Can a common diabetes drug stop prediabetes in its tracks? early study tests feasibility
NCT ID NCT06828731
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether it's possible to use the diabetes drug empagliflozin in 60 veterans with prediabetes. Participants took the drug or received standard lifestyle advice for 12 weeks. The main goal was to see if people would join and stay in the study, not to prove the drug works. If successful, it could pave the way for larger trials to see if empagliflozin can prevent diabetes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Empagliflozin (a diabetes drug that helps the kidneys remove sugar from the body)
- What this could lead to
- If this pilot shows it's feasible, it could lead to larger studies testing whether empagliflozin can prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in people with prediabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-phase feasibility study with only 60 veterans. It is not designed to prove the drug works for prediabetes, and results may not apply to the general population.
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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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Charles George VA Medical Center
Asheville, North Carolina, 28805, United States
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