Can a diabetes drug protect kidneys in polycystic disease? new trial aims to find out

NCT ID NCT07280585

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase 3 trial tests whether the drug dapagliflozin can slow the loss of kidney function in adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), a common genetic cause of kidney failure. The study will enroll 420 people aged 18 to 60 with rapid disease progression. Participants will take either 10 mg of dapagliflozin or a placebo daily for 36 months, and researchers will measure changes in kidney function over time.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Dapagliflozin (a drug that helps the kidneys remove sugar from the blood, also used for diabetes and heart failure)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could provide a new treatment option to slow kidney decline in people with polycystic kidney disease, potentially delaying the need for dialysis or transplant.

What could go wrong

This is a phase 3 trial, but the drug is already approved for other conditions. It may not slow kidney function loss in this specific disease, and side effects like urinary tract infections or dehydration are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease polycystic kidney disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

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  • Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR

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    Berlin, Germany

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  • Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

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    Rotterdam, Netherlands

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  • Fundacio Hospital Universitari Vall D'Hebron Institut De Recerca

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    Barcelona, Spain

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  • Fundacio Puigvert

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    Barcelona, Spain

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  • Goethe University Frankfurt

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    Frankfurt, Germany

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  • Klinikum Der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR

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    Stuttgart, Germany

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  • Klinikum Dortmund gGmbH

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    Dortmund, Germany

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    Nuremberg, Bavaria, 90471, Germany

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  • Klinikum der Technischen Universitaet Muenchen

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    München, Germany

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  • LMU Klinikum Muenchen AöR

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    München, Germany

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  • Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum

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    Leiden, Netherlands

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  • Medical Center - University of Freiburg

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    Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany

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  • Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

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    Hanover, Germany

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  • Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck

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    Innsbruck, Austria

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  • Robert Bosch Gesellschaft für Medizinische Forschung mbH

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    Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, 70376, Germany

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  • Universitaet Leipzig

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    Leipzig, Germany

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  • Universitaetsklinikum Aachen AöR

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    Aachen, Germany

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    Dresden, Germany

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  • Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf AöR

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    Düsseldorf, Germany

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    Heidelberg, Germany

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  • Universitaetsklinikum Jena KöR

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    Jena, Germany

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    Kiel, Germany

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  • Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein AöR

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    Lübeck, Germany

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  • Universitaetsmedizin Goettingen

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    Göttingen, Germany

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  • Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz KöR

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    Mainz, Germany

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  • Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

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    Groningen, Netherlands

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  • University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

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    Hamburg, Germany

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  • Universitätsklinikum Köln

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    Cologne, Germany

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  • Vorarlberger Krankenhaus-Betriebsgesellschaft

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    Feldkirch, Austria

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  • Zentrum Fuer Nieren Hochdruck Und Stoffwechselerkrankungen

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    Hanover, Germany

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