured as count of events.

    Time frame: From baseline to week 60

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Study locations

78 of 118 sites recruiting
  • Univ of Alabama Birmingham
    Birmingham, Alabama 35233, United States
    Recruiting
  • TMC Hlthcr Clin Res Office
    Tucson, Arizona 85712, United States
    Not yet recruiting
  • Pima Heart and Vascular
    Tucson, Arizona 85741, United States
    Not yet recruiting
  • Valley Clinical Trials
    Covina, California 91723, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCSD NAFLD Research Center
    La Jolla, California 92037, United States
    Recruiting
  • Valley Clinical Trials
    Northridge, California 91325, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, California 94110, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of California San Francisco UCSF
    San Francisco, California 94143, United States
    Recruiting
  • Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Torrance, California 90502, United States
    Recruiting
  • Univ of Colorado at Denver
    Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
    Not yet recruiting
  • Inpatient Research Clinic LLC
    Miami Lakes, Florida 33014, United States
    Recruiting
  • AdventHealth Orlando
    Orlando, Florida 32803, United States
    Not yet recruiting
  • Guardian Research Org LLC
    Winter Park, Florida 32792, United States
    Not yet recruiting
  • UofL Health Care Outpatient
    Louisville, Kentucky 40202, United States
    Not yet recruiting
  • Henry Ford Hospital_Detroit
    Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Minnesota_Minneapolis_1
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
    Completed
  • Washington University School of Medicine
    St Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
    Recruiting
  • Icahn Sch of Med-Mt Sinai Hosp
    New York, New York 10029, United States
    Not yet recruiting
  • Duke University
    Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
    Recruiting
  • Providence St. Vincent Heart
    Portland, Oregon 97225, United States
    Completed
  • Abington Memorial Hospital
    Abington, Pennsylvania 19001, United States
    Completed
  • Capital Area Research LLC
    Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011, United States
    Recruiting
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
    Recruiting
  • Amarillo Medical Specialists
    Amarillo, Texas 79124, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
    Dallas, Texas 75390-8830, United States
    Recruiting
  • Texama Medical Center
    Denison, Texas 75020, United States
    Not yet recruiting
  • East Texas Cardiology PA
    Houston, Texas 77002, United States
    Recruiting
  • Inova Heart and Vascular Institute
    Falls Church, Virginia 22042, United States
    Recruiting
  • Sentara Bayside Hospital
    Norfolk, Virginia 23507-1904, United States
    Completed
  • St Pauls Hospital
    Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z1Y6, Canada
    Completed
  • William Osler Hel Bra Civic Hs
    Brampton, Ontario L6R 3J7, Canada
    Not yet recruiting
  • Hamilton Hlth Sc. - General Site
    Hamilton, Ontario L8L 2X2, Canada
    Not yet recruiting
  • Hamilton General Hospital
    Hamilton, Ontario L8L 5G4, Canada
    Completed
  • Premier Clinical Trial Research Network (PCTRN)
    Hamilton, Ontario L8L 5G4, Canada
    Not yet recruiting
  • Cardio Health Clinical Trials
    Hamilton, Ontario L8W 3K5, Canada
    Not yet recruiting
  • Cardio Health Clinical Trials
    Mississauga, Ontario L5M 2S6, Canada
    Recruiting
  • University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI)
    Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7, Canada
    Recruiting
  • St. Michael's Hospital
    Toronto, Ontario M5B 1W8, Canada
    Not yet recruiting
  • Women's College Hospital
    Toronto, Ontario M5S 1B1, Canada
    Not yet recruiting
  • Winchester Dist Memorial Hosp
    Winchester, Ontario K0C 2K0, Canada
    Recruiting
  • IUCPQ - Universite Laval
    Québec, G1V 4G5, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Sana Kliniken Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH - Lichtenberg
    Berlin, 10365, Germany
    Completed
  • Charité - Campus Benjamin Franklin - Klinik für Kardiologie
    Berlin, 12203, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Charité - Campus Virchow-Klinikum - Kardiologie, Angiologie und Intensivmedizin (CRU)
    Berlin, 13353, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Uniklinik TU Dresden - Herzzentrum Dresden GmbH
    Dresden, 01307, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Universitaetsklinikum Essen - Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie
    Essen, 45147, Germany
    Not yet recruiting
  • Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt aM - Kardiologie
    Frankfurt am Main, 60596, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Universitätsklinikum Halle - Innere Medizin III
    Halle, 06120, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover - Kardiologie und Angiologie
    Hanover, 30625, Germany
    Recruiting
  • UniklinikHeidelberg - Innere Med. III - Kardiologie, Angiologie, Pneumologie
    Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Uniklinik Schleswig-Holstein - Med. Klinik III Kardiologie und Internist. Intensivmedizin
    Kiel, 24105, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Rhythm Heart Institute - A unit of Synergy Lifecare Pvt
    Vadodara, Gujarat 390022, India
    Recruiting
  • Sengupta Hospital and Research Institute
    Nagpur, Maharashtra 440033, India
    Recruiting
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Nagpur
    Nagpur, Maharashtra 441108, India
    Recruiting
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Nagpur
    Nagpur, Maharashtra 441108, India
    Not yet recruiting
  • G B Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
    New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi 110022, India
    Recruiting
  • VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital
