New diabetes drug safety check underway in pakistan
NCT ID NCT05164263
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is checking how safe and well-tolerated the diabetes drug empagliflozin (taken with or without metformin) is in Pakistani adults with type 2 diabetes. About 2000 people aged 18-65 with poorly controlled blood sugar will be followed for 6 months. The study will track side effects like low blood sugar, infections, and dehydration, and also measure how well the drug controls blood sugar and weight.
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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 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: Patient with T2DM between 18 to 65 years with HbA1C 7% - 10%, who can give informed consent. Patient uncontrolled on oral antidiabetics and lifestyle modification for at least 3 months. Patient who are empagliflozin naive. eGFR ˃60 mL/min/1.73m2. Exclusion Criteria: Type 1 diabetes, History of recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI), fungal infection, renal and/or hepatic dysfunctions, where RFT and Urine R/E is abnormal, Diabetic Ketoacidosis and/or hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state, severe hypoglycemia, Pregnant or lactating women, Pancreatitis, any serious complications or hypersensitivity.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Agha Khan univeristy hospital
RECRUITINGNairobi, Kenya, Kenya
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Kabul University of Medical Sciences(KUMS)
COMPLETEDKabul, Afghanistan, Afghanistan
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Lagos University Teaching Hospital
RECRUITINGLagos, Nigeria, Nigeria
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NHK
COMPLETEDKandy, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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National hospital Sri Lanka
COMPLETEDColombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Umar Diabetes Foundation
COMPLETEDIslamabad, Pakistan
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