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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00909337
Date of registration: 27/05/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Medical University of Graz
Public title: Early Therapy of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Scientific title: Early Therapy of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Date of first enrolment: January 2008
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00909337
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Austria
Contacts
Name:     Horst Olschewski, MD
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Affiliation:  Medical University of Graz
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension

- systemic sclerosis

Exclusion Criteria:

- relevant pulmonary obstruction or restriction

- relevant left cardiac disease

- recent changes in medical therapy

- recent major operations

- recent major cardiovascular diseases

- inability to perform exercise



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 90 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Systemic Sclerosis
Pulmonary Hypertension
Intervention(s)
Drug: Bosentan
Primary Outcome(s)
Change of mean pulmonary arterial pressure at 50W under therapy with Bosentan compared to change of mean pulmonary arterial pressure at 50W before the introduction of therapy with Bosentan [Time Frame: 12months before Bosentan therapy vs. at begin of bosentan therapy vs. 6months under bosentan therapy]
Secondary Outcome(s)
pulmonary vascular resistance, peak oxygen uptake [Time Frame: 12months before Bosentan therapy vs. at begin of bosentan therapy vs. 6months under bosentan therapy]
Secondary ID(s)
18-295 ex 06/07
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Actelion
Ethics review
Results
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