Can a diabetes drug help hearts recover after valve surgery?
NCT ID NCT06171802
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether empagliflozin (Jardiance), a diabetes drug, can help the heart recover after aortic valve replacement. 206 patients took either the drug or a placebo for six months. The goal was to see if the drug reduces heart muscle thickness and improves symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- empagliflozin (Jardiance)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to improve heart healing after valve replacement, potentially reducing the risk of heart failure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase 4 trial with only 206 patients. The results may not be strong enough to change practice, and empagliflozin may not provide added benefit over standard care.
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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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206 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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May 2026
- 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: Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis AND Surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement within 14 days Exclusion Criteria: * Prior treatment with a SGLT2i * Left ventricular ejection fraction \< 45% * Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) \< 30 mL/min * Hypersensitivity to empagliflozin or placebo tablet * Type I Diabetes * Patients who do not understand Danish or English * Women who are pregnant or are nursing or plan to become pregnant during trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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