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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01200732
Date of registration: 08/09/2010
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital
Public title: Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor in Eisenmenger Syndrome
Scientific title: Clinical Efficacy of Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor Tadalafil in Eisenmenger Syndrome - A Randomised, Placebo Controlled, Double Blind, Crossover Study
Date of first enrolment: February 2008
Target sample size: 28
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01200732
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
India
Contacts
Name:     Saibal Mukhopadhyay, M.D;D.M
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Affiliation:  GBPant Hospital
Name:     Sanjay Tyagi, M.D;D.M
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Affiliation:  GBPant Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients of ES with age greater than or equal to 14 years and weight greater than or
equal to 30 kgs in World Health Organisation (WHO) functional class II and III
attending our congenital clinic were invited to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

- WHO class IV,

- congestive heart failure or had PCWP > 15mmHg,

- left ventricular ejection fraction <40%,

- atrial fibrillation,

- patent ductus arteriosus,

- complex congenital heart defects,

- restrictive lung disease(total lung capacity < 70% of predicted), obstructive
lung disease ( forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1] < 70% of predicted with
FEV1/ Forced vital capacity [FVC] < 60%),

- previously diagnosed coronary artery disease requiring nitrate therapy,

- abnormal biochemical profile and

- hypersensitivity to PDE- 5 inhibitors.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Eisenmenger Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: Tadalafil, placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
The primary end point of efficacy was improvement in exercise tolerance as assessed by the un-encouraged 6 minute walk test (6MWT) compared to baseline after 6 weeks of treatment [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
The secondary endpoints were effect of the drug on pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
The secondary endpoints were effect of the drug on effective pulmonary blood flow(EPBF) [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
The secondary endpoints were effect of the drug on systemic vascular resistance (SVR) [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
The secondary endpoints were effect of the drug on systemic oxygen saturation (SaO2) [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
The secondary endpoints were effect of the drug on WHO functional class [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
ES/F.501(134)/EC/07/MC
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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