Semaglutide in Patients Undergoing Transcatether Aortic Valve Replacement

What this study is testing ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07090343 ↗

Description as written by the study sponsor.

This is a Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of once-weekly semaglutide 2.4 mg in adult patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for severe aortic stenosis (AS) who meet current clinical criteria for semaglutide treatment. A total of 826 participants will be randomized 1:1 to receive semaglutide or placebo as an add-on to standard-of-care, starting 3 months before TAVR and continuing for 24 months post-procedure. The primary endpoint is time to first occurrence of a composite of cardiovascular (CV) death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke or transient ischemic accident (TIA), and hospitalization for heart failure (HF). The study is event-driven and powered to detect a 20% relative risk reduction in primary outcome events. This trial aims to address the unmet need for medical therapies that improve outcomes in patients with severe AS following TAVR, with potential for direct clinical implementation.

Treatments tested

• Wegovy ® Drug

  Semaglutide 2.4 mg subcutaneous once-weekly starting 3 months prior TAVR and continued 24 months post-TAVR. During the first 16 weeks, the dose of semaglutide or placebo will be gradually escalated from 0.25 mg once weekly until target dose as an add-on to standard-of-care. The treatment will continue until the 'end of treatment' visit followed by a 8 weeks follow-up period.

• Placebo Drug

  Matching placebo subcutaneous once-weekly.