Understanding Aldosterone Signaling in Heart Failure

This study aims to understand how the body responds to aldosterone, a hormone, in people with heart failure, especially when taking standard medications like spironolactone. Researchers are testing different combinations of an IV (intravenous) infusion of aldosterone or a vehicle (inactive substance) along with an oral placebo pill or 25mg spironolactone. You could be eligible if you have stable heart failure (NYHA class I or II), good kidney function (eGFR > 30), and stable potassium levels. The study will measure changes in your urine sodium to potassium ratio to see how well these treatments work. The current recruitment status is unclear, and they plan to enroll 20 participants.

Study design
This is a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled, crossover study involving 20 participants. This means participants will receive different treatments in a random order, and neither you nor the study team will know which treatment you are receiving at any given time.
What's involved
Participants will receive four different treatment combinations, each separated by two weeks. This involves IV infusions, oral pills, and collecting biospecimens.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary endpoint, change in urine sodium to potassium ratio, is measured at 59 days.

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NCT07281014

Unmitigated Aldosterone Signaling During Standard Clinical MRA Dosing

Active, Not Recruiting
PHASE4Ages 18+InterventionalBasic science
Yale University
~21 participants
Updated 2026-08-26 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:PlaceboSpironolactone 25mgAldosterone

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
change in urine sodium to potassium ratio
Measured over 59 days
Heart Failure

NCT07281014

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Yale University

    New Haven, Connecticutno site contact published

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Jeffrey Testani, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Yale University

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Exclusion

Combined (estrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation: oral, intravaginal, or transdermal
Progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation: oral, injectable, or implantable
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS)
Bilateral tubal occlusion
Vasectomized partner
Sexual abstinence
  • change in urine sodium to potassium ratio59 days

    Change in sodium to potassium ratio between aldosterone vs vehicle infusion during the spironolactone vs. placebo arms.