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CompletedPhase 3Results posted

A Study of Tirzepatide (LY3298176) in Participants With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) and Obesity: The SUMMIT Trial

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Tirzepatide Versus Placebo in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity (SUMMIT)

Asset

Tirzepatide

Subcutaneous · GLP-1 / GIP dual

Listed sites

146

Recruiting sites

Enrollment

731

actual

Study population

Heart failure, Obesity / overweight

Key I/E criteria

BMI ≥30eGFR ≤70EF ≥50%

Primary endpoints

KCCQ clinical summaryExpanded / custom MACE composite (Cardiovascular death, Heart-failure hospitalization)

Footprint

Where this trial recruits

Site locations as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov. Site count is not enrollment count; per-site enrollment is not available from source.

Identifiers

Registered as

NCT IDNCT04847557
Org study ID17757
Secondary IDI8F-MC-GPIDEli Lilly and Company

Timeline

Milestones

Study first posted2021-04-19actual
Study start2021-04-20actual
Primary completion2024-07-02actual
Study completion2024-07-02actual
Last update posted2025-08-20actual
Results first posted2025-08-20actual

Assets

Investigational agents

Study populations

Who this study enrolls

Heart failureObesity / overweight

Eligibility

Who can enroll

Minimum age40 Years
SexAll
Healthy volunteersNot accepted

Inclusion criteria

Have a diagnosis of stable heart failure (NYHA class II-IV) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50%
Elevated NT-proBNP (N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide) > 200 picogram/milliliter (pg/ml) for participants without atrial fibrillation (AF), or >600 pg/ml for participants with AF, Structural heart disease (Left atrial enlargement) or Elevated left ventricular filling pressure
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <70 milliliter (ml)/minute (min)/1.73m² at screening, or HF decompensation within 12 months of screening,
Stable dose of heart failure medications within 4 weeks of screening
Body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kilograms per meter squared (kg/m²)
6MWD 100-425 meters
KCCQ CSS ≤80

Exclusion criteria

Have had a major cardiovascular event within the last 90 days of screening
Have had acute decompensated heart failure within 4 weeks of screening
Have non cardiac causes of functional impairment such as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), anemia, thyroid disease, musculoskeletal disease or orthopedic conditions
Presence of cardiac amyloidosis, cardiac accumulation disease, cardiomyopathy and severe valvular heart disease
HbA1c ≥9.5% or uncontrolled diabetes
History of proliferative diabetic retinopathy or diabetic maculopathy
Have a history of pancreatitis
eGFR <15 mL/min/1.73 m² or requiring dialysis at screening

Endpoints (22)

What's being measured

Protocol endpoints and posted registry outcome measures, grouped into outcome categories. Composite endpoints show their component event types. Standard codes (LOINC, SNOMED CT) are shown where available.

Coverage by outcome category

Heart failure
12
Cardiovascular outcomes
6
Weight & body composition
2
Cardiometabolic biomarkers
2

Cardiovascular outcomes

6 endpoints
Primary/registry result

First Occurrence of the Composite Endpoint of Heart Failure (HF) Outcomes

Time frame:Baseline Up To 160 weeks

Expanded / custom MACE composite

time to event, event

componentsCardiovascular death, Heart-failure hospitalization

Posted result

GroupValue (number), Number of events95% CI
Tirzepatide - MTD36
Placebo56
Hazard Ratio (HR)0.6295% CI0.410.95p0.026Regression, Cox

Heart Failure Outcomes

Primary/protocol endpoint

First Occurrence of the Composite Endpoint of Heart Failure (HF) Outcomes

Time frame:Baseline Up To 160 weeks

Expanded / custom MACE composite

time to event, event

componentsCardiovascular death, Heart-failure hospitalization

Secondary/registry result

Number of Participants With Time to All-Cause Death

Time frame:Baseline Up To 160 Weeks

All-cause death

time to event, event

SNOMED 419620001

Posted result

GroupValue (count_of_participants), Participants95% CI
Tirzepatide - MTD19
Placebo15
Hazard Ratio (HR)1.24595% CI0.6332.452
Secondary/registry result

Number of HF Events and All-Cause Death

Time frame:Baseline Up To 160 Weeks.

Expanded / custom MACE composite

event count, event

componentsHeart-failure hospitalization, All-cause death

Posted result

GroupValue (number), Events95% CI
Tirzepatide - MTD61
Placebo82
Rate Ratio0.7295% CI0.461.14
Secondary/protocol endpoint

Number of Participants With Time to All-Cause Death

Time frame:Baseline Up To 160 Weeks

All-cause death

time to event, event

SNOMED 419620001

Secondary/protocol endpoint

Number of HF Events and All-Cause Death

Time frame:Baseline Up To 160 Weeks.

