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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12612000684820
ACTRN12612000684820Not yet recruitingPhase 4

ovel Interventions in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction -a single centre, randomised double blind placebo cross-over pilot study using Tadalafil, to assess the effect on 6 minute walk test, peak oxygen consumption and New York Heart Association class of symptoms, from the Flinders Clinical Research , Flinders University.

South Australian Health and Medical Reseasrch Institute0 sites20 target enrollmentStarted: June 26, 2012Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 4
Status
Not yet recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
20

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to o limit (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years
  • HF-PEF (LVEF greater than or equal to 50% within 6m of randomisation)
  • NYHA II-III
  • Diastolic dysfunction on echo
  • E/A equal to 1, E/E’ equal to 15, deceleration time less than or equal to 140ms
  • Systolic pulmonary artery pressure over 30 mm of Hg
  • Stable disease, confirmed by no hospital admissions or HF medication changes within 3m prior to randomisation
  • Informed consent
  • No other causes for exertional dyspnoea

Exclusion Criteria

  • Contraindications to Tadalafil ; Nitrate use in any form
  • Contraindications to MRI
  • Significant valvular or coronary disease as primary cause of HF
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac amyloidosis, sarcoidosis
  • GFR greater than or equal to 45 ml/min

Investigators

Sponsor
South Australian Health and Medical Reseasrch Institute

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