Heart failure drug may boost red blood cells and organ health
NCT ID NCT07478575
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study examines whether SGLT2 inhibitors, a type of diabetes drug, can improve red blood cell production and heart/kidney function in people with chronic heart failure. Researchers will compare blood tests, heart ultrasound measures, and clinical outcomes between 85 patients who started the drug and a matched group who did not, over 12 months. The goal is to understand how these drugs might help beyond blood sugar control.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 85 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients with chronic heart failure on guideline-directed medical therapy.
- 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: * Diagnosis of chronic heart failure * Receiving guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure for at least 3 months prior to inclusion * Age ≥18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Incomplete or missing data in electronic medical records * Acute cardiac event within 3 months prior to baseline * Active malignancy or hematological disease affecting erythropoiesis * Use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents or regular erythrocyte transfusions during the observation period * Severe renal insufficiency (eGFR \<15 mL/min/1.73m²) * Severe liver insufficiency (AST/ALT \>3× upper limit of normal, bilirubin \>2× upper limit of normal) * Known allergy to any SGLT2 inhibitor component * Pregnancy or breastfeeding
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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