Clinical evidence dossier
Empagliflozin
Body weight
Evidence signal
Authoritative evidence signal
strong
This is an authoritative evidence signal supplied by Clinical Reference. It is not a formal clinical grade, treatment recommendation, or pooled effect estimate.
Evidence snapshot
- Authoritative support records
- 5
- Supporting studies available for review
- 5
- Randomized trials
- 5
- Reported effects
- 6
Clinical conclusion
Empagliflozin shows a moderate positive evidence signal for improving Body weight across the studied comparisons.
The conclusion and evidence-signal classification are distinct authoritative fields and are reproduced as published.
Observed effects
Evidence composition
- Non-randomized studies
- 0
- Other designs
- 0
- Unresolved designs
- 0
- Magnitude-eligible effects
- 0
Consistency
Authoritative consistency classification
consistent
- Positive
- 4
- No effect
- 1
- Mixed
- 0
- Negative
- 0
Population and applicability
Structured population data were available for 5 of 5 supporting studies. 4 studies described participants with type 2 diabetes. 4 studies described adult participants.
This population information refers to the materialized supporting studies available for review. Omitted support records remain part of the authoritative support accounting and are available through the audit experience.
View reported population descriptions
These descriptions are reported across the supporting studies; they are not a single synthesized population.
- Adults diagnosed with HNF1A-MODY.
- Individuals seeking improved glycemic control.
- Adults aged 18 and older with type 2 diabetes.
- Patients currently on metformin and sitagliptin but not achieving glycemic control.
- Adults with type 2 diabetes.
- Patients experiencing elevated end-diastolic pressure.
- Adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
- Individuals seeking medication options for diabetes management.
- Adolescents and young adults aged 10-25 with Type 2 diabetes.
- Patients seeking alternative diabetes treatments.
Limitations
- 1 supporting study does not have a displayable topic-matched quantitative effect.
- Evidence uses heterogeneous comparison contexts: active_comparator, placebo.
Supporting evidence
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