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NCT04167761CompletedEarly phase 1

Ertugliflozin: Cardioprotective Effects on Epicardial Fat

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Jun 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this study is to learn if Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) medications enhance beneficial properties of epicardial adipose tissue including metabolic flexibility, insulin sensitivity, decreased cell size and reduced inflammation.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Early phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
61 (actual)
First submitted
15 Nov 2019
Start date
1 Jul 2020
Primary completion date
31 Dec 2023
Lead sponsor
Stanford University
NCT number
NCT04167761

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Early phase 1
  • Participants enrolled: 61
  • From 1 Jul 2020 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2023
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • currently taking insulin, glp-1 inhibitors, or sulfonylureas

Other illness

  • allergy or intolerance to interventional medication

Who the study is looking for

  • patient at Stanford Cardiovascular Surgery clinic who is scheduled for cardiac bypass surgery or vascular surgery
  • history of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 currently diet controlled, or on metformin or dpp4 inhibitors

Age in the registry: 18 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Stanford University
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StanfordUnited StatesUnknown status

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