Suspended

Effects of Dapagliflozin as Added Therapy in Diabetic Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

0 criteria met from your profileSee at a glance how your profile meets each eligibility criteria.
Study Aim

This study aims to evaluate the effects of Dapagliflozin as an additional therapy on heart function, specifically diastolic function, LV dimensions, and systolic function, in diabetic patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

What is being tested

Dapagliflozin 10 MG

+ Placebo oral tablet

Drug
Who is being recruted

Cardiovascular Diseases+6

+ Diabetes Mellitus

+ Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Over 18 Years
See all eligibility criteria
How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Placebo-ControlledPhase 2
Interventional
Study Start: March 2020
See protocol details

Summary

Principal SponsorDamanhour University
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Study start date: March 1, 2020

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This study aims to explore the effects of Dapagliflozin, a medication that inhibits sodium-glucose cotransporter 2, on heart health, illness, and mortality in patients living with type 2 diabetes. The secondary goal is to observe changes in fibrosis and oxidative stress markers and how they relate to the progression of heart disease. The study is particularly important for diabetic patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, as it could potentially offer a new treatment approach to improve their condition. Participants in this study will be divided into two groups after obtaining ethical committee approval and participant consent. One group will receive the standard therapy for diabetes and heart failure, while the other group will receive Dapagliflozin in addition to the standard therapy. The treatment will last for at least three months. All participants will undergo a full patient history and clinical examination, routine follow-ups, and echocardiography before the start and after completion of the study. The study will measure various aspects of heart function, including LV dimensions, systolic function, and diastolic function, to evaluate the effectiveness of Dapagliflozin as an added therapy.

Official TitleValue of SGLT2 Inhibitor (Dapagliflozin) as an Added Therapy in Diabetic Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction; Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Principal SponsorDamanhour University
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

60 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.



Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 18 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Cardiovascular DiseasesDiabetes MellitusDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Endocrine System DiseasesHeart DiseasesMetabolic DiseasesCardiomyopathiesNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesGlucose Metabolism Disorders

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects with type-2 diabetes history \>=5 years 2. HbA1C 6-10% with glucose control medications including insulin, metformin or sulfonylurea 3. Medically stable 4. Willing to participate and sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. GFR \<60 mL/min/1.73 m2 2. Unstable or rapidly progressive renal disease 3. Hypotension with SBP \<100 mmHg 4. Hypersensitivity to dapagliflozin or any excipients 5. Patients with severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh class C) 6. Patients with active hepatitis B or C infection 7. Any of the following CV/Vascular Diseases within 3 months prior to signing the consent at enrollment, as assessed by the investigator: 1. Myocardial infarction 2. Cardiac surgery or revascularization (CABG/PTCA) 3. Unstable angina 4. HF New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV 5. Transient ischemic attack (TIA) or significant cerebrovascular disease 6. Unstable or previously undiagnosed arrhythmia 7. Established PAD

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

50% chance of being blinded to the placebo group

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Intervention group will receive 10mg of Dapagliflozin (Forxiga) ® tablet and standard therapy for HFrEF.

Group II

Placebo
Control group will receive the standard therapy for DM \& HFrEF and placebo.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.
This study has no location dataSave this study to your profile to know when the location data is available.
SuspendedNo study centers