NCT00483626

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical, functional and hemodynamic response after six months of sildenafil 50 mg TID in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
27

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2003

Longer than P75 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2003

Completed
3.8 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2007

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 6, 2007

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 7, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

June 7, 2007

Status Verified

April 1, 2007

First QC Date

June 6, 2007

Last Update Submit

June 6, 2007

Conditions

Keywords

hemodynamicpulmonary hypertensionsildenafil

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Arterial pulmonary resistance index

    6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Mean pulmonary arterial pressure, Cardiac index, pulmonary saturation, walked distance, functional class.

    6 months

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age16 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients older than 15 years old with Pulmonary arterial hypertension according with WHO hemodynamic definition,
  • Who signed informed consent,
  • Able to swallow tablets and follow instructions.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with pulmonary hypertension with other categories than pulmonary arterial hypertension (associated to COPD, lund diseases, sleep apnea, thromboembolic disease, hight altitude), patients asymptomatic, patients who were responders to adenosine during hemodynamic test, patients treated with specific treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension before started the study such as sildenafil, prostanoids, endothelin receptors blockers.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

National Instiute of Thorax

Santiago, Metropolitanta, 7500691, Chile

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

  • Galie N, Ghofrani HA, Torbicki A, Barst RJ, Rubin LJ, Badesch D, Fleming T, Parpia T, Burgess G, Branzi A, Grimminger F, Kurzyna M, Simonneau G; Sildenafil Use in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (SUPER) Study Group. Sildenafil citrate therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension. N Engl J Med. 2005 Nov 17;353(20):2148-57. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa050010.

    PMID: 16291984BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pulmonary Arterial HypertensionHypertension, Pulmonary

Interventions

Sildenafil Citrate

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesHypertensionVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

SulfonamidesAmidesOrganic ChemicalsSulfonesSulfur CompoundsPiperazinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsPurinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring

Study Officials

  • Monica M Zagolin, MD

    National Institute of Thorax

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Monica M Zagolin, MD

CONTACT

Polentzi Uriarte, MD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 6, 2007

First Posted

June 7, 2007

Study Start

August 1, 2003

Study Completion

June 1, 2007

Last Updated

June 7, 2007

Record last verified: 2007-04

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