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Can a common diabetes drug shield transplanted kidneys?

NCT ID NCT04906213

Disease control Sponsor: Duke University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested the drug empagliflozin (a diabetes medicine) in 20 people who had a kidney transplant, some with type 2 diabetes and some without. The goal was to see if the drug could help protect their heart and kidney function. The trial was stopped early, so the findings are limited.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Empagliflozin (a diabetes drug that helps protect the heart and kidneys)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a way to protect heart and kidney health in kidney transplant recipients, especially those with type 2 diabetes.
What could go wrong
This was a small, early-phase trial that was terminated early, so results are limited. The drug may increase the risk of urinary or genital infections in this population.

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Study facts

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

Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

20 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2022

Finished

Jan 2026

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: 1. Equal to or greater than 12 months and up tp 60 months post kidney transplant 2. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equal to or greater than 30ml/min/1.73m squared at screening 3. Standard immunosuppression, including calcineurin inhibitor, Mycophenolate Mofetil or Sodium and a glucocorticoid 4. Able to provide written consent - Exclusion Criteria: 1. Type I diabetes 2. Any other solid organ transplant 3. Hemoglobin A1c greater than 12 % 4. SGLT2i use at the time of enrollment 5. Prior SGLT2i allergy or intolerance 6. Pregnant or nursing at the time of enrollment 7. History of antibody medicated rejection (AMR) or a Banff score greater than 2B for acute cellular rejection (ACR) 8. Active anticoagulant use other than aspirin 81 mg for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease 9. Known positive donor-specific antibodies prior to enrollment 10. Uncircumcised men 11. Greater than 2 urinary tract infections (UTI) over the 12 months prior to enrollment 12. Any genital infections over the 12 months prior to enrollment -

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

type 2 diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

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Diabetes mellitus type 2 Kidney transplant; complications

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

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