Sildenafil to Increase Exercise Capacity in Individuals With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Pulmonary Hypertension

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Pulmonary Fibrosis, Hypertension, Pulmonary

In brief

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease that affects an individual's ability to breathe. Currently, no medications can reverse the damage to the lungs caused by IPF, but individuals are encouraged to engage in moderate exercise to strengthen lung function. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of sildenafil at improving exercise tolerance and breathing difficulties in individuals with IPF.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00352482

Run by

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

People needed

20

Starts

2004-11-01

Expected to finish

2007-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-07-29

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• IPF, diagnosed according to the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) consensus statement (with or without surgical lung biopsy)
• Pulmonary hypertension, defined as mean pulmonary artery pressure (MPAP) greater than or equal to 25 mm Hg by right heart catheterization (RHC)

You may not qualify if…

• Interstitial lung disease due to conditions other than IPF
• Recent lung or upper respiratory tract infection within 4 weeks of study entry
• Acute or chronic impairment other than dyspnea (e.g., angina pectoris, intermittent claudication) limiting the ability to comply with study requirements (e.g., 6-minute walk test)
• Known hypersensitivity to sildenafil
• Known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD)
• Unstable angina
• Nitrate use
• Known or suspected aortic stenosis (AS)
• Known or suspected heart attack, stroke, or life-threatening arrythmias within 1 month of study entry
• Severe chronic heart failure, defined as New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III/IV and/or left ventricular ejection fraction less than 25%
• Known penile deformities
• Known kidney or liver dysfunction
• Uncontrolled diabetes (blood glucose less than 60 mg/dl or greater than 300 mg/dl)
• Severe serum sodium abnormalities (serum sodium less than 130 mEq/L or greater than 150 mEq/L)
• Condition that may predispose participant to priapism (e.g., sickle cell anemia, multiple myeloma, leukemia)
• Retinitis pigmentosa
• Known or suspected idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS)
• Low blood pressure (systolic blood pressure [SBP] less than 100 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure [DBP] less than 50 mm Hg)
• Uncontrolled systemic high blood pressure (SBP greater than 180 mm Hg or DBP greater than 100 mm Hg)
• Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program started within 8 weeks of study entry or likely to start prior to the conclusion of the study
• Treatment with an endothelin receptor antagonist, iloprost, epoprostenol, inhibitors of CYP3A4 (e.g., cimetidine, erythromycin, ketoconazole, itraconazole, mibefradil), protease inhibitors (e.g., amprenavir, indinavir, or ritonavir), rifampin, alpha-blockers (e.g., doxazosin), or other phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors
• Current use of alcohol, grapefruit juice, or St. John's wort
• Pregnant or breastfeeding

Where it is running

• UCLA Pulmonary Outpatient Clinic, — Los Angeles, California, United States

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