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Crush or swallow? new study tests best way to take diabetes drug empagliflozin

NCT ID NCT06962826

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Completed This study
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This completed Phase 1 trial in 14 healthy adults tested how the diabetes drug empagliflozin enters the body when taken as a whole tablet or dissolved in water and mixed with food. Researchers measured drug levels in the blood to compare absorption. The study aims to guide how the medication should be taken for best effect.

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 successful, this study could help doctors understand the best way to take empagliflozin for optimal absorption.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early-phase study in healthy volunteers, so results may not apply to patients with diabetes or other conditions.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 1

The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.

Participants

14 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2025

Finished

Sep 2025

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 55 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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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: * Healthy male or female subjects according to the assessment of the investigator, as based on a complete medical history including a physical examination, vital signs (blood pressure (BP), pulse rate (PR)), 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), and clinical laboratory tests. * Age of 18 to 55 years (inclusive) * Body mass index (BMI) of 18.5 to 29.9 kg/m² (inclusive) * Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with International Council for Harmonisation - Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) and local legislation prior to admission to the trial Further inclusion criteria apply. Exclusion criteria: * Any finding in the medical examination (including BP, PR or ECG) deviating from normal and assessed as clinically relevant by the investigator * Repeated measurement of systolic blood pressure outside the range of 90 to 140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure outside the range of 50 to 90 mmHg, or pulse rate outside the range of 45 to 90 bpm * Any laboratory value outside the reference range that the investigator considers to be of clinical relevance * Any evidence of a concomitant disease assessed as clinically relevant by the investigator Further exclusion criteria apply.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Humanpharmakologisches Zentrum Biberach

    Biberach, 88397, Germany

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