Diabetes drug may fight inflammation after stent procedure
NCT ID NCT07292909
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether empagliflozin, a diabetes drug, can reduce inflammation after a heart stent procedure. 100 patients with stable coronary artery disease will take either empagliflozin or a placebo for three days before their scheduled stent placement. Researchers will measure C-reactive protein (CRP) levels before and after the procedure to see if the drug lowers the inflammatory response.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- empagliflozin
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that empagliflozin reduces inflammation after stent placement, potentially improving recovery and outcomes for heart patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial focused on a biomarker (CRP), not clinical outcomes. The anti-inflammatory effect may be modest or not translate to real-world benefits.
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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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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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: * • Patients with stable CAD who are electively scheduled for PCI on a de novo lesion in a native coronary artery Exclusion Criteria: * • Patients who have been taking an SGLT-2 inhibitor during the last month * Patients who are receiving any anti-inflammatory medication: immunosuppressor, steroids, NSAID… * Patients who have underlying inflammatory conditions such as rheumatic arthritis, infection, active malignancy * Patients with an acute coronary syndrome within the last month * Intervention on a restenotic lesion or lesion in a saphenous vein graft * Creatinine clearance less than 30 mL/min * Patients who are treated with devices other than balloons and stents (lithotripsy, rotational atherectomy…)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hotel Dieu de France
RECRUITINGBeirut, Beirut, 00000, Lebanon
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