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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)
Lead sponsor
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 ≥30•eGFR ≤70•EF ≥50%
Primary endpoints
•KCCQ clinical summary•Expanded / 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
Timeline
Milestones
Assets
Investigational agents
Study populations
Who this study enrolls
Eligibility
Who can enroll
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
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
Cardiovascular outcomes
6 endpointsFirst 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
| Group | Value (number), Number of events | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Tirzepatide - MTD | 36 | — |
| Placebo | 56 | — |
Heart Failure Outcomes
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
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
| Group | Value (count_of_participants), Participants | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Tirzepatide - MTD | 19 | — |
| Placebo | 15 | — |
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
| Group | Value (number), Events | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Tirzepatide - MTD | 61 | — |
| Placebo | 82 | — |
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
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 endpointsPercent Change From Baseline in Body Weight
Time frame:Baseline, Week 52
Body weight, % change
percent change from baseline, improvement
Posted result
| Group | Value (least_squares_mean), Percent change | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Tirzepatide - MTD | -13.85 | — |
| Placebo | -2.24 | — |
Percent Change From Baseline in Body Weight
Time frame:Baseline, Week 52
Body weight, % change
percent change from baseline, improvement
Heart failure
12 endpointsChange 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
| Group | Value (least_squares_mean), Score on a scale | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Tirzepatide - MTD | 19.51 | — |
| Placebo | 12.68 | — |
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
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
| Group | Value (least_squares_mean), meters | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Tirzepatide - MTD | 26.04 | — |
| Placebo | 10.10 | — |
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
| Group | Value (number), Win percentage | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Tirzepatide - MTD | 57.90 | — |
| Placebo | 35.43 | — |
Percentage of Participants With New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class Change
Time frame:Week 52
NYHA class, change
categorical status, improvement
Posted result
| Group | Value (number), Percentage of participants | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Tirzepatide - MTD | 33.27 | — |
| Placebo | 20.39 | — |
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
| Group | Value (count_of_participants), Participants | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Tirzepatide - MTD | 29 | — |
| Placebo | 52 | — |
Number of Recurrent HF Events
Time frame:Baseline Up To 160 Weeks.
Heart-failure hospitalization
event count, event
SNOMED 84114007
Posted result
| Group | Value (number), Events | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Tirzepatide - MTD | 44 | — |
| Placebo | 68 | — |
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
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
Percentage of Participants With New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class Change
Time frame:Week 52
NYHA class, change
threshold achievement, improvement
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
Number of Recurrent HF Events
Time frame:Baseline Up To 160 Weeks.
CV events (total recurrent)
event count, event
SNOMED 84114007
Cardiometabolic biomarkers
2 endpointsPercent 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
| Group | Value (least_squares_mean), Percent change | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Tirzepatide - MTD | -38.76 | — |
| Placebo | -5.88 | — |
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
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology2025 Sep 9PMID40903131doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2025.06.058via clinicaltrials gov reference derived + pubmed nct search
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology2025 Jul 29PMID40701669doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2025.04.059via clinicaltrials gov reference derived + pubmed nct search
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology2025 May 13PMID40162940doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2025.03.009via clinicaltrials gov reference derived + pubmed nct search
- Circulation2025 Mar 11PMID39556714doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.072679via clinicaltrials gov reference derived + pubmed nct search
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology2025 Feb 25PMID39566869doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2024.11.001via clinicaltrials gov reference derived + pubmed nct search
- Nature medicine2025 Feb (month)PMID39551891doi:10.1038/s41591-024-03374-zvia clinicaltrials gov reference derived + pubmed nct search
- The New England journal of medicine2025 Jan 30PMID39555826doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2410027via clinicaltrials gov reference derived + pubmed nct search
Provenance
Sources
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.