Recruiting
Phase 3

Levosimendan

Sponsor:

Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.

Code:

NCT07288398

Conditions

Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With HFpEF

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

TNX-103

Placebo

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of the study drug, levosimendan (given orally), compared to placebo in participants with pulmonary hypertension with heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (PH-HFpEF) as measured by the change in 6-Minute Walk Distance.

Conditions

Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With HFpEF

Study ID

NCT07288398

Start date

Mar 3, 2026

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Jun 30, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 30, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Men or women, ≥18 to 85 years of age
2. NYHA Class II or III or ambulatory NYHA Class IV symptoms
3. A diagnosis of World Health Organization (WHO) Group 2 PH-HFpEF with qualifying hemodynamics verified by right heart catheterization (RHC)
4. A qualifying baseline RHC
5. A qualifying echocardiogram
6. A 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

Enrollment

540 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

placebo comparator: Placebo

Matching placebo (oral)

active comparator: TNX-103

Oral levosimendan

Interventions

TNX-103

Oral levosimendan

Placebo

Matching placebo (oral)

Primary outcome measure

  • 6-Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Tenax Investigational Site

Recruiting

Alexander City, Alabama, United States, 35010

Tenax Investigational Site

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Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61636

Tenax Investigational Site

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46260

Tenax Investigational Site

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70115-6969

Tenax Investigational Site

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West Monroe, Louisiana, United States, 71291

Tenax Investigational Site

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Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States, 48197

Tenax Investigational Site

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198

Tenax Investigational Site

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Reno, Nevada, United States, 89502

Tenax Investigational Site

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New York, New York, United States, 10021

Tenax Investigational Site

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New York, New York, United States, 10032

Tenax Investigational Site

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Rochester, New York, United States, 14617

Tenax Investigational Site

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Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710

Tenax Investigational Site

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27101

Tenax Investigational Site

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37205

Tenax Investigational Site

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Austin, Texas, United States, 78705

Tenax Investigational Site

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Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390

Tenax Investigational Site

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Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States, 54449

More Information

Sponsor

Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.

Last update posted

Aug 19, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • PH-HFpEF
  • levosimendan
  • HFpEF
  • Heart Failure
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Group 2

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. on 2026-08-19.