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EMPA-KIDNEY® Kids Trial

Boehringer Ingelheim
NCT IDNCT07107945ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 3

Target enrollment

120

Study length

about 3.5 years

Ages

2–17

Locations

30 sites in AL, AZ, CA +20

What this study is about

This trial is testing empagliflozin in children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The goal is to determine if empagliflozin helps these patients and how well they tolerate the medication. Participants will take either empagliflozin or a placebo for over a year.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Take Empagliflozin
  • 2.Take Placebo

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Oral

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Drug classes

empagliflozin (SGLT2 inhibitor; increases glucose excretion in urine)

Drug routes

oral (Oral Tablet)

Endpoints

Primary: Change from Day 1 to the Week 24 visit in urine albumin-creatinine (UACR) [mg/g]

Secondary: Annual rate of change in eGFR (U25Crea) from the Week 8 to the Week 24 visit, including treatment effect extrapolation from (adult) EMPA-KIDNEY data, Change from Day 1 to the Week 24 visit in urine protein-creatinine ratio (UPCR), Change in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (U25Crea) over time during treatment with empagliflozin, Occurrence of at least one SAE or AE of special interest (AESI) per participant between Day 1 and the Week 24 visit, and between the Week 24 visit and end of treatment (EoT) +7 days residual effect period (REP)

Body systems

Renal