1245-0256
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with an open-label extension to assess the pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy of empagliflozin tablets in paediatric patients with chronic kidney disease (EMPA-KIDNEY Kids)
IRAS ID
1012400
Contact name
Medical Information -
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Boehringer Ingelheim Limited
Research summary
Lay Title
A study to find out how EMPAgliflozin is tolerated and if it helps children and adolescents with chronic KIDNEY disease (EMPA-KIDNEY® Kids)
Brief Summary
This study is open to children aged 2 to 17 with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The purpose of this study is to find out if a medicine called empagliflozin helps children and adolescents with CKD. Other goals of the study are to find out how empagliflozin is tolerated and handled by the body in children and adolescents with CKD.
Participants are put into 2 groups randomly, which means by chance. One group takes empagliflozin and the other group takes placebo. Placebo looks like empagliflozin but does not contain any medicine. Participants are twice as likely to be in the empagliflozin group. Participants take empagliflozin or placebo as tablets once a day for 6 months. After 6 months, participants in both groups take empagliflozin as tablets once a day for 1 year.
Participants are in the study for a little over a year and a half. During this time, they visit the study site about 15 times and get at least 5 phone or video calls from the site staff. At the visits, the doctors take blood and urine samples from the participants. The doctors also regularly check participants’ health and take note of any unwanted effects.REC name
South Central - Oxford A Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
25/SC/0284
Date of REC Opinion
1 Oct 2025
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion