Diabetes drug tested to protect transplanted kidneys

NCT ID NCT04906213

Summary

This study tested whether a diabetes medication called empagliflozin could help protect the heart and kidneys of people who had received a kidney transplant. It involved 72 transplant recipients, half with type 2 diabetes and half without. Participants were randomly assigned to take either the drug or a placebo for 18 months to see its effects on kidney function, heart structure, and blood sugar levels.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

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