EASi-PROTKT™ - A Study to Test Vicadrostat (BI 690517) Taken Together With Empagliflozin in Peopl… (NCT07064473) | Clinical Trial Compass
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EASi-PROTKT™ - A Study to Test Vicadrostat (BI 690517) Taken Together With Empagliflozin in People With Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Disease
United States, Argentina, Australia11,800 participantsStarted 2025-07-22
Plain-language summary
This study is open to adults with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease. People can join the study if they have these conditions and do not have a history of heart failure. The purpose of this study is to find out if a medicine called vicadrostat, when taken with empagliflozin, helps reduce cardiovascular risk in people with these conditions. The study will compare this combination to a placebo version of vicadrostat with empagliflozin.
Participants are put into 2 groups randomly, which means by chance. One group takes vicadrostat and empagliflozin tablets, and the other group takes placebo tablets with empagliflozin. Placebo tablets look like vicadrostat tablets but do not contain any medicine.
Participants take a tablet once per day for 2 and a half years and up to 4 years and 3 months. All participants also continue their medication for type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease. Participants have an equal chance of receiving the study medicine or placebo.
Participants are in the study for up to 4 years and 3 months. During this time, they visit the study site regularly. During these visits, doctors collect information about participants' health and take blood samples. The doctors document when participants experience cardiovascular events. The doctors also regularly check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria :
* At least 18 years old at time of consent
* Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with ICH-GCP and local legislation prior to admission to the trial
* Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must be ready and able to use highly effective methods of birth control per ICH M3 (R2).
* Participants with medical history of hypertension and on active pharmacological treatment
* Participants with medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and on active pharmacological treatment
* Established cardiovascular (CV) disease and on active pharmacological treatment
* At least one additional risk factor for developing heart failure (HF)
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of HF or hospitalization for HF or treatment of HF
* Atrial fibrillation or Atrial flutter with a resting heart rate \>110 beats per minute (bpm) documented by echocardiogram (ECG) at Visit 1 (screening)
* Advanced untreated conduction disease or untreated clinically relevant ventricular arrhythmia at Visit 1 (screening)
* Treatment with an Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA)
* Treatment with amiloride or other potassium-sparing diuretic
* Receiving the following treatments at Visit 1 (screening) or requiring such treatment before Visit 2 (randomisation), or planned during the trial:
* A direct renin inhibitor (e.g. aliskiren)
* More than one Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) and/or Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) (including Angiotensin receptor-nepri…
Questions worth asking your doctor
Bring these to your next appointment. They're a starting point for a shared conversation — not a sign you qualify or a recommendation to enrol.
1This trial combines two drugs — vicadrostat and empagliflozin — and I already have Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease; could you walk me through how each of those drugs works and why taking them together might or might not make sense for my specific situation?
2Since this is a Phase 3 trial, there's more safety data than earlier phases, but it's still investigational — what do we currently know about the safety profile of vicadrostat combined with empagliflozin, and are there any side effects I should be especially watchful for given my heart and blood pressure history?
3The trial's main goal is to measure time to a first cardiovascular death or serious heart failure event — does that tell us anything about how serious my current cardiovascular risk is, and is my risk level the kind this trial was designed to study?
4I may already be on medications for diabetes, blood pressure, or heart disease — would joining this trial require me to change or stop any of those current treatments, and what happens to my care if I need to leave the trial partway through?
5Are there standard-of-care treatments or already-approved drug combinations that target the same goals as this trial that we should consider first, or alongside thinking about whether this study might be worth discussing further?
Generated to help you prepare — always confirm anything about your own eligibility and care with the study team and your doctor.
Questions for the trial coordinator
The trial coordinator is the person who runs the study day to day. These cover the practical side — logistics, costs, and what taking part would actually mean for your life. The study team confirms whether you meet the criteria; these are questions to ask, not a sign you qualify.
1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.
What they're measuring
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Time to first event of cardiovascular (CV) death or heart failure event (HFE)