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Efficacy and Safety of Empagliflozin in NODAT

Efficacy and Safety of Empagliflozin Compared With Linagliptin in New-onset Diabetes Mellitus After Kidney Transplantation

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03642184
Enrollment
6
Registered
2018-08-22
Start date
2018-07-14
Completion date
2019-01-31
Last updated
2023-11-28

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Conditions

Kidney Transplant; Complications, New Onset Diabetes After Transplant

Keywords

empagliflozin, linagliptin, diabetes, kidney transplantation

Brief summary

This is an open label, randomized controlled study. We'd like to access the safety and effects of empagliflozin compared with linagliptin in new-onset diabetes after kidney transplantation patients. Our primary endpoints are kidney related indicators and secondary endpoints are glucose and lipid metabolism related indicators and adverse events. We are going to recruit 35 patients for each group and follow six months.

Detailed description

In recent years, with the development of transplantation technology and immunosuppressive agents, kidney transplantation has made considerable progress. However, for metabolic disorders after kidney transplantation, such as new diabetes after kidney transplantation, there is still insufficient awareness. Since 1964, Starlz et al. first discovered and proposed New-onset diabetes after kidney transplantation(NODAT) in patients after renal transplantation. Scholars from all countries have paid considerable attention to it. The Chinese guidelines indicate that NODAT can increase the risk of graft-related complications, such as rejection, graft loss and infection, and ultimately affect the long-term survival of the recipient. In addition, NODAT has also been shown to increase the risk of cardiovascular events, and cardiovascular disease is associated with more than half of kidney transplant deaths. A retrospective study of 567 renal transplant recipients in China showed that the incidence of NODAT was 24.2%. It can be seen that the incidence of new-onset diabetes after renal transplantation is high and has long-term adverse effects on transplant patients. Therefore, there is an urgent need to evaluate and investigate NODAT's therapeutic drug regimens. According to the study, empagliflozin has a protective effect on the kidney and cardiovascular system, but it has not yet been written into the treatment guidelines for new-onset diabetes after kidney transplantation. Metformin and linagliptin are frequently used in diabetics after renal transplantation, and linagliptin also have a protective effect on the kidneys. Therefore, this experiment wanted to compare the effects between empagliflozin and linagliptin on kidney protection.

Interventions

DRUGEmpagliflozin

Dosage adjustment based on glucose targets . Once daily

DRUGLinagliptin

Dosage adjustment based on glucose targets. Once daily

Sponsors

RenJi Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Single kidney transplantation * Normal glucose tolerance or Pre-Diabetes mellitus before transplantation * According to Oral glucose tolerance test results to make the diagnosis of NODAT * Standard triple immunosuppression therapy * HbA1c≤10% * Steady hormone usage * BMI 18.5-30kg/m2 * Patient informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Diabetes patients before transplantation * Pregnancy pregnancy * Type 1 diabetes after kidney transplantation * Severe liver function impairment (AST/ALT 3 times standard value) * Severely impaired renal function (eGFR\<45) * Having uncontrolled diseases * History of cancer in the past 5 years (except basal cell carcinoma) and/or cancer treatment * Participating in another trial involving the study drug with in 30 days * Premenopausal women (1 year before the last menstrual period ≤ informed consent) * Alcohol or drug abuse within 3 months of informed consent, affecting compliance Need other drugs to control NODAT

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
eGFR24 weeksthe change from baseline in estimated glomerular filtration rate calculated by MDRD formula

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Mortality rate24 weeksthe patients' death rate related to treatment and transplantation with in 24 weeks after treatment
Acute rejection24 weeksthe frequency of acute rejection
Progression to albuminuria24 weeksthe frequency of macroalbuminuria
Graft loss rate24 weeksthe frequency of patients' graft loss or dysfunction
Fasting plasma glucose24 weeksChange from baseline in fasting plasma glucose
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)24 weeksChange from baseline in HbA1c
Adverse events24 weeksRecord adverse events that related to treatment and transplantation
Progression to macroalbuminuria24 weeksthe frequency of macroalbuminuria

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026