The EMPA-FIT Study
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20+
SponsorSeoul National University Bundang Hospital
About this trial
This multicenter, open-label, prospective study randomized 46 drug-naïve adults with T2D (HbA1c 6.5%-10.0%) to receive empagliflozin (10 mg/day) or metformin (1,000 mg/day) for 12 weeks.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Participants were eligible if they had T2D with an HbA1c between 6.5% and 10.0%, were between 20 and 75 years of age, and had not received any anti-diabetic medications for at least eight weeks prior to screening.
Disqualifiers
individuals with a body mass index (BMI) <18.5 kg/m² or ≥40 kg/m², clinically significant hepatic impairment (e.g., hepatic cirrhosis, portal hypertension, chronic active hepatitis), or a history of acute cardiovascular events (e.g., coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease) within two months prior to enrollment. Participants with CKD (eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m²) or end-stage renal disease (eGFR <15 mL/min/1.73 m² or on dialysis) were also excluded.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Empagliflozin 10 mg
- Metformin
Treatment groups
46 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov