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Metabolic and Renal Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery Patients Receiving SGLT2 Inhibitors

The Perioperative Renal and Metabolic Outcomes After Sodium Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor in Cardiac Surgery - an Open-label Phase IV Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06825156
Acronym
MERCURI
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-02-13
Start date
2022-03-03
Completion date
2023-05-26
Last updated
2025-02-13

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Conditions

Acute Kidney Injury

Keywords

CSA-AKI, SGLT-2i, Cardiac surgery

Brief summary

To investigate the potential of preoperative initiation (3 days) and perioperative continuation (until day 2 after surgery) of empagliflozin(sodium glucose co transporter 2 inhibitor(SGLT-2i)) 10 mg daily to reduce the acute kidney injury marker neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) measured in serum and urine on day 2 postoperatively in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery by comparing a study medication group to a control group in an open-label set-up.

Detailed description

Adult patients scheduled for elective cardiopulmonary bypass assisted cardiothoracic surgery will be informed about the study and after receiving informed consent will be divided between two groups in an openlabel fashion: Intevention group: Takes study medication(10mg Empagliflozin once a day in the morning) 3 days prior to surgery, day of surgery and 2 days post-surgery. Control group: follows the usual standard of care. At time moment before surgery and before medication is taken blood and urine sample is taken. This is repeated on day of surgery, and the consecutive 2 days after surgery. Form these samples biomakers for kidney injury will be measured and compared between groups.

Interventions

DRUGEmpagliflozin 10 MG

Patients receive 10mg Empagliflozin(SLGT-2i) daily from 3 days prior to surgery untill 2 days post-surgery which includes day of surgery.

Sponsors

European Commission
CollaboratorOTHER
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Single-center, open-label parallel-group randomized, controlled(usual care), phase IV clinical trial

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 18 to 90 years old (inclusive) * Undergoing elective cardiac surgery with cardio-pulmonary bypass. * Providing informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Current treatment with SGLT2 inhibitors. * Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 * BMI\<25 for people with type 2 diabetes * Reduced renal function at baseline with eGFR \< 30 ml/min. * Systolic blood pressure \< 100 mmHg at time of inclusion. * Emergency surgery, defined as in need of surgery for medical reasons \< 7 days, i.e. S1-4 according to the Amsterdam UMC classification. * Female of child-bearing potential who is pregnant, breast-feeding or intend to become pregnant or is not using adequate contraceptive methods. * Known or suspected allergy to trial products or other drugs in the same class.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
NGALDay 2 post surgeryNeutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) concentration in plasma on postoperative day 2

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) concentration in plasma.Before surgery, day of surgery, day 1+2 after surgeryNGAL measured in plasma
Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM-1) in plasma.Before surgery, day of surgery, day 1+2 after surgeryKIM-1 concentration measured in plasma
Perioperative peak and average blood glucose levels, as measured during usual care.During study per untill 4 days post-operativelyGlucose levels recorded during usual routine care
Blood ketone levels.During surgery at 4 measurement moments or during usual care.Blood ketones measured intra-operatively
Renal functioning (KDIGO criteria)During study period untill post-operative day 4development of serum creatinine levels and urine output measured untill post-operative day 4

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
KetoacidosisDuring study period untill post-operative day 4Incidence of keto-acidosis defined as combination of blood ketone concentration \>3mmol/l in combination with high-anion gap acidosis (\[Na+\]-\[Cl-\]-\[HCO3-\]\>12).
HypoglycemiaDuring study period untill post-operative day 4Incidence of Hypoglycemia during study period

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

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