Research Study to Look at How Well Semaglutide Works in People Living With Heart Failure, Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Summary
This study will look at how participants' daily life is affected by their heart failure. The study will also look at the change in participants' body weight. This study will compare the effect of semaglutide (a new medicine) compared to "dummy" medicine on body weight and heart failure symptoms. Participants will either get semaglutide or "dummy" medicine, which treatment participants get is decided by chance. Participants will need to take 1 injection once a week. The study medicine is injected with a thin needle in a skin fold in the stomach area, thigh or upper arm. During the study participants will have talks with the study staff about healthy lifestyle and physical activity. The study will last for about 59 weeks, that is a little more than 1 year. Participants will have 12 clinic visits with the study doctor. * At 6 of the visits participants will have blood samples taken. * At 5 of the visits participants will be asked to fill in a questionnaire * At 4 of the visits participants will have to do a 6-minute walking test * At 3 of the visits participants will have a test to check the heart. * participants will have their eyes checked before or at the start of the study and at the end of the study Women cannot take part if pregnant, breast-feeding or plan to become pregnant during the study period.
Timeline
- Start
- 2021-06-15
- Primary completion
- 2023-10-11
- Completion
- 2023-10-11
Publications
- Background Kosiborod MN, Abildstrom SZ, Borlaug BA, Butler J, Christensen L, Davies M, Hovingh KG, Kitzman DW, Lindegaard ML, Moller DV, Shah SJ, Treppendahl MB, Verma S, Petrie MC. Design and Baseline Characteristics of STEP-HFpEF Program Evaluating Semaglutide in Patients With Obesity HFpEF Phenotype. JACC Heart Fail. 2023 Aug;11(8 Pt 1):1000-1010. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.05.010. Epub 2023 May 21.
- Borlaug BA, Kitzman DW, Patel S, Chinnakondepalli KM, Butler J, Davies MJ, Petrie MC, Shah SJ, Verma S, Nunez J, Einfeldt MN, Liisberg K, Salsali A, Kosiborod MN; STEP-HFpEF Trial Committees and Investigators. Semaglutide and Exercise Function in Obesity-Related HFpEF: Insights From the STEP-HFpEF Program. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 Nov;13(11):102660. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2025.102660. Epub 2025 Oct 3.
- Pandey A, Kitzman DW, Chinnakondepalli KM, Patel S, Borlaug BA, Butler J, Davies MJ, Shah SJ, Verma S, Ronnback C, Domdey A, Liisberg K, Schou M, Perna E, Ahmed FZ, Fu M, Petrie MC, Kosiborod MN. Frailty and Effects of Semaglutide in Obesity-Related HFpEF: Findings From the STEP-HFpEF Program. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 Oct;13(10):102610. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2025.102610. Epub 2025 Sep 15.
- Davies MJ, van der Meer P, Verma S, Patel S, Chinnakondepalli KM, Borlaug BA, Butler J, Kitzman DW, Shah SJ, Harring S, Salsali A, Rasmussen S, von Lewinski D, Abhayaratna W, Petrie MC, Kosiborod MN; STEP-HFpEF Trials Committees and Investigators. Semaglutide in obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and type 2 diabetes across baseline HbA1c levels (STEP-HFpEF DM): a prespecified analysis of heart failure and metabolic outcomes from a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2025 Mar;13(3):196-209. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(24)00304-8. Epub 2025 Jan 20.
- Kosiborod MN, Deanfield J, Pratley R, Borlaug BA, Butler J, Davies MJ, Emerson SS, Kahn SE, Kitzman DW, Lingvay I, Mahaffey KW, Petrie MC, Plutzky J, Rasmussen S, Ronnback C, Shah SJ, Verma S, Weeke PE, Lincoff AM; SELECT, FLOW, STEP-HFpEF, and STEP-HFpEF DM Trial Committees and Investigators. Semaglutide versus placebo in patients with heart failure and mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction: a pooled analysis of the SELECT, FLOW, STEP-HFpEF, and STEP-HFpEF DM randomised trials. Lancet. 2024 Sep 7;404(10456):949-961. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01643-X. Epub 2024 Aug 30.
- Solomon SD, Ostrominski JW, Wang X, Shah SJ, Borlaug BA, Butler J, Davies MJ, Kitzman DW, Verma S, Abildstrom SZ, Nygaard Einfeldt M, Rasmussen S, Abhayaratna WP, Ahmed FZ, Ben-Gal T, Chopra V, Ito H, Merkely B, Nunez J, Senni M, van der Meer P, Wolf D, Petrie MC, Kosiborod MN; STEP-HFpEF Trial Committees and Investigators. Effect of Semaglutide on Cardiac Structure and Function in Patients With Obesity-Related Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Oct 22;84(17):1587-1602. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.021. Epub 2024 Aug 30.
