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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2016-001199-31-NL
EUCTR2016-001199-31-NL
Active, Not Recruiting
Phase 1

Improving treatment of right ventricular failure in pulmonary hypertension patients. - Improving treatment of RHF in PH patients.

Not provided0 sitesFebruary 2, 2017

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
End stage right ventricular failure in pulmonary hypertension patients
Sponsor
Not provided
Status
Active, Not Recruiting
Last Updated
8 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 2, 2017
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
8 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Not provided

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Patients should be diagnosed with pre\-capillary pulmonary hypertension either PAH or CTEPH, have clinical signs of decompensated right heart failure, and needing hospital \- or ICU admission for IV diuretics.
  • PAH (group 1 and 1’) or CTEPH (group 2\), diagnosed according ESC/ERS guidelines;
  • oMean Pulmonary Artery Pressure (mPAP) \= 25 mmHg
  • oPulmonary Arterial Wedge Pressure (PCWP) \<15 mmHg
  • oOther possible causes of PH are excluded
  • 18\-70 years old
  • Increased body weight despite increased dose diuretics in past month
  • Clinical signs of decompensated right heart failure: ankle edema and/or ascites
  • eGFR \> 30 ml/min/1\.73m2

Exclusion Criteria

  • A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
  • Pulmonary hypertension due to connective tissue disease, and PH due to left heart disease (group 2\).
  • Hypoxia defined as SaO2 \=80% and/or \= 90% with oxygen suppletion.
  • Pregnancy, lactation
  • Anuria (urine production \<50 ml/day)
  • Known intolerance of loop diuretics or terlipressin
  • Recent diagnosis (\<1 month ago) of acute pulmonary embolism
  • Underlying infectious disorder/ bacteremia
  • Known history of occlusive arterial disease (e.g. coronary artery disease) and/or peripheral artery disease, exception: pulmonary embolism
  • Type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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