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Efficacy and Safety of Dapagliflozin in Reducing the Risk of Recurrent Gout Flares

Efficacy and Safety of Dapagliflozin in Preventing Recurrent Gout Flares: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500111129
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-10-27
Start date
2025-10-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Gout

Interventions

Dapagliflozin group:Dapagliflozin 10 mg once daily combined with febuxostat 20 mg once daily, orally administered for 24 weeks
Placebo group:Febuxostat 20 mg once daily orally for 24 weeks

Sponsors

Peking University First Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age between 18 and 75 years inclusive, regardless of sex; 2.Body mass index (BMI) between 18.0 and 30.0 kg/m^2 inclusive; 3.Diagnosis of gout fulfilling the 2015 ACR/EULAR gout classification criteria; 4.Fasting serum uric acid levels>=480 µmol/L at both screening and baseline visits; 5.History of at least one acute gout flare within the 6 months prior to enrollment; 6.No plans for conception during the trial period and for 90 days after the last dose of study medication, and use of medically approved contraceptive methods; 7.Provision of voluntary written informed consent by the patient.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.History of an acute gout flare or use of urate-lowering therapy within 4 weeks prior to enrollment; 2.Concurrent other arthropathies, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (pseudogout), systemic lupus erythematosus, or septic arthritis; 3.Presence of severe comorbid systemic conditions, including hepatic or renal insufficiency, poorly controlled cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, or inadequately controlled hypertension or hypotension; 4.Diabetes mellitus or history of hypoglycemia; 5.Active or recurrent infection within the past 4 weeks, or chronic infections such as hepatitis B, tuberculosis, syphilis, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 6.Pregnant or lactating women; 7.History of malignancy (except for adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or in situ carcinoma with no evidence of recurrence for =5 years); 8.History of urolithiasis (urinary tract stones); 9.Known hypersensitivity or intolerance to dapagliflozin, febuxostat, or any of their excipients; 10.Daily use of glucocorticoids, colchicine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or other uric acid–modifying agents within the past 3 months; 11.History of alcohol abuse or substance use disorder (including cannabis), or current evidence of drug dependence or misuse; 12.Known intolerance to the investigational product; 13.Participation in another interventional drug clinical trial within the screening period or concurrently.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The proportion of participants experiencing acute gout flares from baseline to week 24 of treatment;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The proportion of participants who experienced an acute gout flare between baseline and week 12 of treatment;The proportion of participants with serum uric acid levels <360 µmol/L at each study visit;The proportion of participants with serum uric acid levels <300 µmol/L at each study visit;The percentage change in serum uric acid levels from baseline at each study visit;Changes in the number of tophi and the degree of change in tophus diameter from baseline to week 24 of treatment;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactSun Xiaoying

Peking University First Hospital

928577664@qq.com+86 188 1179 7786

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026