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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT01148836
Date of registration: 19/03/2010
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: The Cleveland Clinic
Public title: Coenzyme Q-10 and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Scientific title: Coenzyme Q-10 in the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Date of first enrolment: January 2010
Target sample size: 18
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01148836
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Jackie Sharp, CNP
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  The Cleveland Clinic
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Males and Females age equal to or greater than 18 not to exceed 65.

- Patients with PAH Class 1 (Venice 2003)

- PAH medications must not have changed for the last two months.

- Women of child-bearing age must use a double-barrier local contraception until
completion of study.

- Subjects must demonstrate understanding of study and sign informed consent and have a
reliable method of communication for contact and the ability to comply with the study
requirements.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Participation in any other studies at the time of enrollment

- History of any significant illness within four weeks of starting Coenzyme Q-10

- Hepatic insufficiency (transaminase levels >4 fold the upper limit of normal or
bilirubin >2 fold the upper limit of normal).

- Renal insufficiency (creatinine >2)

- Pregnancy,breast-feeding or lack of safe contraception.

- Acute heart failure

- Known allergy to the study drug or drugs similar to the study drug

- History of drug or alcohol abuse within last 12 months



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 55 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: Coenzyme Q-10 in Normal Control subjects
Dietary Supplement: Coenzyme Q-10 in Pulmonary Hypertension subjects
Primary Outcome(s)
Right Atrial Pressure [Time Frame: before and after three months of CoQ]
Left Ventricular End Diastolic Volume [Time Frame: before and after three months of CoQ]
Right Ventricular Outflow [Time Frame: before and after three months of CoQ]
Tricuspid Regurgitation Grade [Time Frame: before and after three months of CoQ]
Right Ventricle Myocardial Performance [Time Frame: before and after three months of CoQ]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Red Blood Cell Distribution Width [Time Frame: before and after three months of CoQ]
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin [Time Frame: before and after three months of CoQ]
Red Blood Cells [Time Frame: before and after three months of CoQ]
Hematocrit [Time Frame: before and after three months of CoQ]
Hemoglobin [Time Frame: before and after three months of CoQ]
Secondary ID(s)
08-497
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 20/03/2015
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01148836
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