Could diabetes drugs help kidney patients avoid anemia?
NCT ID NCT07063316
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether SGLT2 inhibitors, a type of diabetes drug, can help prevent or manage anemia in people with chronic kidney disease. Researchers will analyze data from 15,000 patients in Japan to see how these drugs affect anemia rates, treatments, and costs. The goal is to better understand the link between SGLT2 inhibitors and anemia in this population.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SGLT2 inhibitor
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors understand whether SGLT2 inhibitors help prevent or manage anemia in kidney disease patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply outside Japan.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 15,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
Who is studied
Chronic kidney disease patients registered in the Medical Data Vision (MDV) database in Japan.
- 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: 1. Have two consecutive estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) measurements \< 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 at least 92 days apart between April 17, 2014 and October 31, 2022. 2. Aged 18 years or older at the study cohort entry date. 3. Have at least one haemoglobin (Hb) measurement at the study cohort entry date or within 183 days before the study cohort entry date. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have less than 183 days of record history before the study cohort entry date. 2. Have any prescription record for an SGLT2 inhibitor at the study cohort entry date or within 183 days before the study cohort entry date 3. Have evidence of anemia at the study cohort entry date or within 183 days before the study cohort entry date. * Hemoglobin (Hb) \< 13.0 g/dL for men or \< 12.0 g/dL for women * Hematocrit (Ht) \< 39% for men or \< 36% for women * Have a history of prescribed anemia-related medications and treatments at the study cohort entry date or within 183 days before the study cohort entry date. 4. Have evidence of anemia-causing conditions other than chronic kidney disease (CKD) at the study cohort entry date or within 183 days before the study cohort entry date. 5. Confirm at least one instance of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or kidney transplantation at the study cohort entry date or within 183 days before the study cohort entry date.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co ., Ltd.
Tokyo, 1416017, Japan
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