High blood pressure in the lungs in patients with systemic sclerosis: a screening for diagnosis and follow-up to see how it behaves
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Pulmonary hypertension related to systemic sclerosisSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesSystemic sclerosis
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN72968188
- Lead Sponsor
- Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
- Brief Summary
2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34325685/ (added 02/08/2021)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 65
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged = 18 years
2.Systemic sclerosis diagnosis according to the 2013 European League Against Rheumatism and American College of Rheumatology criteria
Exclusion Criteria
1. Severe left ventricle dysfunction (left ventricular fraction ejection <55%)
2. Severe restrictive lung disease (forced vital capacity <40%)
3. Unwillingness to undergo right heart catheterization
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method