Effect of Dapagliflozin on Microvascular Function in Women With Symptoms of Coronary Artery Disease (SMILE)

November 4, 2026 updated by: Patricia Rodriguez Lozano, University of Virginia

A Single-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate Microvascular Disease After 12 Weeks of Therapy With Sodium-glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitor Compared to Placebo in Symptomatic Women With Non-obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effects of a drug (in the drug class called sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors) in women who have symptoms of ischemic heart disease. The main questions the study aims to answer are:

Does blood flow in the heart improve with study drug?

Participants will be randomly assigned to a 12-week course of the study drug, dapagliflozin 10mg, or placebo. Blood flow in the heart will be assessed using stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at baseline and 12 weeks. The researchers will compare the results from the two groups.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This single-center clinical investigation is a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial of dapagliflozin in women who have symptoms of myocardial ischemia but in whom obstructive coronary artery disease has been ruled out by testing within 2 years.

Aim: Determine whether dapagliflozin improves coronary blood flow in women.

Participants will be randomly assigned to a 12-week course of dapagliflozin 10mg oral or placebo. Participants will complete study assessments at baseline, 6 weeks of treatment, and 12 weeks of treatment. Peak myocardial blood flows at rest and with pharmacological stress will be assessed using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at baseline and 12 weeks. Symptom surveys and lab work will be collected at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks of treatment. Participants will be closely monitored throughout study participation for adverse events. Results will be captured in a database and published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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35

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Virginia
      • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22908
        • University of Virginia

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Willing to provide written informed consent.
  • Signs and symptoms of suspected ischemia that prompted referral for further evaluation by cardiac catheterization or coronary computed tomography within two years of consent.
  • No evidence of obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease (stenosis >50%) of a major epicardial vessel (>3mm) or a fractional flow reserve >0.80 by invasive catheterization or coronary computed tomography. (Participants who have not undergone cardiac catheterization or coronary angiogram within the last 2 years for their clinical care will be screened with computed angiogram of the coronary arteries to confirm eligibility).
  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥30ml/min/1.73m2 at enrollment
  • For subjects having a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus: approval of diabetes care/prescribing provider

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy with left ventricular ejection fraction <40% or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
  • History of congestive heart failure, severe pulmonary disease, liver disease
  • History of Acute coronary syndrome within previous 30 days
  • Stroke within the last 180 days or intracranial hemorrhage at any time.
  • Severe Valvular disease
  • Life expectancy <3 years, due to non-cardiovascular comorbidity.
  • Pregnancy or women who are breast-feeding
  • Type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • History of diabetic ketoacidosis in subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Symptomatic hypotension or systolic blood pressure <95 mmHg on 2 consecutive measurements
  • Active malignancy requiring treatment at the time of visit
  • Severe, unstable, or rapidly progressing renal disease at the time of randomization
  • History of recurrent urinary tract, bladder, or kidney infections

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Dapagliflozin

Dapagliflozin 10mg oral tablet.
Drug: Dapagliflozin 10mg Tab

Once daily oral dapagliflozin 10mg

Other Names:
  • active drug
Placebo Comparator: Placebo

Placebo matching tablet.
Drug: Placebo

Placebo capsules formulated by pharmacy to be indistinguishable from active drug

Other Names:
  • Placebo matching tablet

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Baseline in Endocardial Myocardial Perfusion Reserve at Week 12
Time Frame: Baseline to Week 12

Endocardial myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) was assessed using stress cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging. MPR represents the ratio of endocardial myocardial blood flow during pharmacologic vasodilator stress to endocardial myocardial blood flow at rest and is expressed as a unitless ratio. Higher values indicate greater myocardial perfusion reserve. Change from baseline was calculated as the Week 12 MPR ratio minus the baseline MPR ratio, with positive values indicating an increase in MPR and negative values indicating a decrease. The protocol did not prespecify a study-specific clinical threshold for interpretation of MPR.
Baseline to Week 12

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
University of Virginia

Collaborators

Collaborators

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National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Patricia Rodriguez-Lozano, MD, University of Virginia Health System

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
June 6, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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August 5, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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August 5, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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January 9, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 27, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 10, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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November 6, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 4, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2026

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Terms related to this study

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • HSR220123
  • KL2TR003016 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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