Clinical trial • Phase III • Cardiology | Endocrinology
BI 690517 for Type 2 diabetes | Hypertension | Cardiovascular disease
Phase III trial of BI 690517 for Type 2 diabetes | Hypertension | Cardiovascular disease.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Cardiology | Endocrinology
- Trial Disease
- Type 2 diabetes | Hypertension | Cardiovascular disease
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule | Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 06-06-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 24-09-2025
Trial design
Randomised, placebo matching vicadrostat plus empagliflozin (jardiance) 10 mg (oral, max daily dose 10 mg) — placebo arm is matching vicadrostat. active investigational product: vicadrostat (bi 690517) (dose not specified in part i listing).-controlled Phase III trial.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Placebo matching vicadrostat plus empagliflozin (Jardiance) 10 mg (oral, max daily dose 10 mg) — placebo arm is matching vicadrostat. Active investigational product: vicadrostat (BI 690517) (dose not specified in Part I listing).
- Target Sample Size
- 7224
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 357
Eligibility
Recruits 7224 No vulnerable populations selected. Participants must be adults (At least 18 years old at time of consent). Written informed consent must be signed and dated by the participant in accordance with ICH-GCP and local legislation prior to admission to the trial. Women of childbearing potential must be willing and able to use highly effective contraception per ICH M3 (R2). No assent procedures for minors are described (minors excluded)..
- Vulnerable Population
- No vulnerable populations selected. Participants must be adults (At least 18 years old at time of consent). Written informed consent must be signed and dated by the participant in accordance with ICH-GCP and local legislation prior to admission to the trial. Women of childbearing potential must be willing and able to use highly effective contraception per ICH M3 (R2). No assent procedures for minors are described (minors excluded).
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- At least 18 years old at time of consent"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with ICH-GCP and local legislation prior to admission to the trial"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Male or female participants. WOCBP (see Section 4.2.2.3) must be ready and able to use highly effective methods of birth control per ICH M3 (R2) that result in a low failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Participants with medical history of hypertension and on active pharmacological treatment according to best possible SOC in accordance with applicable local/international guidelines (according to the judgment of the investigator)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Participants with medical history of T2DM and on active pharmacological treatment according to best possible SOC in accordance with applicable local/international guidelines (according to the judgment of the investigator)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Established CV disease and on active pharmacological treatment according to best possible SOC in accordance with applicable local/international guidelines (according to the judgment of the investigator)."}
- {"criterion_text":"- At least one additional risk factor for developing HF"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- History of HF or hospitalization for HF or treatment of HF"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Atrial fibrillation or Atrial flutter with a resting heart rate >110 bpm documented by ECG at Visit 1 (screening)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Advanced untreated conduction disease or untreated clinically relevant ventricular arrhythmia at Visit 1 (screening)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Treatment with an MRA"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Treatment with amiloride or other potassium-sparing diuretic"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Receiving the following treatments at Visit 1 (screening) or requiring such treatment before Visit 2 (randomisation), or planned during the trial: o A direct renin inhibitor (e.g. aliskiren) o More than one ACEi and/or ARB (including ARNi) used simultaneously o Other aldosterone synthase inhibitors (e.g. baxdrostat) o Systemic mineralocorticoid replacement therapy (e.g. fludrocortisone)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Further exclusion criteria apply."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Time to first event of CV death or HFE (defined as HHF or urgent HF visit)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time-to-event measure: time from randomisation to first occurrence of cardiovascular (CV) death or heart failure event (HFE). HFE is defined as hospitalisation for heart failure (HHF) or an urgent heart failure visit."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Time to first event of CV death or HHF","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from randomisation to first CV death or first hospitalisation for heart failure (HHF)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Absolute change from baseline in mean SBP [mmHg] at Week 24","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Absolute change from baseline to Week 24 in mean systolic blood pressure (SBP), measured in mmHg."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Relative change from baseline in UACR [mg/g] at Week 24","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Relative change from baseline to Week 24 in urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) measured in mg/g."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Time to first occurrence of the composite outcome of kidney disease progression, HHF, CV death","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time-to-event for the composite of kidney disease progression, hospitalisation for heart failure (HHF), or cardiovascular death."