LEVosimendan to Improve Exercise Limitation in Patients With PH-HFpEF

Purpose

This study will evaluate the efficacy of TNX-103 (oral levosimendan) compared with placebo in subjects with PH-HFpEF as measured by the change in 6-Minute Walk Distance (6 MWD; Day 1 to Week 12).

Condition

  • Pulmonary Hypertension

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 85 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  1. Men or women, greater than or equal to18 to 85 years of age. 2. NYHA Class II or III or NYHA class IV symptoms. 3. A diagnosis of World Health Organization (WHO) Group 2 PH-HFpEF with qualifying hemodynamics 4. Qualifying Baseline RHC. 5. Qualifying echocardiogram 6. Qualifying 6-MWD 7. A 48-hour ambulatory cardiac rhythm monitor during the Screening Period. 8. Requirements related to child bearing potential, contraception, and egg/sperm donation

Exclusion Criteria

  1. A diagnosis of PH WHO Groups 1, 3, 4, or 5. 2. Echocardiographic evidence for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericarditis, cardiac amyloidosis, or infiltrative cardiomyopathy 3. Structural heart repair or replacement of the aortic valve or mitral valve (surgical or percutaneous). OR, planned valve intervention. OR, the presence of significant valve disease 4. A diagnosis of pre-existing lung disease 5. History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reaction or hypersensitivity to the excipients in the investigational product. 6. Major surgery within 60 days. 7. Prior heart, lung, or heart-lung transplants or life expectancy of <12 months 8. History of clinically significant other diseases that may limit or complicate participation in the study.

Study Design

Phase
Phase 3
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Double blind, randomized, placebo controlled
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking Description
The blind is maintained by the use of a matching placebo.

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Placebo Comparator
Placebo
Placebo
  • Drug: Placebo
    Placebo
Active Comparator
TNX-103
oral levosimendan
  • Drug: TNX-103
    oral levosimendan 1 mg

Recruiting Locations

Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, District of Columbia 20010

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.

Study Contact

Kevin Crawford
19198552145
k.crawford@tenaxthera.com

Detailed Description

This is a Phase 3, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of oral levosimendan in patients with PH-HFpEF. There will be a Screening Period of up to 30 days. Subjects will provide written informed consent prior to completing any study procedures. Upon meeting all eligibility criteria, patients will continue to the 12-week randomized, double-blind treatment phase. Approximately 152 subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive an oral dose of levosimendan or placebo All randomized subjects will have the option to enter the 92-week OLE following the completion of all study events at Week 12.