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Study identifier: NCT05714085 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Vericiguat in Pediatric Participants With Heart Failure Due to Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (MK-1242-036)

Condition: Heart Failure · Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction  ·  Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

PhasePhase 2/Phase 3
Planned participants342
Who can joinAll sexes, 29 Days to 17 Years
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

This study aims to compare the efficacy of vericiguat versus placebo on change in n-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) from baseline to Week 16 of the Base Period. The primary hypothesis is that vericiguat is superior to placebo in reducing NT-proBNP at Week 16 of the Base Period.

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Locations (107)

The Regents of the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA Pediatrics) ( Site 0002)Los Angeles, California, United StatesRecruiting
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital ( Site 0040)Palo Alto, California, United StatesRecruiting
Loma Linda University Health System ( Site 0008)San Bernardino, California, United StatesRecruiting
Children's Hospital Colorado ( Site 0012)Aurora, Colorado, United StatesRecruiting
Children's National Medical Center ( Site 0020)Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United StatesRecruiting
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital ( Site 0029)St. Petersburg, Florida, United StatesRecruiting
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M. Blank Hospital ( Site 0001)Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesRecruiting
Boston Children's Hospital ( Site 0035)Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesRecruiting
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital ( Site 0033)Ann Arbor, Michigan, United StatesRecruiting
Washington University-Pediatric Cardiology/ St. Louis Children's Hospital ( Site 0006)St Louis, Missouri, United StatesRecruiting
Columbia University Medical Center-Pediatric Cardiology ( Site 0016)New York, New York, United StatesRecruiting
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore ( Site 0030)The Bronx, New York, United StatesRecruiting

+ 95 more locations — full list on the registry record.

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