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NCT07280585RecruitingPhase 3

STOP-PKD: SGLT2-inhibition to Improve Prognosis in Polycystic Kidney Disease

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 28 Jul 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is the most common genetic cause of kidney failure. The only approved treatment for ADPKD - tolvaptan - is limited in its use by massive therapy-associated polyuria. This trial tests if the SGLT2-inhibitor dapagliflozin slows down the loss of kidney function in ADPKD.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
420 (estimated)
First submitted
24 Sept 2025
Start date
16 Dec 2025
Primary completion date
15 May 2030
Lead sponsor
University of Cologne
NCT number
NCT07280585
EU CT number
2025-521276-59-00

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Planned participants: 420
  • From 16 Dec 2025 to the primary completion date, 15 May 2030
  • 30 sites in 4 countries
  • 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

  • Treatment with tolvaptan, somatostatin analogue, lithium or SGLT2i within the last 3 months before screening
  • Known intolerance of the study medication ingredients

Other illness

  • Medical history of diabetic ketoacidosis, necrotizing fasciitis or organ transplantation
  • Diabetes mellitus type 1 or any type of diabetes mellitus due to insulin deficiency
  • Uncontrolled ongoing urinary tract or genital infections
  • Uncontrolled grade 2 hypertension (\>160/100 mmHg)
  • Primary renal disease other than ADPKD

Lab values

  • Hepatic impairment (aspartate transaminase \[AST\] or alanine transaminase \[ALT\]\>3x the up-per limit of normal \[ULN\]; or total bilirubin \>2x ULN at time of enrolment)

Other

  • Symptomatic hypotension, or systolic blood pressure \<90 mmHg
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding or women of child-bearing potential not using effective contraception method
  • Not able to comply with the study protocol, in the investigator's judgement
  • Not able to provide informed consent
  • Participation in any other interventional clinical trial in the last 2 months

Who the study is looking for

  • Male and female patients with ADPKD (modified Ravine criteria) ≥ 18 and ≤ 60 years
  • Patients 18 - 39 years: eGFR ≥25 ml/min; patients 40 - 60 years: eGFR ≥25 and \<90 ml/min/1.73 m2
  • Indicators of rapid progression, either of the following:
  • Mayo class 1D-E
  • Mayo class 1C AND EITHER
    • Truncating PKD1 mutation OR
    • eGFR loss \> 3ml/min/year (determined by ≥ 4 creatinine values within 4 years, ≥ 6 months measurement intervals) OR
    • PROPKD score \> 6 (patient history)
  • IF patient is on ACE-I /ARBs: stable dose for 4 weeks before screening

Age in the registry: 18 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (30)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Vorarlberger Krankenhaus-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH
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FeldkirchAustriaRecruiting
Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck
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InnsbruckAustriaRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Aachen AöR
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AachenGermanyRecruiting
Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR
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BerlinGermanyRecruiting
University Hospital Cologne AöR
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CologneGermanyRecruiting
Klinikum Dortmund gGmbH
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DortmundGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden an der Technischen Universitaet Dresden AöR
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DresdenGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf AöR
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DuesseldorfGermanyRecruiting
Goethe University Frankfurt
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Frankfurt Am MainGermanyRecruiting
Medical Center- University of Freiburg
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Freiburg im BreisgauGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsmedizin Goettingen
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GoettingenGermanyRecruiting
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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HamburgGermanyRecruiting
Zentrum Fuer Nieren Hochdruck Und Stoffwechselerkrankungen
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HanoverGermanyRecruiting
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
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HanoverGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg AöR
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HeidelbergGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Jena KöR
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JenaGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein AöR
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KielGermanyRecruiting
Universitaet Leipzig
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LeipzigGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein AöR
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LuebeckGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz KöR
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MainzGermanyRecruiting
Klinikum der Technischen Universitaet Muenchen (TUM Klinikum)
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MunichGermanyRecruiting
LMU Klinikum Muenchen AöR
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MunichGermanyRecruiting
Klinikum Nuernberg
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NurembergGermanyRecruiting
Klinikum Der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR
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StuttgartGermanyRecruiting
Robert Bosch Gesellschaft fuer medizinische Forschung mbH
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StuttgartGermanyRecruiting
Fundació Puigvert
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BarcelonaSpainNot yet recruiting
Fundació Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron - Institut de Recerca
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BarcelonaSpainNot yet recruiting
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
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GroningenNetherlandsRecruiting
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC)
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LeidenNetherlandsRecruiting
Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (Erasmus MC)
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RotterdamNetherlandsRecruiting

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