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Be Part of Research - Trial Details - EASi-KIDNEY™ (The Studies of Heart & Kidney Protection With BI 690517 in Combination With Empagliflozin)

EASi-KIDNEY™ (The Studies of Heart & Kidney Protection With BI 690517 in Combination With Empagliflozin)

Medical Conditions

Kidney Diseases
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic


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This study is open to adults with chronic kidney disease at risk of progression. People with and without type 2 diabetes can take part in this study. The study is open to people who take other medicines called angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB). People who already take empagliflozin or any other sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) can also join. The study is also open to people who currently do not take any of these treatments. The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called BI 690517 helps people with chronic kidney disease when taken in combination with a study medicine called empagliflozin. Worsening of kidney function increases the risk for kidney failure, cardiovascular disease, and heart disease.

This study has 2 parts. In the first part, participants get empagliflozin or placebo matching BI 690517 for at least 6 weeks. Participants continue taking ACEi or ARB throughout the study if such treatments are indicated. In the second part, participants are divided into 2 groups by chance. One group takes BI 690517 tablets and the other group takes placebo tablets. Placebo tablets look like BI 690517 tablets but do not contain any medicine. Participants take 1 tablet once a day in addition to empagliflozin for the duration of the study.

The doctors document when participants experience worsening of their kidney disease, go to hospital due to heart failure, or die of cardiovascular problems during the study. The time to these events is compared between the 2 treatment groups to see whether the treatment works. The study continues until the required number of events have occurred which is about 3 to 4 years. During this time, participants visit the study site about 4 times within the first 6 months. Then they visit the study site every 6 months. At the visits, doctors regularly check participants' health, take blood and urine samples, measure blood pressure and weight, check kidney function, and take note of any unwanted effects.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

Aug 2024 Aug 2028

INTERVENTIONAL

Intervention Type : DRUG
Intervention Description : BI 690517

Intervention Arm Group : Part 2: Randomized treatment, follow-up period, treatment group;

Intervention Type : DRUG
Intervention Description : Placebo matching BI 690517

Intervention Arm Group : Part 1: Run-in period (all participants);Part 2: Follow-up period, placebo group;

Intervention Type : DRUG
Intervention Description : Empagliflozin

Intervention Arm Group : Part 1: Run-in period (all participants);Part 2: Follow-up period, placebo group;Part 2: Randomized treatment, follow-up period, treatment group;



You can take part if:



You may not be able to take part if:


This is in the inclusion criteria above


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
    Gloucester
    GL1 3NN
  • Great Western Hospital
    Swindon
    SN3 6BB
  • Southmead Hospital
    Bristol
    BS10 5NB
  • Royal Berkshire Hospital
    Reading
    RG1 5AN
  • Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
    London
    W12 0HS
  • West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
    Bury St Edmunds
    IP33 2QZ
  • Pickering Medical Practice
    Pickering
    YO18 8BL
  • Broomfield Hospital
    Chelmsford
    CM1 7ET
  • Aintree University Hospital
    Liverpool
    L9 7AL
  • St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    London
    SW17 0QT
  • Altnagelvin Area Hospital
    Londonderry
    BT47 6SB
  • Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    Dorset
    DT1 2JY
  • Hathaway Medical Centre
    Chippenham
    SN14 6GT
  • Queen Alexandra Hospital
    Cosham
    PO6 3LY
  • Oakenhurst Medical Practice
    Blackburn
    BB2 1AX
  • South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
    Belfast
    BT16 1RH
  • Clevedon Medical Centre
    Clevedon
    BS21 6DG
  • University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trusts
    Brighton
    BN2 1ES
  • Daisy Hill Hospital
    County Down
    BT35 8DR
  • Highland Clinical Research Facility
    Fulwood
    PR2 9HT
  • Hereford County Hospital
    Hereford
    HR1 2BN
  • Alexandra Hospital
    Redditch
    B987UB
  • The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
    Shrewsbury
    SY3 8XQ
  • Churchill Hospital
    Oxford
    OX3 7LE


The study is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim





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Last updated 30 July 2025

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