DiEtary Sodium Intake Effects on Ertugliflozin-induced Changes in GFR, reNal Oxygenation and Systemic Hemodynamics: the DESIGN Study, a Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Cross-over Study With Ertugliflozin in People With Type 2 Diabetes

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-85
SponsorAmsterdam UMC, location VUmc

About this trial

SGLT2 inhibitors have demonstrated to mitigate cardiorenal risk in people with type 2 diabetes and are likely to play an increasingly large role in the treatment of patients with diabetes, chronic kidney disease and hypertension. Yet the underlying mechanisms of its protective effects are incompletely understood and the salutary effect may be altered by dietary factors such as sodium intake. Therefore, carefully designed mechanistic trials are needed to better understand the interplay between ertugliflozin and salt intake and to potentially modify salt intake to maximize treatment response. In addition, the study could contribute to hypotheses concerning the effects of SGLT2 inhibitors in combination with other drugs that affect sodium homeostasis and could help to explain the differences in kidney outcomes observed in (outcome) trials, which include different ethnicities with potential differences in dietary habits.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

HbA1c 6.5-10%

Age 18 - 85 years of age

Overweight or obese with BMI: >25 kg/m2

We will make every effort to enrol participants of all races/ethnicities."

Disqualifiers

History of unstable or rapidly progressing renal disease NL80772.029.22 / DC2022ERTU DESIGN Protocol DESIGN, Study NO. 2022.0737 Version 5.0dd22-02-2024 14 of 45

Estimated GFR <60 mL/min/1.73m2 or eGFR > 90 mL/min/1.73m2 determined by CKD-EPI

UACR > 30 mg/mmol

Current/chronic use of the following medication: SGLT2 inhibitors, TZD, GLP-1RA, glucocorticoids, immune suppressants, antimicrobial agents, chemotherapeutics Participants should be on a stable dose of antipsychotics, tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). Subjects on diuretics will only be excluded when these drugs cannot be stopped for the duration of the study.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • ertugliflozine
  • low salt diet
  • placebo
  • high salt diet

Treatment groups

34 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

Lead sponsor

Children's Hospital Colorado

Collaborator