Randomized clinical trial evaluating canagliflozin

Study nameSampleDurationOutcomeAdverse drug eventsReference
CommonUncommon
CREDENCE (Canagliflozin and Renal Events in Diabetes with Established Nephropathy Clinical Evaluation)4,200 participants5 to 5.5 yearsReduced likelihood of end-stage kidney disease, a two-fold increase in serum creatinine levels, or fatalities stemming from renal or cardiovascular origins within the canagliflozin groupAmputation, fracture, hyperkalemia, acute kidney injuryRenal cell carcinoma, breast cancer, bladder cancer, diabetic ketoacidosis, acute pancreatitis[36]
CANVAS
(Canagliflozin Cardiovascular Assessment Study)
10,142 participants13.5 yearsDecreased probability of hospitalization due to heart failure, advancement of albuminuria, and substantial decline in kidney function among individuals treated with canagliflozinAmputations of toes, feet or legs, male or female genital infection, osmotic diuresis, volume depletion, urinary tract infections, fractures including low trauma fracturesDiabetic ketoacidosis, hyperkalemia, acute kidney injury, pancreatitis, malignancies[37]
CANVAS
(Canagliflozin Cardiovascular Assessment Study)
215 participants1 yearThe introduction of canagliflozin alongside existing sulfonylureas consistently led to enduring decreases in HbA1c levels and fasting plasma glucose, all the while avoiding an elevation in the occurrence of hypoglycemia and an increase in body weightMale and female mycotic genital infection, renal impairment, osmotic diuresis, urinary tract infection, fracture, hypoglycemiaHypokalemia, volume-related events[38]