Expanded / custom MACE composite

event count, event

componentsHeart-failure hospitalization, All-cause death

Weight & body composition

2 endpoints
Secondary/registry result

Percent Change From Baseline in Body Weight

Time frame:Baseline, Week 52

Body weight, % change

percent change from baseline, improvement

Posted result

GroupValue (least_squares_mean), Percent change95% CI
Tirzepatide - MTD-13.85
Placebo-2.24
LS Mean Difference-11.6295% CI-12.85-10.38p<0.001ANCOVA
Secondary/protocol endpoint

Percent Change From Baseline in Body Weight

Time frame:Baseline, Week 52

Body weight, % change

percent change from baseline, improvement

Heart failure

12 endpoints
Primary/registry result

Change From Baseline in the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) Clinical Summary Score (CSS)

Time frame:Baseline, Week 52

KCCQ clinical summary

change from baseline, improvement

Posted result

GroupValue (least_squares_mean), Score on a scale95% CI
Tirzepatide - MTD19.51
Placebo12.68
Median Difference (Net)6.995% CI3.310.6p<0.001Stratified Wilcoxon
Primary/protocol endpoint

Change From Baseline in the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) Clinical Summary Score (CSS)

Time frame:Baseline, Week 52

KCCQ clinical summary

change from baseline, improvement

Secondary/registry result

Change From Baseline in Exercise Capacity as Measured by 6-Minute Walk Distance (6MWD)

Time frame:Baseline, Week 52

6-minute walk distance

change from baseline, improvement

Posted result

GroupValue (least_squares_mean), meters95% CI
Tirzepatide - MTD26.04
Placebo10.10
Median Difference (Net)18.395% CI9.926.7p<0.001Stratified Wilcoxon
Secondary/registry result

Win Percentage of the Hierarchical Composite Endpoint

Time frame:Baseline Up To 160 Weeks

composite event, event

componentsAll-cause death, Heart-failure hospitalization, Heart-failure composite, KCCQ clinical summary, 6-minute walk distance

Posted result

GroupValue (number), Win percentage95% CI
Tirzepatide - MTD57.90
Placebo35.43
Win Ratio1.6395% CI1.172.28
Secondary/registry result

Percentage of Participants With New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class Change

Time frame:Week 52

NYHA class, change

categorical status, improvement

Posted result

GroupValue (number), Percentage of participants95% CI
Tirzepatide - MTD33.27
Placebo20.39
Odds Ratio (OR)2.2895% CI1.533.40
Secondary/registry result

Number of Participants With Time to First Occurrence of HF Events

Time frame:Baseline Up To 160 Weeks

Heart-failure hospitalization

time to event, event

SNOMED 84114007

Posted result

GroupValue (count_of_participants), Participants95% CI
Tirzepatide - MTD29
Placebo52
Hazard Ratio (HR)0.53995% CI0.3420.850
Secondary/registry result

Number of Recurrent HF Events

Time frame:Baseline Up To 160 Weeks.

Heart-failure hospitalization

event count, event

SNOMED 84114007

Posted result

GroupValue (number), Events95% CI
Tirzepatide - MTD44
Placebo68
Rate Ratio0.6295% CI0.371.05
Secondary/protocol endpoint

Change From Baseline in Exercise Capacity as Measured by 6-Minute Walk Distance (6MWD)

Time frame:Baseline, Week 52

6-minute walk distance

change from baseline, improvement

Secondary/protocol endpoint

Win Percentage of the Hierarchical Composite Endpoint

Time frame:Baseline Up To 160 Weeks

Heart-failure composite

composite event, event

componentsAll-cause death, Heart-failure hospitalization, KCCQ clinical summary, 6-minute walk distance

Secondary/protocol endpoint

Percentage of Participants With New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class Change

Time frame:Week 52

NYHA class, change

threshold achievement, improvement

Secondary/protocol endpoint

Number of Participants With Time to First Occurrence of HF Events

Time frame:Baseline Up To 160 Weeks

Heart-failure composite

time to event, event

SNOMED 84114007

Secondary/protocol endpoint

Number of Recurrent HF Events

Time frame:Baseline Up To 160 Weeks.

CV events (total recurrent)

event count, event

SNOMED 84114007

Cardiometabolic biomarkers

2 endpoints
Secondary/registry result

Percent Change From Baseline in High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP)

Time frame:Baseline, Week 52

hs-CRP, change

percent change from baseline, improvement

LOINC 30522-7

Posted result

GroupValue (least_squares_mean), Percent change95% CI
Tirzepatide - MTD-38.76
Placebo-5.88
LS Mean Difference-34.9195% CI-45.60-22.17p<0.001ANCOVA
Secondary/protocol endpoint

Percent Change From Baseline in High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP)

Time frame:Baseline, Week 52

hs-CRP, change

percent change from baseline, improvement

LOINC 30522-7

Publications (7)

Bibliography

Records linked to this trial through ClinicalTrials.gov references, PubMed NCT search, and curated study seeds. 'Canonical' marks design/result papers; others are registry references or candidates.

Registry references + supporting bibliography

Provenance

Sources

Trial identity, design, statusClinicalTrials.gov API v2
Snapshot dateJuly 1, 2026
Endpoint classificationDelfa endpoint taxonomy v2 (May 13, 2026)
Results tableClinicalTrials.gov results section

Trial facts come from public ClinicalTrials.gov records. Endpoint categories are Delfa's classification of those records, not a ClinicalTrials.gov field. All figures reflect the July 1, 2026 snapshot.