    New Dehli, New Delhi 110029, India
    Recruiting
  • VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital
    New Dehli, New Delhi 110029, India
    Not yet recruiting
  • Government Siddhartha Medical College & Government General Hospital, Vijayawada
    Vijayawada, NTR District, Andhra Pradesh 520008, India
    Recruiting
  • Apollo Hospital Chennai
    Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006, India
    Recruiting
  • Apollo Hospital Chennai
    Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006, India
    Not yet recruiting
  • Osmania General Hospital
    Hyderabad, Telangana 500012, India
    Recruiting
  • Osmania General Hospital
    Hyderabad, Telangana 500012, India
    Not yet recruiting
  • Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital
    Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India
    Recruiting
  • IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital
    Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, India
    Recruiting
  • Sir Ganga Ram Hospital-Cardiology
    New Delhi, 110060, India
    Recruiting
  • NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL HOSPITAL_Cardiovascular medicine
    Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8603, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Fukuokaken Saiseikai Futsukaichi Hospital_Cardiology
    Chikushino-shi, Fukuoka, 818-8516, Japan
    Not yet recruiting
  • Hyogo Prefectural HarimaHimeji General Medical Center_Cardiology
    Himeji-shi, Hyogo, 670-8560, Japan
    Recruiting
  • National Hospital Organization Mito Medical Center_Cardiovascular medicine
    Ibaraki, 311-3193, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Mitoyo General Hospital_Cardiovascular medicine
    Kagawa, 769-1695, Japan
    Not yet recruiting
  • Yokohama City University Medical Center_Cardiovascular Center
    Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Yokohama City University Medical Center_Cardiovascular Center
    Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan
    Not yet recruiting
  • Kagawa University Hospital_Cardiology
    Kita-gun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
    Completed
  • Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital_Cardiology
    Kobe-shi, Hyogo, 650-0047, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Ome medical center_Cardiology
    Ome-shi, Tokyo, 198-0042, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Medical Research Institute KITANO HOSPITAL_Cardiovascular Medicine
    Osaka-shi, Osaka, 530-8480, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital_Cardiovascular Medicine
    Osaka-Shi, Osaka, 545-8586, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Sapporo Medical University Hospital_Cardiovascular, Kidney, Metabolism Endocrinology
    Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido, 060-8543, Japan
    Recruiting
  • National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center_Cardiology
    Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 245-8575, Japan
    Recruiting
  • 4 Wojskowy Szpital Kliniczny Z Poliklinika Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej We Wroclawiu
    Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship 50-981, Poland
    Recruiting
  • 1 Wojskowy Szpital Kliniczny z Poliklinika SPZOZ
    Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship 20-049, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Bialymstoku
    Bialystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship 15-276, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny
    Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship 71-252, Poland
    Not yet recruiting
  • American Heart of Poland S.A.
    Bielsko-Biala, 43-316, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie
    Krakow, 30-688, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Jana Pawla II
    Krakow, 31-202, Poland
    Completed
  • Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Ludwika Rydygiera w Krakowie Sp. z o.o.
    Krakow, 31-826, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki
    Lodz, 93-338, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny Nr 4 W Lublinie
    Lublin, 20-090, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Wojewodzki Szpital Im. Sw.Ojca Pio W Przemyslu
    Przemyśl, 37-700, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Narodowy Instytut Kardiologii Stefana Kardynala Wyszynskiego Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
    Warsaw, 04-628, Poland
    Completed
  • Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny Im. Jana Mikulicza-Radeckiego We Wroclawiu
    Wroclaw, 50-556, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Slaskie Centrum Chorob Serca W Zabrzu
    Zabrze, 41-800, Poland
    Not yet recruiting
  • Chungbuk National University Hospital
    Cheongju-si, 28644, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital
    Daegu, 42601, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
    Gangwon-do, 26426, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
    Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea
    Completed
  • Kyunghee University Medical Center
    Seoul, 02447, South Korea
    Not yet recruiting
  • Korea University Anam Hospital
    Seoul, 02841, South Korea
    Recruiting

Showing the first 100 of 118 sites across 9 countries.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — According to the Novo Nordisk disclosure commitment on novonordisk-trials.com.

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06979362
Lead sponsor
Novo Nordisk A/S
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 19, 2025
Start date
Jun 27, 2025
Primary completion
Nov 16, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 25, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 30, 2026

Study contacts

Novo Nordisk
Contact
clinicaltrials@novonordisk.com
(+1) 866-867-7178
Clinical Transparency (dept. 2834)
study director · Novo Nordisk A/S

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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