Status:

UNKNOWN

Trial of Iloprost in Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Pulmonary Fibrosis

Lead Sponsor:

Interstitial Lung Disease Study Group, Korea

Conditions:

Pulmonary Fibrosis

Pulmonary Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis(IPF) is chronic progressive fibrosing lung disease of unknown cause. There is no effective therapy yet for this disease and the mean survival in most reports is about 3 y...

Detailed Description

* Prospective open labeled observational study * Subjects: About 15 patients with secondary pulmonary hypertension due to IPF or pulmonary fibrosis associated with collagen vascular diseases. * Method...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or fibrotic NSIP according to American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society guidelines by biopsy and diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis associated with connective tissue disease.
  • Mean pulmonary artery pressure over 30mmHg.
  • NYHA functional class II to IV

Exclusion

  • Suffering lung diseases other than pulmonary fibrosis (COPD, Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy ).
  • Administration of prostanoids, bosentan, beta- blocker or phosphodiesterase5 inhibitor.
  • Dosage adjustment of calcium channel blockers within 6 weeks.
  • Resting pulmonary capillary wedge pressure over 15mmHg.
  • Bleeding tendency.
  • Bilirubin level above 3mg/dl or creatinine clearance level below 30ml/min.
  • Unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction or severe arrhythmia within 6 months.
  • Cerebrovascular accident within 6 months.
  • Present lung infection.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

August 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00439543

Start Date

March 1 2007

End Date

August 1 2007

Last Update

February 23 2007

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Pulmonary Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University

Seoul, South Korea, 138-736