Could a common diabetes drug save heart failure patients?
NCT ID NCT05392764
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether empagliflozin, a drug already used for diabetes, can help people hospitalized with acute heart failure. About 444 adults will receive either the drug or a placebo to see if it reduces deaths, hospital readmissions, and other serious events within 90 days. The goal is to find a safe, early treatment that improves outcomes for high-risk patients.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aichi Medical University Hospital
RECRUITINGNagakute, Aichi-ken, Japan
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Anjo Kosei Hospital
RECRUITINGAnjo, Aichi-ken, Japan
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Chikamori Hospital
RECRUITINGKochi, Kochi, Japan
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Fukuokaken Saiseikai Futsukaichi Hospital
RECRUITINGChikushino-shi, Fukuoka, Japan
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Funabashi Municipal Medical Center
RECRUITINGFunabashi, Chiba, Japan
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Gifu University Graduate school of Medicine
RECRUITINGGifu, Japan
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Gunma University Hospital
RECRUITINGMaebashi, Gunma, Japan
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Hanwa Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGOsaka, Japan
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Hirosaki University Hospital
RECRUITINGHirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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Hiroshima City Hospital
RECRUITINGHiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSumoto, Awaji, Japan
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Iizuka Hospital
RECRUITINGFukuoka, Japan
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International Goodwill Hospital
RECRUITINGKanagawa, Japan
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International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital
RECRUITINGMinato, Tokyo, Japan
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Iwate Prefectural Cyuou Hospital
RECRUITINGMorioka, Iwate, Japan
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Japanese Red Cross Fukuoka Hospital
RECRUITINGFukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
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Juntendo University Hospital
RECRUITINGTokyo, Japan
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Juntendo University Nerima Hospital
RECRUITINGTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital
RECRUITINGIzunokuni, Shizuoka, Japan
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Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital
RECRUITINGUrayasu, Chiba, Japan
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Kameda Medical Center
RECRUITINGKamogawa, Chiba, Japan
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Kasukabe Chuo General Hospital
RECRUITINGKasukabe, Saitama, Japan
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Kawaguchi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Hospital
RECRUITINGKawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
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Kindai University Hospital
RECRUITINGSayama, Osaka, Japan
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Kitano Hospital
RECRUITINGOsaka, Osaka, Japan
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Kitasato University Hospital
RECRUITINGKanagawa, Japan
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Kochi Medical School Hospital
RECRUITINGNankoku, Kochi, Japan
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Kurume University Hospital
RECRUITINGKurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kushiro-sanjikai Hospital
RECRUITINGKushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
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Medical Corporation Sapporo Heart Center
RECRUITINGSapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Mitsui Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGChiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan
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Nagoya University Hospital
RECRUITINGNagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan
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Nakagami Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGOkinawa, Okinawa, Japan
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Nara Medical University Hospital
RECRUITINGKashihara, Nara, Japan
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Nara Prefecture General Medical Center
RECRUITINGNara, Nara, Japan
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National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital
RECRUITINGSuita, Osaka, Japan
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National Disaster Medical Center
RECRUITINGTachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
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Nayoro City General Hospital Contact:
RECRUITINGHokkaido, Japan
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Nihon University Itabashi Hospital
RECRUITINGTokyo, Japan
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Nippon Medical School Hospital
RECRUITINGTokyo, Japan
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Nishiarai Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAdachi City, Tokyo, Japan
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Ogaki Municipal Hospital
RECRUITINGŌgaki, Gifu, Japan
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Osaka General Medical Center
RECRUITINGOsaka, Osaka, Japan
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Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital
RECRUITINGOsaka, Japan
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SHOWA Medical University Fujigaoka Hospital
RECRUITINGKanagawa, Japan
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Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital
RECRUITINGUtsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
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Saitama Citizens Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSaitama, Saitama, Japan
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Saitama Medical Center
RECRUITINGKawagoe, Saitama, Japan
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Sakakibara Heart Institute
RECRUITINGFuchū, Tokyo, Japan
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Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama
RECRUITINGOkayama, Okayama-ken, Japan
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Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai Hospital
RECRUITINGSapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital
RECRUITINGHamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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Shonan Kamakura General Hospital
RECRUITINGKamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
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Soka City Hospital
RECRUITINGSōka, Saitama, Japan
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St. Luke's International Hospital
RECRUITINGTokyo, Japan
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St.Marianna University School of Medicine Hospital
RECRUITINGKawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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The Jikei University Hospital
RECRUITINGTokyo, Japan
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Tokai University Hospital
RECRUITINGIsehara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Tokushima University Hospital
RECRUITINGTokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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Tokyo General Hospital
RECRUITINGTokyo, Japan
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Tokyo Medical University
RECRUITINGTokyo, Japan
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Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center
RECRUITINGHachiōji, Tokyo, Japan
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Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital
RECRUITINGTokyo, Japan
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Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital
RECRUITINGShinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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Toranomon Hospital
RECRUITINGMinato, Tokyo, Japan
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Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital
RECRUITINGTsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan
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Urasoe General Hospital
RECRUITINGUrasoe, Okinawa, Japan
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Yokohama City University Medical Center
RECRUITINGYokohama, Yokohama, Japan
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