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Comparison of the Effects of Dapagliflozin and Gemigliptin on Ketone Metabolism and Cardiac Remodeling in Type 2 Diabetes

A Phase 4 interventional study of Dapagliflozin and Gemigliptin in Type2 Diabetes and Remodeling, Ventricular, sponsored by Wonju Severance Christian Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to participants aged 30 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-08-01.

Sponsored by Wonju Severance Christian Hospital · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2024, 1 year 10 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Jan 2022; still recruiting 4 years 10 months later.
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
122
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
30 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have demonstrated cardiovascular and renal protection in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D); however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. We hypothesized that SGLT2 inhibitor will improve the ketone metabolism compared to dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitor. And we will also evaluate the association between ketone metabolism and cardiac remodeling evaluated by echocardiography. We will randomly assign 122 people with T2DM to receive dapagliflozin 10mg or gemigliptin 50mg. The primary endpoint are changes in acetoacetate, total ketone, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, left ventricular (LV) mass index, and LV global longitudinal strain during 6 months follow-up. This study may provide robust evidence of the thrifty substrate hypothesis for cardiovascular protection of SGLT2 inhibitors.

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Conditions studied

  • Type2 Diabetes
  • Remodeling, Ventricular
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In context

Ventricular Remodeling

105 studies on the registry are indexed under Ventricular Remodeling; 24 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 122 is above the median of 81 across 72 interventional studies indexed under Ventricular Remodeling.

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Lead sponsor

Wonju Severance Christian Hospital is the lead sponsor of 43 studies on the registry; 13 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
30 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects diagnosed with T2D on stable antidiabetic medication
  • No recent use of SGLT2 inhibitor within 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • > 10%
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding
  • estimated \<45 30 mL/min/1.73㎡
  • insulin user
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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HbA1c

A blood test of average blood sugar over the past two to three months, given as a percentage or in mmol/mol. 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or more is the usual threshold for diabetes, normally confirmed by a second test.

GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
122 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Dapagliflozin group

    Dapagliflozin 10mg for 6 months.

    Drug: Dapagliflozin

  • Placebo comparator
    Gemigliptin group

    Gemigliptin 50mg for 6 months.

    Drug: Gemigliptin

Interventions

  • The patients assigned to the Dapagliflozin group will take Farxiga Pill 10mg for 6 months.

  • DrugGemigliptin

    The patients assigned to the Gemigliptin group will take Zemiglo Pill 50mg for 6 months.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change (%) in acetoacetate, total ketone, beta-hydroxybutyric acid

    The change of acetoacetate, total ketone, beta-hydroxybutyric acid from baseline to 6 months follow-up

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Change (%) in LV mass index

    The change of LV mass index from baseline to 6 months follow-up

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change (%) in LV ejection global longitudinal strain

    The change of LV mass ejection global longitudinal strain from baseline to 6 months follow-up

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Change (%) in mean 24hr ambulatory systolic and diastolic blood pressure

    The change of mean 24hr ambulatory systolic and diastolic blood pressurefrom baseline to 6 months follow-up

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Correction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Sep 22;76(12):1505. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.08.010. No abstract available. PubMed 32943171 ↗
  • Tikkanen I, Narko K, Zeller C, Green A, Salsali A, Broedl UC, Woerle HJ; EMPA-REG BP Investigators. Empagliflozin reduces blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Diabetes Care. 2015 Mar;38(3):420-8. doi: 10.2337/dc14-1096. Epub 2014 Sep 30. PubMed 25271206 ↗
  • Verma S, McMurray JJV. SGLT2 inhibitors and mechanisms of cardiovascular benefit: a state-of-the-art review. Diabetologia. 2018 Oct;61(10):2108-2117. doi: 10.1007/s00125-018-4670-7. Epub 2018 Aug 22. PubMed 30132036 ↗
  • Kim SR, Lee SG, Kim SH, Kim JH, Choi E, Cho W, Rim JH, Hwang I, Lee CJ, Lee M, Oh CM, Jeon JY, Gee HY, Kim JH, Lee BW, Kang ES, Cha BS, Lee MS, Yu JW, Cho JW, Kim JS, Lee YH. SGLT2 inhibition modulates NLRP3 inflammasome activity via ketones and insulin in diabetes with cardiovascular disease. Nat Commun. 2020 May 1;11(1):2127. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15983-6. PubMed 32358544 ↗
  • Gaborit B, Ancel P, Abdullah AE, Maurice F, Abdesselam I, Calen A, Soghomonian A, Houssays M, Varlet I, Eisinger M, Lasbleiz A, Peiretti F, Bornet CE, Lefur Y, Pini L, Rapacchi S, Bernard M, Resseguier N, Darmon P, Kober F, Dutour A. Effect of empagliflozin on ectopic fat stores and myocardial energetics in type 2 diabetes: the EMPACEF study. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2021 Mar 1;20(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s12933-021-01237-2. PubMed 33648515 ↗
  • Brown AJM, Gandy S, McCrimmon R, Houston JG, Struthers AD, Lang CC. A randomized controlled trial of dapagliflozin on left ventricular hypertrophy in people with type two diabetes: the DAPA-LVH trial. Eur Heart J. 2020 Sep 21;41(36):3421-3432. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa419. PubMed 32578850 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 1, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05194592
Lead sponsor
Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
Responsible party
Dong-Hyuk Cho (Assistant Professor, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jan 18, 2022
Start date
Jan 7, 2022
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 30, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 1, 2023

Study contacts

Dong-Hyuk Cho, MD,PhD
Contact
why012@gmail.com
82-33-741-0916

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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