🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-08-04

A Study to Investigate Outcomes With Elecoglipron Compared With Placebo in Adult Participants With Chronic Kidney Disease. (NCT07753993)

A Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel-group, Placebo-controlled Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Effect of Elecoglipron in Reducing Renal Outcomes and Mortality in Participants With Chronic Kidney Disease (Elevate-CKD)

🟡 Not Yet Recruiting Phase3 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: AstraZeneca

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This is a Phase III, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled multicenter study to investigate outcomes with elecoglipron compared with placebo in participants with CKD with and without T2DM who are on background SGLT2i (dapagliflozin) as GDMT and other SoC treatments for CKD.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (2 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (10 items).

Location: Research Site — Sheffield, Alabama

Age range: 18 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • BMI \<23 kg/m² at screening
  • History of type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • HbA1c ≥10% (86 mmol/mol) at screening
  • Currently receiving, or anticipated to receive, therapeutic intervention for diabetic retinopathy and/or macular edema.
  • Have had more than one episode of severe hypoglycemia within 180 days prior to screening, or hypoglycemia unawareness
  • Acute coronary syndrome, major cardiac procedure, stroke, or TIA within 3 months prior to screening
  • Clinically significant condition affecting the upper GI tract or chronic use of any medication that affects gastric motility or gastric emptying
  • History of acute or chronic pancreatitis
  • History/family history (first degree) of medullary thyroid cancer or MEN2

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (426 Sites)

Showing the first 25 of 426 sites.

  • Research Site — Sheffield, Alabama
  • Research Site — Surprise, Arizona
  • Research Site — Chula Vista, California
  • Research Site — Waterbury, Connecticut
  • Research Site — Chicago, Illinois
  • Research Site — Topeka, Kansas
  • Research Site — Beltsville, Maryland
  • Research Site — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Research Site — Troy, Michigan
  • Research Site — Edina, Minnesota
  • Research Site — Saint Paul, Minnesota
  • Research Site — Eatontown, New Jersey
  • Research Site — Albany, New York
  • Research Site — Buffalo, New York
  • Research Site — Mineola, New York
  • Research Site — Morehead City, North Carolina
  • Research Site — Shelby, North Carolina
  • Research Site — Statesville, North Carolina
  • Research Site — Wilmington, North Carolina
  • Research Site — Wilmington, North Carolina
  • Research Site — Maumee, Ohio
  • Research Site — Rapid City, South Dakota
  • Research Site — Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Research Site — Morristown, Tennessee
  • Research Site — Arlington, Texas

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (877) 240-9479

Email: information.center@astrazeneca.com

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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