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Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: early-phase trial registry

33 of 43 indexed Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #339 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

43 US clinical trials · 33 currently recruiting · #339 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: 43 US clinical trials tracked, 33 recruiting.

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction is the subject of 43 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 33 of them currently open to new participants. 5 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 13 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Northwestern University, running 3 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition heart-failure-with-preserved-ejection-fraction

OPEN 33 | RECR 77% | LATE 5 | EARLY 13 | RANK #339 | SPON 3

Nearest open-share peer: Firearm Injury (77% recruiting · 13 trials)

Heart Failure With Prese (th…77%Caregiver Burden62.8%Aphasia58.1%Chronic Pancreatitis51.2%Degenerative Disc Disease41.9%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction lists 33 open slots (77% of 43 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    33 of 43 indexed trials (76.7%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction trials is spread across many organizations.

    Northwestern University accounts for 3 of 43 trials (7%). 32 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 78 among the 43 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 28 of those (65.1%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction research is mostly interventional.

    34 interventional and 9 observational studies make up this index (79.1% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 16Phase 27Phase 32Phase 43

Open and recent trials

43 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING 40,000 participants

Real-Time Monitoring of Heart Failure Across the Yale New Haven Health System

Yale University

NCT04237701

RECRUITING Phase 3 5,056 participants

Maridebart Cafraglutide in Heart Failure With Preserved or Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction and Obesity

Amgen

NCT07037459

RECRUITING Phase 3 2,000 participants

Spironolactone Initiation Registry Randomized Interventional Trial in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Uppsala University

NCT02901184

RECRUITING NA 1,500 participants

Assessment of CCM in HF With Higher Ejection Fraction

Impulse Dynamics

NCT05064709

RECRUITING 1,000 participants

HeartShare: Combining Omics, Deep Phenotyping, and Electronic Health Records for Heart Failure Subtypes and Treatment Targets

Northwestern University

NCT05873634

RECRUITING NA 880 participants

Physical Rehabilitation for Older Patients With Acute Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

NCT05525663

RECRUITING 500 participants

Purinergic Signaling and the Postmenopausal Heart

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

NCT06015776

RECRUITING 400 participants

Exercise Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance In Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Mayo Clinic

NCT07401771

RECRUITING Phase 2 282 participants

Study of JK07 in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Salubris Biotherapeutics

NCT06369298

RECRUITING Phase 2 180 participants

A Study of TX000045 in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (the APEX Study)

Tectonic Therapeutic

NCT06616974

RECRUITING 180 participants

Myocardial Mechanisms in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Northwestern University

NCT06517186

RECRUITING NA 150 participants

Transitions of Care Clinic (TOCC)

Hackensack Meridian Health

NCT06937827

RECRUITING NA 105 participants

Fast Induced Remodeling in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure

NCT05839730

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation for Patients With Heart Failure

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

NCT06479876

RECRUITING NA 90 participants

Ketogenic Diet vs Mixed Diet in Patients With Heart Failure

Ohio State University

NCT06081543

RECRUITING NA 90 participants

Leg Heat Therapy in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Indiana University

NCT06388226

RECRUITING Phase 1 90 participants

Novel Approaches for Improving Vascular Function in Veterans With HFpEF

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT06312748

RECRUITING NA 78 participants

Targeting Breathing Limitations to Improve Functional Outcomes in HFpEF

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

NCT05723679

RECRUITING Phase 4 78 participants

Pioglitazone on Heart Failure in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Participants

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

NCT05838287

RECRUITING Phase 4 66 participants

Impact of Intravenous Iron Repletion On Mechanisms of Exercise InTolerance in HFpEF (IRONMET-HFpEF)

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT04945707

RECRUITING Phase 1 60 participants

Effect of Dapagliflozin on Metabolomics and Cardiac Mechanics in Chronic Kidney Disease

Northwestern University

NCT05719714

RECRUITING 60 participants

Physical Activity, Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Energetics in Healthy Subjects and HFpEF Patients

