The SELEQT-HF (SELEnium and CoQ10 NuTrition for Heart Failure) Study Will Evaluate the Effect of Adding Selenium/and coQ10 on Top of Standard HF Therapy in Patients With HF and Will do so Using a Pragmatic, Registry Based Randomized Controlled Trial in the Netherlands.

Last updated: May 18, 2026
Sponsor: Netherlands Heart Institute
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Congestive Heart Failure

Heart Failure

Chest Pain

Treatment

Matching Placebo (B)

Selenium/CoQ10

Clinical Study ID

NCT07234422
NL87982.042.24
METc 2025/02
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether taking selenium and coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) can reduce HF related events and deaths related to cardiovascular disease.

Researchers will compare selenium-CoQ10 supplements with a placebo to see if the supplements improve heart health and patient outcomes.

Participants will:

Receive either selenium-CoQ10 or placebo in addition to their usual heart failure treatment

Attend standard clinical visits according to routine clinical care.

The study will include 1,100 adults with chronic heart failure. Selenium and CoQ10 are natural nutrients with no known health risks. If effective, this supplement could provide a safe new way to improve outcomes for people with heart failure.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age >18 years

  • Outpatients with chronic HF, NYHA II - ambulatory IV

  • Serum NT-proBNP concentrations >600 pg/mL (71 pmol/L) if in sinus rhythm; >1000pg/mL (118 pmol/L) if in Atrial fibrillation*

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of myocardial infarction, myocarditis, percutaneous intervention, cardiacsurgery or stroke <30 days

  • The presence of a mechanical assist device

  • Scheduled for mechanical assist device or heart transplant

  • Other non-cardiac conditions with limited life expectancy (<1 year)

  • Amyloid, hypertrophic obstructive or constrictive cardiomyopathy

  • End stage kidney disease for which chronic intermittent peritoneal or haemodialysis

  • Unable to sign informed consent

  • (Unwilling to stop) use of over the counter supplements coQ10/selenium

  • Peanut and/or soy allergy

Study Design

Total Participants: 1100
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Matching Placebo (B)
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
May 04, 2026
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2030

Study Description

This randomized controlled trial will be a pragmatic registry based clinical trial (RBRCT), using existing infrastructure on quality reporting of cardiovascular disease management in the Netherlands. This registration platform (Netherlands Heart Registration (NHR) forms the basis of incorporating information of patients with HF in hospitals in the Netherlands. Using the data gathered through this registry, these data will serve as source documentation for the electronic case report form of the current RBRCT and requires only limited additional information. Through the same system, randomization, (Serious) adverse event reporting, endpoint reporting and investigational product allocation will be conducted. Investigational product (selenium/CoQ10 supplementation or placebo) will be distributed from central pharmacy to the home of the patient. Apart from telephone calls at 6 months after randomization and every 12 months thereafter, there will be no study visits and the data gathering will be conducted through routine clinical care and registrations that are already in place. SELEQT-HF is an event driven RBRCT, with an expected median follow up of 2 years.

Connect with a study center

  • Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep

    Alkmaar,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep

    Alkmaar 2759899,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • AUMC

    Amsterdam,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • AUMC

    Amsterdam 2759794,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Amphia Ziekenhuis

    Breda,
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Amphia Ziekenhuis

    Breda 2758401,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Catharina ziekenhuis Eindhoven

    Eindhoven,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Catharina ziekenhuis Eindhoven

    Eindhoven 2756253,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • TREANT

    Emmen,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • TREANT

    Emmen 2756136,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • University Medical Center Groningen

    Groningen, 9713GZ
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • University Medical Center Groningen

    Groningen 2755251, 9713GZ
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • St Antonius ziekenhuis

    Nieuwegein,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • St Antonius ziekenhuis

    Nieuwegein 2750325,
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

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