<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><protocol_summary><protocol><id>16822</id><no>EASI-PROTKT</no><status>Open</status><title>A Phase III double-blind, randomised, parallel-group superiority&#xD;
trial to evaluate efficacy and safety of the combined use of oral&#xD;
vicadrostat (BI 690517) and empagliflozin compared with&#xD;
placebo and empagliflozin in participants with type 2 diabetes,&#xD;
hypertension and established cardiovascular disease</title><secondary_protocol_no>1378-0041</secondary_protocol_no><nct_id>NCT07064473</nct_id><sponsor_type>Industrial</sponsor_type><age_group>Adult</age_group><treatment_type>Treatment</treatment_type><phase>III</phase><disease_site>Other</disease_site><PI>Park, Jean</PI><institution>MedStar Health and GUMC; Medstar Montgomery Medical Center</institution><management_group>MHRI Community Research</management_group><item><contact_id>10905</contact_id><item_description>Margot Giannetti</item_description><js_safe_str>Margot Giannetti</js_safe_str><email>Margot.Giannetti@medstar.net</email><title>Clinical Research Coordinator </title></item><item><contact_id>17019</contact_id><item_description>Mehrnoosh Emami</item_description><js_safe_str>Mehrnoosh Emami</js_safe_str><email>mehrnoosh.emami@medstar.net</email></item></protocol><sipVersion>2026.1.0 Build 16</sipVersion><copyright> &lt;a href="https://advarra.com" target="_blank"&gt;&amp;copy; 2026 Advarra, Inc.&lt;/a&gt; </copyright></protocol_summary>