Johns Hopkins University

NCT04998877

RECRUITING Phase 2 53 participants

Matching Perfusion and Metabolic Activity in HFpEF

University of Pennsylvania

NCT04913805

RECRUITING Phase 2 53 participants

SGLT2i and KNO3 in HFpEF - The SAK HFpEF Trial

University of Pennsylvania

NCT05138575

RECRUITING NA 36 participants

The Effect of a High Fiber Diet and High-Intensity Interval Exercise in Patients With HFpEF

University of Virginia

NCT05236413

RECRUITING Phase 2 35 participants

A Study of 68Ga-Fibroblast Activation Protein Inhibitor (FAPI) Positron Emission Tomography in Heart Failure

Mayo Clinic

NCT07083011

RECRUITING NA 30 participants

Fiber Supplementation in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

University of Michigan

NCT06337812

RECRUITING Early Phase 1 30 participants

SGLT2 Inhibitors, Ketones, and Cardiovascular Benefit Research Plan

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

NCT05057806

RECRUITING NA 30 participants

Beta-blocker Discontinuation in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

UConn Health

NCT05174351

RECRUITING 25 participants

A Study Of CS Reducer For Symptomatic Heart Failure With HFpEF And CMD

Mayo Clinic

NCT07093528

RECRUITING NA 20 participants

Pilot Study Lp299v Supplementation in Chronic Heart Failure

Medical College of Wisconsin

NCT05752760

RECRUITING Phase 1 10 participants

Modulation of SERCA2a of Intra-myocytic Calcium Trafficking in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Sardocor

NCT06061549

RECRUITING NA 10 participants

The PeriCut Catheter System Early Feasibility Study (REIMAGINE-HFpEF)

Heart Failure Solutions

NCT06702501

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 86 participants

Metformin for Older Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

NCT05093959

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 45 participants

Cardiac Rehab Effects in HFpEF

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT04506606

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 30 participants

Novel Respiratory Training as Part of Palliative Care for Older Adults With Heart Failure

University of Pittsburgh

NCT06576297

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 21 participants

WeighT LOSS Surgery and Comprehensive Cardiometabolic Responses to to EXercise

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT06576050

COMPLETED 42,494 participants

Heart Failure Therapy and Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure With Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction

Novartis

NCT06671314

COMPLETED NA 94 participants

Virtual Visits to Optimize Research Trial Offerings to HF Patients

The Cleveland Clinic

NCT04064541

COMPLETED Phase 2 25 participants

Cilostazol for HFpEF

University of Minnesota

NCT05126836

COMPLETED Phase 1 15 participants

Physiological Effects of Grape Seed Extract in Diastolic Heart Failure

University of Michigan

NCT01185067

COMPLETED Early Phase 1 12 participants

Pressure Assessment to Improve Outcomes After TAVR: a Registry

North Florida Foundation for Research and Education

NCT03923530

COMPLETED Phase 4 8 participants

Impact of Empagliflozin on Functional Capacity in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

NCT05139472

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 6
Phase 2 7
Phase 3 2
Phase 4 3

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Placebo Drug
8 trials
Cilostazol 100Mg Tab Drug
1 trials
grape seed extract (MegaNatural BP, Polyphenolics, Inc.) Drug
1 trials
Virtual Visit Other
1 trials
Afferent block Procedure
1 trials
Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) Other
1 trials
OPTIMIZER™ Smart Mini System Device
1 trials
Cardiac Contractility Modulation Therapy via OPTIMIZER™ Smart Mini System Device
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

Minnesota 8 trials
Massachusetts 7 trials
Texas 6 trials
North Carolina 6 trials
Illinois 6 trials
Pennsylvania 5 trials
Florida 5 trials
California 5 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction page

43 registered trials, 33 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

  • 33 Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Northwestern University sponsors the most Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Northwestern University's trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction condition card totals 43 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state Minnesota. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.