Evaluate the Possible Efficacy and Safety of Empagliflozin in Patient With Ulcerative Colitis

NCT ID: NCT05610956

Last Updated: 2025-07-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-01

Brief Summary

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•This study will be a randomized, controlled, parallel study. .To demonstrate the efficacy of empagliflozin and clinical improvement in patients of mild to moderate UC using the Montreal classification of severity of ulcerative colitis.

Detailed Description

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* It will be conducted on 60 patients having with mild to moderate degree UC divided into two groups:

1. Group 1 (n=30): Patients will receive conventional treatment only (corticosteroids +immune suppressive +amino salicylic acid).
2. Group 2 (n=30): Patients will receive conventional treatment (corticosteroids +immune suppressive + aminosalicylic acid) and empagliflozin (0.4 - 0.5mg/kg/day) orally (maximum dose 25mg per day).
* The patient will be selected from the Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Internal Medicine.

. All patients will be subjected to the following:
* Complete history taking.
* Colonoscopy with intubation of the ileum and biopsies of affected and unaffected areas should be obtained to confirm the diagnosis of UC.
* Blood sample collection to assess:

A) Routine Laboratory tests

1. Complete blood picture (CBC).
2. Liver functions (ALT, AST, Total and Direct Bilirubin).
3. Kidney functions tests (Urea, serum creatinine).
4. C-reactive protein.
5. Fasting blood glucose.
6. Urine analysis. B) Specific Laboratory tests

1\. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α). 2. Adenosine monophosphate activate protein kinase (AMPK). 3. Fecal calprotectin. All patients will be assessed at baseline and after 4 months of therapy for all parameters

Conditions

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Ulcerative Colitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

parallel randomized controlled
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators
double blinded study

Study Groups

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placebo group

Patients will receive conventional treatment only (corticosteroids +immune suppressive +amino salicylic acid) for 4 months.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

conventional treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

conventional treatment (corticosteroids +immune suppressive + aminosalicylic acid)for 4 months

empagliflozin group

Patients will receive conventional treatment (corticosteroids +immune suppressive + aminosalicylic acid) and empagliflozin (0.4 - 0.5mg/kg/day) orally (maximum dose 25mg per day)for 4months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Empagliflozin

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will receive empagliflozin (0.4 - 0.5mg/kg/day) orally (maximum dose 25mg per day)and conventional treatment (corticosteroids +immune suppressive + aminosalicylic acid)for 4 months.

Interventions

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Empagliflozin

Patients will receive empagliflozin (0.4 - 0.5mg/kg/day) orally (maximum dose 25mg per day)and conventional treatment (corticosteroids +immune suppressive + aminosalicylic acid)for 4 months.

Intervention Type DRUG

conventional treatment

conventional treatment (corticosteroids +immune suppressive + aminosalicylic acid)for 4 months

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

•Patients with mild to moderate UC are diagnosed by history, clinical signs according to the Montreal classification of severity of ulcerative colitis and( Endoscopy, and biopsy) to establish the chronicity of inflammation and to exclude other causes of colitis.

Exclusion Criteria

* Other inflammatory bowel diseases (CD).
* History of serious hypersensitivity to empagliflozin or any component of the formulation.
* Patients on dialysis.
* Severe renal impairment (eGFR \<20 ml/minute/1.73m2) .
* Chronic urinary tract infection.
* Chronic genital infection.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Tanta University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Youmna Hamdy

pharmacist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Tanta University Hospital.

Tanta, , Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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youmna H eldeeb, phD

Role: CONTACT

01014860930

Sahar M Elhaggar

Role: CONTACT

01008838807

Facility Contacts

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Mohamed El Sarhan, Lecturer

Role: primary

+20 100 193 0950

References

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Other Identifiers

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empagliflozin in UC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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