Diabetes Drug's heart benefits probed in tiny, terminated study
NCT ID NCT05139914
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aimed to see how dapagliflozin, a diabetes drug, affects blood vessel health in people with type 2 diabetes. Researchers planned to measure blood pressure and other markers of vascular function. However, the trial was terminated early and only enrolled 4 participants, so the findings are very limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dapagliflozin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help explain how dapagliflozin protects the heart and blood vessels in people with type 2 diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early with only 4 participants, so results are very limited and may not be reliable. It was a small, early-stage mechanistic study.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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4 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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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30 to 75 years
- 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: * Diagnosis of T2DM for minimum of 3 months defined as fasting glucose greater than or equal to 120 mg/dL, hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) ≥6.5% * Body mass index (BMI) \>25 * Willing to give written informed consent and able to understand, to participate in and to comply with the study requirements. Exclusion Criteria: * Treatment with anticoagulation * Treatment with SGLT-2 inhibitor * HbA1c \>9.5% within the last 3 months * Systolic blood pressure less than 120mm Hg * History of genital mycotic infections: more than one genital mycotic infection in the past two years * History of recurrent urinary tract infections: history of chronic cystitis and/or recurrent urinary tract infections (3 or more in the last year) * History of allergy to SGLT-2 inhibitor * History of bladder cancer or prior pelvic radiation * More than one hypoglycemic events in the past 6 months and/or HbA1c \<7.0% * Women lactating or pregnant. All women with childbearing potential will undergo a blood pregnancy test at each visit to exclude pregnancy. * Treatment with an investigational product within the last 30 days. * Clinically evident major illness of other organ systems, including clinically evident cancer, renal failure (GFR\<60 mL/min), or other conditions that in the opinion of the principal investigator make a clinical study inappropriate
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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BU School of Medicine Evans 748
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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