Status:

COMPLETED

Sildenafil in COVID-19

Lead Sponsor:

Universidad Nacional Andres Bello

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hospital Naval Almirante Nef, Viña del Mar, Chile

Conditions:

Covid19

SARS-COV2 Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This randomised trial aims to assess the role of sildenafil in improving oxygenation amongst hospitalised patients with COVID19.

Detailed Description

Perfusion anomalies, namely hypoperfusion of healthy lung and vasoplegia with hyperperfusion of diseased lung areas, have been recently described amongst patients with COVID19. In this triple-blind pi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult participant with high clinical suspicion of a SARS-CoV2 infection.
  • Hypoperfusion of healthy lung areas in a substraction computed tomography angiography within 24 hours of admission to the hospital.

Exclusion

  • Requirement of therapy with nitrates of nitrites
  • Arterial hypotension at presentation
  • Recent diagnosis of coronary artery disease (\<6 months)
  • Acute heart failure at presentation
  • Recent stroke (\< 6 months)
  • Chronic respiratory failure with CO2 retention
  • Known hypersensitivity to sildenafil
  • Advanced liver disease (Child-Pugh class B or higher)
  • Users of cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors (Erythromycin, Ketoconazole, Itraconazole, Saquinavir)
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Chronic users of phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors
  • Requirement of invasive mechanical ventilation at baseline
  • Decision to limit therapeutic efforts at baseline
  • Pregnancy or lactation
  • History of retinitis pigmentosa
  • Known obstruction to left-ventricular outflow tract
  • Unwillingness to participate in the trial

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 19 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 30 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04489446

Start Date

August 19 2020

End Date

June 30 2021

Last Update

September 29 2021

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Hospital Naval Almirante Nef

Viña del Mar, Región de Valparaíso, Chile