Status:

WITHDRAWN

Phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) Inhibition in Heart Transplant Recipients

Lead Sponsor:

University of Minnesota

Conditions:

Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Hypothesis 1: Treatment of heart transplant recipients with sildenafil, a PDE-5 inhibitor, will improve small artery elasticity (SAE) when compared to placebo. Hypothesis 2: PDE-5 inhibition will imp...

Detailed Description

Background and Significance In the United States, heart failure is an epidemic affecting 5,700,000 people, of which an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 suffer from end-stage heart failure. Cardiac transpl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subject provided written informed consent
  • Subject is 18 years old or Older
  • Subject is a cardiac transplant recipient between 6 months - 5 years prior to week 0

Exclusion

  • Multi-organ transplant
  • Been re-transplanted
  • A contraindication to taking sildenafil
  • Currently taking a PDE-5 inhibitor
  • Mean arterial pressure \< 65 mmHg
  • A Left ventricular outflow obstruction
  • A history or active retinitis pigmentosa
  • Major surgery within 3 months of week 0
  • Active infections to exclude are (CMV infection, febrile illness and Bacterial illness) within 3 months of week 0
  • Acute rejection (grade 3A or greater) within 3 months of week 0
  • Chronic kidney disease stage 4 (GFR\<30 mL/min/1.73 m2) or acute renal failure
  • Unstable cardiac disease, including myocardial infarction, stroke, or life- threatening arrhythmia within 6 months of week 0

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01812434

Start Date

October 1 2010

End Date

March 1 2015

Last Update

November 1 2019

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University of Minnesota Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455