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A Study to Test Vicadrostat (BI 690517) Taken Together With Empagliflozin in People With Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Disease

Hypertension | Cardiovascular Diseases | Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

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.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL
  • Eligible Ages:

    18 and up

Participation Criteria

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-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNi)) used simultaneously
* Other aldosterone synthase inhibitors (e.g. baxdrostat)
* Systemic mineralocorticoid replacement therapy (e.g. fludrocortisone) Further exclusion criteria apply.

Study Location

CaRe Clinic (Calgary)
CaRe Clinic (Calgary)
Calgary, Alberta
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Medical Arts Research (North Vancouver)
Medical Arts Research (North Vancouver)
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
QEII Health Sciences Centre
QEII Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
KMH Cardiology Centres (Mississauga)
KMH Cardiology Centres (Mississauga)
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Kawartha Cardiology Clinical Trials
Kawartha Cardiology Clinical Trials
Peterborough, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Stouffville Medical Centre
Stouffville Medical Centre
Stouffville, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Ecogene-21
Ecogene-21
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Montreal Heart Institute
Montreal Heart Institute
Montreal, Quebec
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Centre de Medecine Metabolique de Lanaudiere
Centre de Medecine Metabolique de Lanaudiere
Terrebonne, Quebec
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Medical Arts Research (Kelowna)
Medical Arts Research (Kelowna)
Kelowna, British Columbia
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
SMH Cardiology Clinical Trials Inc.
SMH Cardiology Clinical Trials Inc.
Surrey, British Columbia
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Medical Trust Clinics
Medical Trust Clinics
Courtice, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
James Cha, MD
James Cha, MD
Oshawa, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

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18336022346
Heart Health Institute (Scarborough)
Heart Health Institute (Scarborough)
Scarborough Village, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Women's College Hospital
Women's College Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Diex Recherche (Joliette)
Diex Recherche (Joliette)
Joliette, Quebec
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Endocrinologie Oasis Inc
Endocrinologie Oasis Inc
Montreal, Quebec
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Fraser Clinical Trials
Fraser Clinical Trials
New Westminster, British Columbia
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
GA Research Associates Ltd.
GA Research Associates Ltd.
Moncton, New Brunswick
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Western University (LHRI)
Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Western University (LHRI)
London, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

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18336022346
KMH Cardiology Centers (Hamilton)
KMH Cardiology Centers (Hamilton)
Stoney Creek, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Diabetes Heart Research Centre
Diabetes Heart Research Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
THEO Medical - Concorde (Laval)
THEO Medical - Concorde (Laval)
Laval, Quebec
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Diex Recherche (Sherbrooke)
Diex Recherche (Sherbrooke)
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
CARe Clinic (Red Deer)
CARe Clinic (Red Deer)
Red Deer, Alberta
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Medical Arts Research (Penticton)
Medical Arts Research (Penticton)
Penticton, British Columbia
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Saul Vizel Medicine Professional Corporation
Saul Vizel Medicine Professional Corporation
Cambridge, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
PACE (Partners in Advanced Cardiac Evaluation)
PACE (Partners in Advanced Cardiac Evaluation)
Newmarket, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
CardioQuest Research Centre
CardioQuest Research Centre
Sarnia, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
St. Michael's Hospital
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
ViaCar Recherches Cliniques Inc. (Greenfield Park)
ViaCar Recherches Cliniques Inc. (Greenfield Park)
Greenfield Park, Quebec
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
Montreal, Quebec
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

[email protected]
18336022346
Diex Recherche (Trois-Rivieres)
Diex Recherche (Trois-Rivieres)
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Canada

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Primary Contact

Boehringer Ingelheim

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18336022346
Study Sponsored By
Boehringer Ingelheim
Participants Required
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Study ID: NCT07064473