Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Empagliflozin's Microcirculatory Effects in Cardiogenic Shock: an Ancillary Pilot Study of the EMPASHOCK Trial

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

Conditions:

Cardiogenic Shock

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Despite advancements in treatment, the mortality rate for cardiogenic shock (CS) remains high at around 50%. The EMPULSE-HF trial showed that early introduction of empagliflozin in stabilized patients...

Detailed Description

This ancillary pilot study, conducted in an ICU, investigates the real-time microcirculatory effects of empagliflozin in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS). The study aims to determine if the drug i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient included in the main EMPASHOCK study
  • Patient has signed a consent form for the ancillary study
  • Patient is over 18 years old
  • Hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit for cardiogenic shock\*
  • Has been or is on catecholamines for at least 12 hours for the treatment of cardiogenic shock\*\*
  • Patient has the ability to take tablets orally
  • Person is affiliated with or a beneficiary of a social security system

Exclusion

  • • GFR \< 20 ml/min/1.73m²
  • Chronic dialysis
  • Patient on SGLT2 inhibitors prior to ICU admission
  • Known allergy to SGLT2 inhibitors or any of their excipients (in particular, patients with hereditary galactose intolerance, total lactase deficiency, or glucose-galactose malabsorption syndrome).
  • Patient on lithium
  • Patient with type 1 diabetes
  • Patient in shock due to another cause or moribund patient (IGS 2 \> 90)
  • Cardiogenic shock cases excluded in the EMPASHOCK study: a. Heart transplant recipient or on a transplant list. b. Peripartum, adrenergic, valvular, restrictive, or post-embolic cardiomyopathy. c. Related to cardiotropic drug intoxication. d. Secondary to cardiac arrest where the patient remains comatose before inclusion.
  • Woman of childbearing age without effective contraception
  • Person referred to in Articles 10, 31, 32, 33, and 34 of EU Regulation 536/2014, specifically:
  • Pregnant woman, woman in labor, or breastfeeding mother
  • Minor person (not emancipated)
  • Adult person subject to a legal protection measure (guardianship, curatorship, legal safeguard)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 30 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07141355

Start Date

July 1 2025

End Date

September 30 2027

Last Update

August 26 2025

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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

Strasbourg, France, 67000