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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/080581 [Registered on: 14/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 12/02/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A randomised controlled trial on adding Dapagliflozin to lupus nephritis treatment  
Scientific Title of Study   A comparison between standard of care treatment and Dapagliflozin added to standard of care treatment in maintenance phase of lupus nephritis patients a randomised controlled trial pilot study 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  DR YOGESH E KHANDAGALE 
Designation  Senior resident of Nephrology PGIMER 
Affiliation  PGIMER 
Address  Department of Nephrology PGIMER Madhya Marg Sector 12 Chandigarh

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160012
India 
Phone  7066437608  
Fax    
Email  yogeshkhandagale19@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DR MANISH RATHI 
Designation  Professor of Nephrology PGIMER Chandigarh 
Affiliation  PGIMER 
Address  Department of Nephrology PGIMER Madhya marg sector 12 Chandigarh

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160012
India 
Phone  9216721287  
Fax    
Email  drmanishrathi@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DR YOGESH E KHANDAGALE 
Designation  Senior Resident of Nephrology PGIMER  
Affiliation  PGIMER 
Address  Department of Nephrology PGIMER Madhya marg sector 12 Chandigarh

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160012
India 
Phone  7066437608  
Fax    
Email  yogeshkhandagale19@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Nephrology PGIMER Madhya Marg sector 12 Chandigarh India Pincode 160012  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  DR MANISH RATHI 
Address  Department of Nephrology PGIMER Madhya Marg sector 12 Chandigarh 160012 
Type of Sponsor  Other [SELF] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
DR YOGESH E KHANDAGALE   PGIMER Chandigarh  Department of Nephrology PGIMER Madhya Marg sector 12 Chandigarh 160012
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
7066437608

yogeshkhandagale19@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICAL COMITTEE PGIMER CHANDIGARH  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M321||Systemic lupus erythematosus withorgan or system involvement,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Dapagliflozin  Dapagliflozin 10mg once a daily will be given along with Standard Of Care treatment for 12 months 
Comparator Agent  Standard Of Care Treatment  Maintenance therapy with Mycophenolate Mofetil 1-2gm per day Prednisolone 0.5 to 1 mg per day taperred over several months  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  All newly diagnosed Lupus Nephritis with biopsy proven(Classes - III, IV, V, III +V, IV+V) are eligible if they are above 18 year of age  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Patient having pulmonary alveolar haemorrhage
2.Patient with neuropsychiatric SLE
3.Patient with rapidly progressive renal failure
4.Patient who are on hemodialysis
5.Patient with eGFR less than 25ml per min per 1.73m2
6.Patient with baseline creatinine more than 3mg per dl
7.Patient unwilling to give consent  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Centralized 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Treatment Response as per KDIGO guidelines, Serum Creatinine , 24hr urine protein   6 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Frequency of urinary tract infection in both Arms,Number of Lupus flare in both Arm,
Number of SLE related complications & deaths in each Arms. 
Followed up after every monthly for 6 months & 3 monthly until 12 months. 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="50" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   23/02/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

After getting the informed consent, the patients with Lupus Nephritis will be screened as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria . After fulfilment of the inclusion criteria, patient will be randomised into either arm. All  patients in the both arm will be receiving maintenance therapy with Mycophenolate Mofetil 1 to 2 gm per day with oral prednisolone 0.5 to 1mg per kg per day tapered over several months. The treatment arm will receive Dapagliflozin 10mg per day in addition to Mycophenolate Mofetil and Steroids. The patients are followed up every monthly for first 6 months. At the end of first 6 month, response to therapy is assessed as per KDIGO guidelines. In addition to treatment responses screening of urinary tract infections, blood glucose levels, number of lupus flares during treatment will be assessed. Similarly patient will be evaluated every 3 months after the initial maintenance phase till 1 year.

 
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