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A Research Study Looking Into How Ziltivekimab Works Compared to Placebo in Participants With Heart Failure and Inflammation

Novo Nordisk A/S
NCT IDNCT06200207ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 3

Target enrollment

680

Study length

about 2.8 years

Ages

18+

Locations

37 sites in AL, AR, CA +13

What this study is about

This trial is testing whether ziltivekimab, a new medication, can be used to treat participants with heart failure and inflammation. Participants will either receive ziltivekimab or a placebo (an inactive substance). The treatment they receive is determined by chance.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Take Placebo
  • 2.Take Ziltivekimab

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Drug classes

monoclonal antibody

Endpoints

Primary: Change in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) clinical summary score (KCCQ-CSS)

Secondary: Change in N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), Change in eGFR (CKD-EPI), Change in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), Change in six-minute walk distance (6MWD), Change in subscales of KCCQ (total symptom score, physical limitations score, social limitations score, and health-related quality of life), Participant achieving threshold for clinically meaningful within-participant change in 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) (yes/no), Participant achieving threshold for clinically meaningful within-participant change in KCCQ CSS (yes/no), Participants improving 10 points or more in KCCQ-CSS (yes/no)

Body systems

Cardiology / Heart