- Verma S, Butler J, Borlaug BA, Davies MJ, Kitzman DW, Petrie MC, Shah SJ, Jensen TJ, Rasmussen S, Ronnback C, Merkely B, O'Keefe E, Kosiborod MN; STEP-HFpEF and STEP-HFpEF DM Investigators. Atrial Fibrillation and Semaglutide Effects in Obesity-Related Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: STEP-HFpEF Program. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Oct 22;84(17):1603-1614. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.023. Epub 2024 Aug 30.
- Verma S, Petrie MC, Borlaug BA, Butler J, Davies MJ, Kitzman DW, Shah SJ, Ronnback C, Abildstrom SZ, Liisberg K, Wolf D, von Lewinski D, Lelonek M, Melenovsky V, Senni M, Kosiborod MN; STEP-HFpEF Trial Committees and Investigators. Inflammation in Obesity-Related HFpEF: The STEP-HFpEF Program. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Oct 22;84(17):1646-1662. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.028. Epub 2024 Aug 30.
- Schou M, Petrie MC, Borlaug BA, Butler J, Davies MJ, Kitzman DW, Shah SJ, Verma S, Patel S, Chinnakondepalli KM, Harring S, Abildstrom SZ, Liisberg K, Kosiborod MN; STEP-HFpEF Trial Committees and Investigators. Semaglutide and NYHA Functional Class in Obesity-Related Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: The STEP-HFpEF Program. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Jul 16;84(3):247-257. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.04.038. Epub 2024 Jun 23.
- Verma S, Butler J, Borlaug BA, Davies M, Kitzman DW, Shah SJ, Petrie MC, Barros E, Ronnback C, Vestergaard LS, Schou M, Ezekowitz JA, Sharma K, Patel S, Chinnakondepalli KM, Kosiborod MN; STEP-HFpEF Trial Committees and Investigators. Efficacy of Semaglutide by Sex in Obesity-Related Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: STEP-HFpEF Trials. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Aug 27;84(9):773-785. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.06.001. Epub 2024 Jun 23.
- Shah SJ, Sharma K, Borlaug BA, Butler J, Davies M, Kitzman DW, Petrie MC, Verma S, Patel S, Chinnakondepalli KM, Einfeldt MN, Jensen TJ, Rasmussen S, Asleh R, Ben-Gal T, Kosiborod MN. Semaglutide and diuretic use in obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a pooled analysis of the STEP-HFpEF and STEP-HFpEF-DM trials. Eur Heart J. 2024 Sep 14;45(35):3254-3269. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae322.
- Butler J, Shah SJ, Petrie MC, Borlaug BA, Abildstrom SZ, Davies MJ, Hovingh GK, Kitzman DW, Moller DV, Verma S, Einfeldt MN, Lindegaard ML, Rasmussen S, Abhayaratna W, Ahmed FZ, Ben-Gal T, Chopra V, Ezekowitz JA, Fu M, Ito H, Lelonek M, Melenovsky V, Merkely B, Nunez J, Perna E, Schou M, Senni M, Sharma K, van der Meer P, Von Lewinski D, Wolf D, Kosiborod MN; STEP-HFpEF Trial Committees and Investigators. Semaglutide versus placebo in people with obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a pooled analysis of the STEP-HFpEF and STEP-HFpEF DM randomised trials. Lancet. 2024 Apr 27;403(10437):1635-1648. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00469-0. Epub 2024 Apr 7.
- Kosiborod MN, Petrie MC, Borlaug BA, Butler J, Davies MJ, Hovingh GK, Kitzman DW, Moller DV, Treppendahl MB, Verma S, Jensen TJ, Liisberg K, Lindegaard ML, Abhayaratna W, Ahmed FZ, Ben-Gal T, Chopra V, Ezekowitz JA, Fu M, Ito H, Lelonek M, Melenovsky V, Merkely B, Nunez J, Perna E, Schou M, Senni M, Sharma K, van der Meer P, Von Lewinski D, Wolf D, Shah SJ; STEP-HFpEF DM Trial Committees and Investigators. Semaglutide in Patients with Obesity-Related Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2024 Apr 18;390(15):1394-1407. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2313917. Epub 2024 Apr 6.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Semaglutide | Peptide | 2.4 mg | Subcutaneous |