DRUG
GLP-1 agonist
Semaglutide
Status
Not yet recruiting
Phase
Phase 2
Enrollment
32
Locations
0
Results
Not posted
Publications
0
Study summary
The rationale for this study is that GLP-1 agonist treatment is likely to influence myocardial substrate utilisation, changing the predominant source of metabolic energy within the heart to a more energetically efficient form. This is represented by a surrogate for improved mitochondrial efficiency with reduction in myocardial lactate levels (produced by inefficient myocardial glycolysis, prevalent in the ventricles of patients with pulmonary hypertension), which can be measured by 31P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (31P-MRS).
Interventions
DRUG
Semaglutide
Timeline
First posted
Jul 30, 2026
Study start
Oct 1, 2026
Primary completion
Oct 1, 2028
Study completion
Apr 1, 2029
Results posted
Not reported
Registry updated
Jul 30, 2026
Outcomes
Change in the phosphocreatine-to-adenosine triphosphate (31PCr/ATP) ratio between baseline and follow up in response to treatment with GLP-1 agonist
Time frame · 12 weeks
Not reported in the indexed record.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria: \- 1. Diagnosis of Group 1 PAH confirmed by right heart catheterisation under the National Pulmonary Hypertension Service, Royal Brompton Hospital, part of GSTT Foundation Trust 2. Age over 18, less than 85 years 3. Able to give informed consent 4. On a stable dose of PAH-specific therapies (e.g., ERA, PDE5i) for at least 3 months. 5\. Clinically justified prescription of GLP-1 agonist Semaglutide based on following criteria: BMI \> 30 or BMI \> 27 with at least one cardiovascular co-morbidity (systemic hypertension, diabetes, pre-diabetes, COPD, atrial fibrillation, dyslipidaemia, sleep disordered breathing) Exclusion Criteria: * • 1. Pregnancy * 2\. Myocardial infarction within the previous 3 months * 3\. Contraindications to MRI: Pacemakers, metallic implants, or severe claustrophobia. * 4\. Severe renal impairment: eGFR \< 15ml/min/1.73m. * 5\. Current use of SGLT2 inhibitors or GLP-1 agonist therapy (which significantly alter fuel substrate preference) or insulin therapy that cannot be held for the fasting scan
Study locations
No country data reported. Showing up to 24 locations stored in the fast local snapshot.
No study locations reported.
Publications
No PMID-linked publications were present in this registry snapshot.
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