Could a common diabetes drug help transplanted kidneys survive longer?
NCT ID NCT07555106
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether dapagliflozin, a drug usually used for diabetes, can improve kidney function in people who have received a kidney from a living donor. Fifty-four adult transplant recipients will take either dapagliflozin or standard care for 12 months. Researchers will measure changes in kidney function, scarring, and overall health to see if the drug offers extra protection.
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 diabetes drug that may also protect the kidneys)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to help transplanted kidneys last longer and work better.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 54 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug could also increase the risk of infections or other side effects in transplant patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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54 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
* Inclusion Criteria: * Ability to provide written informed consent * Adult patients ≥18 years of age * First living-donor kidney transplant recipients * Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥30 mL/min/1.73 m² at screening * Receiving standard immunosuppressive therapy (tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and prednisone) with induction therapy (thymoglobulin or basiliximab) * Exclusion Criteria: * Type 1 diabetes mellitus * Recipients of deceased donor kidney transplant * History of any other solid organ transplant * Second kidney transplant * Severe cardiovascular disease (congestive heart failure class IV, recent myocardial infarction, unstable angina, stroke, or transient ischemic attack within 8 weeks prior to enrollment) * HbA1c \>12% in patients with diabetes mellitus * Current use of SGLT2 inhibitors at enrollment * Known hypersensitivity or intolerance to SGLT2 inhibitors * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Hepatic impairment (AST or ALT \>3 times the upper limit of normal, or total bilirubin \>2 times the upper limit of normal at enrollment) * Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) or Banff grade ≥2A acute cellular rejection during the first week post-transplant * Use of anticoagulants, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, pentoxifylline, or mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (spironolactone, eplerenone, finerenone) * Highly sensitized recipients or presence of donor-specific antibodies prior to enrollment * Urological disorders (including recurrent urinary tract infections or urolithiasis within 12 months prior to enrollment) or severe genital infections * Presence of de novo or recurrent glomerulopathy or BK virus nephropathy during the first week post-transplant.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universidad de Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Jalisco, 44250, Mexico
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