Rationale and design of the EMPA-ELDERLY trial: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 52-week clinical trial of the efficacy and safety of the sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor empagliflozin in elderly Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes

Abstract

IntroductionElderly people (≥65 years) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are becoming increasingly prevalent, notably in Japan. As cardiovascular (CV) risk increases with age and sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce...