Tiny study probes diabetes Drug's Anti-Inflammatory power
NCT ID NCT06812429
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This small study looked at how a class of diabetes drugs called SGLT2 inhibitors might reduce inflammation linked to heart and kidney disease. Six healthy adults took the medication for three days, and researchers measured changes in blood markers of inflammation. The goal was to understand the drug's effects, not to treat any condition.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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6 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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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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: * Age: ≥18 * Patient has no prior history or use of Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors. * Women who are surgically sterilized, amenorrheic for a year, on long-term contraceptives like intrauterine devices and implantable and injectable contraceptives. * Willing and able to complete the outcome assessments. Exclusion Criteria: * History of cardiac diseases (Heart Failure, NSTEMI/STEMI, cardiomyopathies, myocarditis). * Diagnosis of Type I Diabetes Mellitus. * Symptomatic hypotension (symptoms of hypotension + Systolic blood pressure \< 90). * Estimated glomerular filtration rate \<25 mL/minute/1.73 m2, with renal function test done within a year from the study enrollment date. * Alcohol use disorder as defined by the NIAAA or use of controlled substances or smoking cigarettes. * History of dapagliflozin or other Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitor sensitivity. * Other concomitant disease or condition that the investigator deems unsuitable for the study, including psychiatric, behavioral, or cognitive disorders, sufficient to interfere with the patient's ability to understand and comply with the study instructions or follow-up procedures. * Women who are pregnant or intend to become pregnant
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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