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Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor

This Study Tests Empagliflozin in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). The Study Looks at How Far Patients Can Walk in 6 Minutes and at Their Heart Failure Symptoms.

Phase 3
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up within 3 weeks prior to treatment start and at week 12.
Awards & highlights
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Approved for 10 Other Conditions
Pivotal Trial

Summary

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of empagliflozin 10 mg versus placebo on exercise ability using the 6 minute walk test (6MWT) in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) with preserved ejection fraction (LVEF \> 40%). Secondary objectives are to assess Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO)

Eligible Conditions
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Heart Failure

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~within 3 weeks prior to treatment start and at week 12.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and within 3 weeks prior to treatment start and at week 12. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Change From Baseline to Week 12 in Exercise Capacity as Measured by the Distance Walked in 6 Minutes in Standardised Conditions (6MWTD)
Secondary study objectives
Change From Baseline in Clinical Congestion Score at Week 12
Change From Baseline in Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGI-S) of Dyspnea Severity at Week 12
Change From Baseline in Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGI-S) of Heart Failure Symptoms at Week 12
+6 more

Side effects data

From 2021 Phase 3 trial • 5988 Patients • NCT03057951
15%
Cardiac failure
7%
Hypertension
7%
Hypotension
7%
Urinary tract infection
6%
Renal impairment
6%
Hyperkalaemia
6%
Fall
5%
Atrial fibrillation
5%
Diabetes mellitus
4%
Hyperuricaemia
4%
Anaemia
3%
Acute kidney injury
3%
Pneumonia
2%
COVID-19
2%
Death
2%
Acute myocardial infarction
2%
Cardiac failure congestive
1%
Cardiac failure chronic
1%
Cellulitis
1%
Syncope
1%
Chronic kidney disease
1%
COVID-19 pneumonia
1%
Ischaemic stroke
1%
Coronary artery disease
1%
Basal cell carcinoma
1%
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1%
Myocardial infarction
1%
Sepsis
1%
Transient ischaemic attack
1%
Angina unstable
1%
Cerebrovascular accident
1%
Angina pectoris
1%
Ventricular tachycardia
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Placebo
10 mg Empagliflozin

Awards & Highlights

All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.
Approved for 10 Other Conditions
This treatment demonstrated efficacy for 10 other conditions.
Pivotal Trial
The final step before approval, pivotal trials feature drugs that have already shown basic safety & efficacy.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: EmpagliflozinExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: PlaceboActive Control1 Intervention
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Empagliflozin
FDA approved

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

Boehringer IngelheimLead Sponsor
2,552 Previous Clinical Trials
15,857,795 Total Patients Enrolled
Eli Lilly and CompanyIndustry Sponsor
2,679 Previous Clinical Trials
3,466,014 Total Patients Enrolled
~41 spots leftby Dec 2025