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Time to first event of CV death, HFE, non-fatal MI or non-fatal stroke (4-point MACE)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from randomisation to first occurrence of CV death, heart failure event (HFE), non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), or non-fatal stroke (4‑point major adverse cardiovascular events, MACE)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Occurrences of all-cause hospitalisations (first and recurrent)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count and timing of hospitalisations for any cause, including first and recurrent events."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Time to first event of new-onset atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (in participants without history of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter) or CV death","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from randomisation to first new-onset atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (in participants without history) or cardiovascular death."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Time to all-cause death","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from randomisation to death from any cause."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Time to CV death","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from randomisation to death due to cardiovascular causes."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Time to first HHF","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from randomisation to first hospitalisation for heart failure (HHF)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Time to first event of new-onset HF or CV death","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Time from randomisation to first occurrence of new-onset heart failure (HF) or cardiovascular death."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Occurrences of HHF (first and recurrent)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count and timing of hospitalisations for heart failure, including first and recurrent HHF events."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Absolute change from baseline in mean DBP [mmHg] at Week 24","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Absolute change from baseline to Week 24 in mean diastolic blood pressure (DBP), measured in mmHg."}
Recruitment
- Registry Or Advocacy Recruitment
- True, APDP (Associacao Protectora Dos Diabeticos De Portugal)
- Digital Remote Recruitment
- True — digital/remote methods explicitly referenced include pre-screening websites, online study pages, video scripts and informational videos, social media and online advertising, signal/SMS messages, and digital database-letter outreach.
- Planned Sample Size
- 7224
- Recruitment Window Months
- 48
- Consent Approach
- Written informed consent required: 'Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with ICH-GCP and local legislation prior to admission to the trial'. Participants (adults ≥18 years) provide consent themselves. Multiple country- and language-specific informed consent forms and information sheets are provided (documents listed for many languages/countries). Women of childbearing potential must agree to use highly effective contraception per ICH M3 (R2). No assent for minors is applicable as minors are excluded.
Methods
- Study flyers and patient brochures (clinic/hospital distribution) — country-specific translated brochures and flyers are provided (many country-specific brochure/flyer documents listed).
- Clinical wall posters displayed at participating sites (clinic posters) — site-level posters available per country.
- Database letters / direct contact letters to potential participants (database-letter documents listed for multiple countries).
- Video scripts / informational videos for recruitment and education (video scripts provided in multiple languages).
- Pre-screening website and online pre-screening content (pre-screening web content / website text documents listed).
- Social media and online advertising campaigns (social media/ad content and recruitment slogans documented for some countries).
- GP/clinic outreach letters and invitations (GP or clinic letters / participant journey emails listed).
- SMS/Signal messaging for outreach in some locales (signal/SMS noted in recruitment materials list).
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- Germany
Contract research organisations
- Name
- IQVIA RDS Hellas Single Member S.A.
- Responsibilities
- Start-up & Contract negotiation; site start-up activities (sponsor duties codes include 1,12,15)
- Name
- IQVIA Limited
- Responsibilities
- Study start-up & contract negotiation; site initiation and start-up (sponsor duties codes include 1,12,15)
Third parties
- {"country":"Greece","full_name":"IQVIA RDS Hellas Single Member S.A.","duties_or_roles":"Start-up & Contract negotiation; other sponsor duties (codes 1,12,15 listed)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"IQVIA Limited","duties_or_roles":"Study start-up & contract negotiation; other sponsor duties (codes 1,12,15 listed)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Co-sponsors
- Boehringer Ingelheim Espana S.A.
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- BI 690517
- Active Substance
- BI 690517
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL
- Route
- oral
- Authorisation Status
- Not authorised (development compound, sponsor product code BI 690517)
- Investigational Product Name
- Jardiance 10 mg film-coated tablets
- Active Substance
- EMPAGLIFLOZIN
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL
- Route
- oral
- Authorisation Status
- Marketing authorisation exists (EU authorisation present: marketingAuthNumber EU/1/14/930/018)
- Starting Dose
- 10 mg
- Dose Levels
- 10 mg (max daily dose amount listed as 10 mg)
- Maximum Dose
- 10 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- Placebo matching vicadrostat
- Modality
- Other
- Authorisation Status
- Not applicable (placebo)
- Combination Treatment
- Yes
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