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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT01168908
Date of registration: 22/07/2010
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Public title: Revatio for Heart Disease in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Becker Muscular Dystrophy REVERSE-DBMD
Scientific title: Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Sildenafil for Cardiac Dysfunction in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Date of first enrolment: September 2010
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01168908
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Daniel P Judge, MD
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Affiliation:  Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Name:     Kathryn R. Wagner, M.D., Ph.D.
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Affiliation:  The Kennedy Krieger Institute
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. DBMD as determined by either a skeletal muscle biopsy demonstrating absence or lack of
dystrophin, and/or genetic testing showing a mutation in the dystrophin gene
predictive of DBMD, as well as a consistent physical examination

2. Male gender

3. Age greater than or equal to 18 years

4. Cardiac dysfunction with ejection fraction less than or equal to 50% as determined by
echocardiogram, cardiac MRI, or multi-gated acquisition (MUGA) scan

5. On a stable dose of ACE-inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) for at least 3
months; beta-adrenergic receptor blockers and glucocorticosteroids are not required
but if used, a stable dose for at least 3 months is required.

6. Ability of the subject or legal guardian to provide informed consent

7. Ability to adhere with study follow-up

8. Willingness to abstain from food and alcohol for 8 hours prior to FMD

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Use of nitrates or alpha-adrenergic receptor blockers

2. Known intolerance or allergy to sildenafil, or a history of any severe allergic or
anaphylactic reactions

3. Any medical or psychosocial condition, which, in the view of the study investigator,
makes study participation inadvisable

4. Known hereditary retinal disorder such as retinitis pigmentosa

5. History of priapism or conditions that may predispose to priapism such as sickle cell
anemia, multiple myeloma, or leukemia

6. Bleeding disorders

7. Active tobacco use

8. Chronic atrial fibrillation or frequent arrhythmia that would result in an irregular
pulse

9. Factors that would preclude obtaining an MRI study - (e.g. implantable pacemaker or
cardioverter-defibrillator; body habitus cannot fit into scanner)

10. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) less than 85 mmHg at baseline evaluation

11. Chronic kidney disease stages 4 and 5: GFR< 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 as determined by serum
cystatin C level and the equation eGFRcys = 76.7 x (serum cystatin C-1.18)

12. Current use of sildenafil.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 50 Years
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Intervention(s)
Drug: Sildenafil
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in Cardiac Left Ventricular End-systolic Volume (LVESV) by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Imaging. [Time Frame: 6 months compared to baseline]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in Cardiac Mass [Time Frame: 6 months and 12 months]
Change in Cardiac Systolic and Diastolic Function by CMR [Time Frame: 6 months and 12 months]
Ejection Fraction [Time Frame: 6 months]
Change in Skeletal Muscle Strength [Time Frame: 6 months and 12 months]
Change in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) by Pulmonary Function Testing [Time Frame: 6 months and 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
NA-00036602
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Johns Hopkins University
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 21/03/2018
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01168908
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