Sildenafil for Early Pulmonary Vascular Disease in Scleroderma

Recruiting now · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Scleroderma, Mildly Elevated Pulmonary Pressures

In brief

This is a Phase II randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of sildenafil in men and women with Scleroderma with mildly elevated pulmonary pressures (SSc-MEP) to determine whether sildenafil may be an effective treatment for SSc-MEP.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04797286

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

30

Starts

2021-09-20

Expected to finish

2026-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-10-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Previous documentation of mean pulmonary artery pressure between 21 and 24 mm Hg with a pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (or left ventricular end-diastolic pressure) ≤ 15 mm Hg within six months before study entry.
• Diagnosis of SSc according to 2013 American College of Rheumatology/ European League Against Rheumatism (ACR/EULAR) classification criteria.
• Pulmonary function tests with forced expiratory volume in one second/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) >50% AND either a) total lung capacity (TLC) or forced vital capacity (FVC) > 70% predicted or b) TLC or FVC between 60% and 70% predicted with no more than mild interstitial lung disease on computerized tomography scan of the chest on studies obtained within 6 months of enrollment.
• Ventilation perfusion scan or computed tomography with intravenous contrast (CT angiogram) without evidence of chronic thromboembolism at anytime before study entry.
• Ability to perform six minute walk testing without significant limitations in musculoskeletal function or coordination.
• Informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• World Health Organization (WHO) Class IV functional status.
• Systolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg at screening visit prior to enrollment.
• Clinically significant untreated sleep apnea.
• Left-sided valvular disease (more than moderate mitral valve stenosis or insufficiency or aortic stenosis or insufficiency), pulmonary artery or valve stenosis, or ejection fraction < 45% on most recent echocardiography (within 1 year).
• Use of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) therapy (prostacyclin analogues, endothelin-1 receptor antagonists,phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, riociguat, selexipag) within the past 3 months.
• Hospitalized or acutely ill.
• Renal failure (creatinine above 2.0) at screening visit.
• Enrollment in a clinical trial or concurrent use of another investigational drug (non FDA approved) or device therapy within 30 days of screening visit.
• Age < 18.
• Currently pregnant.
• Current use of nitrates.

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins — Baltimore, Maryland, United States (enrolling)
• Louisiana State University — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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